Unproven Creatine Claims – Surprized?

Creatine is one of the most effective performance supplements ever. It’s the most researched supplement ever. Creatine Monohydrate that is.

Let me make one thing very clear, of all the differently types of creatine, only one has been shown effective at increasing muscle mass and strength in humans or even in animals for that matter and that type is Creatine Monohydrate. Only creatine monohydrate has been shown in scientific studies to increase lean muscle, strength, and numerous physical performance markers. It’s also the only type of creatine used in medical research studies.

What? I know, I know. What about creatine ethyl ester? What about Kre-Alkalyn? What about creatine malate, creatine ethyl ester malate, creatine serum, effervescent creatine? What about the claims of superior absorption? What about – what about . . . How about this – what about the science?

“New” Creatine – “No” Science

One word – bullshit. There are no scientific studies showing any other form of creatine is superior in any way to creatine monohydrate. And I’ll go one further, there are no studies showing any other type of creatine is anywhere near as effective as creatine monohydrate. In fact, comparative studies performed on the “new types” of creatine have consistently revealed that they are far inferior to the gold standard creatine monohydrate.

Creatine ethyl ester and Kre-Alkalyn have both been shown to degrade rapidly in the acidic environment of the gut. Creatine Monohydrate has be shown virtually 100% stable under the same conditions. Creatine ethyl ester and Kre-Alkalyn have not been shown to enter the muscle cell when taken as a supplement. In fact, under every circumstance creatine monohydrate has been shown to be the superior to all other creatine supplements. No other creatine compound has been shown to be as effective as creatine monohydrate much less more effective.

Creatine supplements with no creatine

Some studies and analysis have revealed these “new” creatine types contain very little if any creatine at all. One product, Creatine Serum, produced by a scam company called Muscle Marketing has been shown through analysis to contain virtually no active creatine and high levels of the waste product creatinine. Yet through clever marketing and companies like GNC stocking their shelves with it, it sold like crazy and at one time could be found in in just about every Junior High schooler’s gym bag. All this from a completely worthless and bogus product.

A supplement does not have to work to sell well. Hell, it doesn’t even have to contain any active ingredients. The placebo effect is alive and well in the world of supplements. It’s when these supplements are put under scientific scrutiny that they fall flat on their face.

How is it companies can make grand and specific claims of effectiveness when it’s clearly unsubstantiated? Even more dumbfounding, why do consumers accept these claims when the only scientific support are the big words used in the fraudulent ads?

Don’t be stupid

The reason companies can pass bogus products like these over and over again is because the average consumer of sports supplements is ignorant of the science and very gullible to the marketing practices these companies use. And to make matters worse, these consumers think they know what’s going on. They think they are smart because they spend time on an internet forum – the blind leading the blind. Consumers are so desperate for the easy fix that they become easy pickings for the supplement shysters. They want to believe in miracles especially if it means they can achieve unrealistic results with little effort.

Think about it, you have a naive and gullible consumer looking for the easy road. You have unscrupulous companies unburdened by any reasonably enforced regulations. When you fall into this category you are asking to be fleeced and these companies are all too willing to fleece you. So smarten up or bend over and take like a chump!