| What is Creatine malate? I heard it is better than Creatine monohydrate. |
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Creatine monohydrate is undoubtedly one of the most versatile supplements of the last decade. A wealth of scientific research papers have been published proving its ability to increase muscle strength, power, size, recovery and growth - great effects for anyone who wants to enhance their physique or improve their performance. More recently, it’s been shown that the benefits of Creatine monohydrate supplementation extend to people who aren’t even involved in training. These include reducing the risk of heart disease and improving intelligence. With such great effects, there is a new breed of companies trying to convince you that Creatine malate is superior to ‘ordinary’ Creatine monohydrate, but this is nothing short of deception. To explain the scam it's necessary to get a bit technical. Don’t worry too much because we’ll tie up any loose ends. Creatine malate is a Creatine salt formed with malic acid and Creatine instead of water and Creatine. They have different structures as dry powders. However, once they dissolve in water (in the form of a drink) they give up identical Creatine molecules. So the building block to make the all-important Creatine phosphate (the ‘high energy’ muscle Creatine) is the same, whether you start with Creatine malate or Creatine monohydrate! So what happens to the malic acid? Does that have some special benefits? People will tell you that the ‘beauty’ of Creatine malate is that it can be used to produce ‘extra energy’. This claim is totally misleading, as the tiny amount of extra energy in Creatine malate would be used up long before the Creatine phosphate levels were ever increased in the muscle which, after all, is the whole point of taking Creatine. To say that malic acid is a source of energy is about as misleading as saying the water molecule in Creatine monohydrate could be used to rehydrate your body! So, the Maximuscle Research Team is sorry to say that Creatine malate is nothing more than the latest scam by companies unwilling to invest in proper research. For now, stick to tried and tested Creatine monohydrate, with all its great research proven effects, such as Creatamax 8000GL, Creatamax 300 or Creatamax Capsules. The Maximuscle team will keep beavering away in the lab and trawling the scientific literature to continue to provide you with the most effective products on the marketplace. |