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Creatine increases recycling of ATP from ADP by lending a phosphate group. In simple terms, you have increased recovery times for the ATP-CP system, which is an anaerobic system that fuels the body for roughly 0-10 seconds.
Ok, enough with the science. Take creatine. It's good and it works, and it does other shit, like buffer acid. As far as adding weight, yes, it does do that in the form of skeletal muscle cellular hydration. I've never personally noticed this a whole lot unless I was loading in the classical 20 grams a day for 5-7 days. For years now I've been on just 5-10 grams a day, and never noticed weight gain. I've also never had to cut weight for a fight, so you may want to ask other guys that fluctuate more.
Glutamine and arginine are pretty much a waste of money, IMO. You can google and get the basics on these, and that's all I'll say about either.
Best bet: Buy some creatine monohydrate, specifically any brand that utilizes Creapure, a trademarked brand of high-quality German creatine.
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Last edited by MikeMartial : 05-21-2007 at 07:28 PM.
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