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When sports fans think of Mark McGwire they think of a man who hit the most home runs in a single season. The name, Mark McGuire, is synonomous with power and strength. Hitting seventy home runs is not an act of God, but one of extrodinary physical prowess. It takes energy to be able to knock run after run some 400 yards out of the park. In sports, today more than ever, athletes like Mark McGuire are turning to the aid of a natural training supplement called creatine. While the use of supplements to enhance performance is nothing new to athletes, never before has one been so effective. "Creatine was discovered in 1832, by a French scientist, Michel Eugene Chevreul, who extracted from meat a new organic constitute and named it creatine" (Branch, Kreider, Williams 6). Creatine is a natural supplement found in the body and some foods like fish and meat. A male weighing about 160 pounds has approximately 120 grams of creatine in the body. So if we already have it stored in our bodies why do we crave more? Why is creatine such an effective training supplement? Before these questions can be answered, we must first
Kreider et al reported that 28 days of creatine supplementation (15.75 grams per day) resulted in a 1.1 kg greater fat free mass in college football players undergoing off-season resistance/agility training (236). determine what makes a good supplement. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Creatine fits the definition of a good training supplement to a T. "Creatine supplementation has been reported to imporve maximal power/strength . . ."(Kreider 214). Creatine allows the person who takes it to reach peak performance by allowing more weight to be lifted thus increasing muscular strength. Also, those taking creatine have more endurance to work their muscles longer and harder and have a fast recovery rate. When using creatine during training, studies "have reported significantly greater gains in total body mass and fat-free mass" (Kreider 235). For example: How might creatine be ineffective? What are the effects on health? Like anything, creatine should be used in moderation. "Derek Bell, an outfielder of the Houston Astros, contended that his misuse of creatine supplements may have contributed to kidney ailments that hospitalized him" (Duarte quoted in Branch, Kreider, Williams). While creatine might not have been
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