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Creatine Monohydrate
TL;DR
Creatine monohydrate boosts muscle strength, power, and exercise performance by increasing ATP production. It supports muscle growth, enhances recovery, and may improve cognitive function.
Overview
Creatine monohydrate boosts muscle strength, power, and exercise performance by increasing ATP production. It supports muscle growth, enhances recovery, and may improve cognitive function. Found in red meat and widely used as a supplement.
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products in our database contain Creatine Monohydrate
Source · MoodStack database
Compound forms
Creatine Monohydrate comes in several molecular forms. Each absorbs and acts differently.
Creatine Monohydrate
Creatine Monohydrate
Bioavailability
95%
Typical dose
3–20 g
Creatine Monohydrate
Methylguanidinoacetic acid monohydrate
Bioavailability
15%
Typical dose
3000–5000 mg
Benefits
Assists in gaining lean muscle mass; improves athletic performance; enhances energy production and metabolism; supports cognitive performance; reduces lipid peroxidation in the brain; protects from glutamate excitotoxicity; essential for reproductive tissue metabolism; maintains intracellular ATP and pH balance; may reduce sarcopenia and frailty in the elderly.
Dose guide
Common dose
750mg
Typical range
3000–5000 mg
Based on 24 products in our database.
Products with Creatine Monohydrate
Optimum Nutrition Gold Standard Pre-Workout Advanced
Gorilla Mode Nitric
Optimum Nutrition Serious Mass
Transparent Labs Creatine HMB
Gorilla Mode Pre-Workout
Gorilla Mode Intra
Optimum Nutrition Micronized Creatine Powder
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Gorilla Mode Creatine Monohydrate
CHILL! - Complexe Creatine
Interactions
competes. Early research suggested caffeine blunts creatine benefits, but recent meta-analyses show no significant interference; both improve performance via independent mechanisms
synergistic. Insulin from carbohydrate intake enhances muscle creatine uptake via sodium-dependent creatine transporter activation
synergistic. Creatine enhances phosphocreatine for explosive power while beta-alanine buffers acid for muscular endurance; complementary performance-enhancing mechanisms
synergistic. Creatine enhances ATP regeneration and training intensity while HMB reduces muscle protein breakdown; synergistic lean mass gains shown in studies
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