Precision Engineered Creatine Monohydrate

Precision Engineered Creatine Monohydrate is a pure creatine monohydrate available in caps to be swallowed or powder to be mixed with water/with a shake. Creatine monohydrate is possibly one of the best researched and effective supplements on the market for improving gains in size and strength. The muscles produce energy by breaking down ATP, but the muscles only have a limited supply of ATP, so after it is broken down to produce energy it must be re-synthesised quickly for re-use. The quickest pathway in the muscle to re-synthesise ATP is the creatine-phosphate pathway, but after 8-10 seconds of high intensity exercise (e.g. a typical set of weight lifting) all of the creatine will have been depleted.

By supplementing with creatine monohydrate you increase your intramuscular stores of creatine, allowing you to supply energy to your sets for a longer time, giving your muscles a better workout. Various other forms of creatine are available, such as liquid creatine or creatine ethyl ester, however there is no evidence that these are more effective than monohydrate. The only real difference between the different types is that years and years of research have shown monohydrate to be effective and the other forms of creatine are more expensive. There is also much debate about whether to load creatine (e.g. take 20g/day for 5 days then 3-5g thereafter) or to just take 5g/day consistently. There is no real overall difference in muscle creatine content after loading for 1 week then 3 weeks of 3g/day compared to 5g/day for 4 weeks.

Sizes: 240 caps