Creatine_is_Not_Good

Creatine is Not Good Creatine, a natural substance found in skeletal muscles, is being produced and marketed as a performance enhancer. National skepticism of the drug arose after the Major League Baseball home run race of 1998. Mark McGwire drew attention for his publicized use of creatine and other performance enhancing drugs (“In the ‘Zone’”, 2001). Creatine is sold in the powder form, fruit chew form, and is also found mixed into sports drinks (Clinical Pharmacology, 2001). Manufacturers of creatine claim that prolonged use of the supplement may increase the strength, agility, and speed. Athletes use this supplement hoping that it will allow them to work out longer and harder in order to gain advantages on their competition (Graham & Hatton, 1999, Introduction). Brady Anderson, a centerfielder for Major League Baseball’s Baltimore Orioles, admitted that he uses ten times the daily recommended dosage of creatine because he believes it will help him become bigger, faster, and stronger (Graham & Hatton, Adverse Effects). From my viewpoint, Anderson has become bigger and stronger but his performance in the game of baseball has not improved. Studies conducted on the effect of creatine supplementation on muscle strength, high-intensity exercise, and creatine, effects, 2001, hatton, athletes, adverse, graham, supplement, performance, clinical, world, wide, web, pharmacology, retrieved, drug, because, using, survey, strength, side, shows, ray, muscles, lack, found, body, become, august, zone, teenagers, supplements, supplementation, studies, says, research, professional, process, out, nausea, major, league, information, health, fact, ergogenic, enhancing, dr, dangers, competition