Creatine: The Power Supplement

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Human Kinetics, 1999 - Family & Relationships - 251 pages


Learn how creatine supplementation affects performance with this authoritative source drawn from the latest research findings. Creatine: The Power Supplement is the first book to provide scientific analysis of creatine supplementation on exercise performance and athlete health and safety.

The subject of numerous studies during the 1990s, creatine is a naturally occurring substance necessary for synthesizing phosphocreatine that is used by the muscles during high-intensity exercise. Supplementation programs significantly increase the body's supply of creatine and phosphocreatine, resulting in the muscles' capacity to quickly re-energize after exertion.

Creatine: The Power Supplement presents a detailed analysis of:

- Scientific literature discussing the effects of creatine supplementation on various forms of exercise, sport performance, and on body mass
- Creatine requirements and metabolic functions
- Supplementation protocols and the effects on muscle creatine stores
- Possible adverse effects of creatine supplementation
- Legal and ethical considerations regarding creatine use by competitive athletes
- The historical evolution of creatine use

Creatine: The Power Supplement is the most comprehensive book available on one of the most popular supplements in sports.

 

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Contents

Brief History
3
Chapter Summary
11
Endogenous Synthesis
17
Other Functions of Creatine
26
Human Energy and Fatigue
32
Theoretical Ergolytic Effects
40
Effects of Supplementation
46
Chapter Summary
61
LaboratoryBased Cycle Ergometer Studies
138
Swimming Performance
145
Chapter Summary
152
LaboratoryBased and FieldBased Running Exercise
159
Effects on
167
Chapter Summary
194
Legal and Ethical Issues Regarding
217
Bibliography
223

Research Considerations With
63
Chapter Summary
69
Field Studies
112
Chapter Summary
131
Index
241
About the Authors 251
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Bibliographic information

TitleCreatine: The Power Supplement
AuthorsMelvin H. Williams, Richard B. Kreider, J. David Branch
Editionillustrated
PublisherHuman Kinetics, 1999
ISBN073600162X, 9780736001625
Length251 pages
Subjects ›  › 

Family & Relationships / General
Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Nutrition
Health & Fitness / Diet & Nutrition / Vitamins & Supplements
Health & Fitness / Exercise / General
Medical / Pharmacology
Sports & Recreation / General
  
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