Fad forms of creatine supplements, such as esters and alkalinized versions that tout increased blood levels not only are meaningless, but have no research to back up their often extravagant claims.  Patents do not constitute acceptable scientific research. All of the ingredients in Creatine Cocktail are backed by extensive scientific research and features the highest grade of creatine available anywhere for any price.

Creatine is a substance that occurs in limited quantity inside each muscle cell and is found in red meat and fish.  Creatine acts to promote energy by providing a phosphate molecule, which “recirculates” ATP (Adenosine Triphosphate). ATP, in turn, is the basic, most elemental source of energy for cellular and muscular function.  However, ATP is used up in 6-10 seconds, so creatine, stored as creatine phosphate in muscles, maintains the cell’s energy system. Since ATP powers muscle function, the increased muscular efficiency that results from creatine usage increases muscle strength by optimizing energy reactions in muscle tissue. The recovery aspect comes into play because after exercise, energy is needed to help rebuild damaged muscle. Creatine acts like a backup battery in muscle to allow the energy process to continue after the primary battery (ATP) is exhausted. Creatine during training provides a buffer effect that decreases metabolic acids that result from high intensity exercise. Buffering these acids permits a greater level of training intensity because high acidity inhibits energy-producing enzymatic activity. Creatine helps provide energy for muscle protein synthesis. Recent studies show that using creatine after training selective muscle groups leads to an increase in the size and strength of the exercised muscle groups.

Alpha Lipoic Acid helps to ferry glucose into the muscle, and provides a potent antioxidant activity that limits the extent of muscle damage produced during exercise, resulting in faster recuperation from workouts.

Whey Protein Concentrate is a rapidly absorbed, high quality protein source. The amino acids contained in whey are rapidly released, which leads to an increased level of muscle protein synthesis. In addition, some of the whey amino acids promote an insulin release that also promotes upgraded muscle protein synthesis.

L-Glutamine aids in promoting glucose uptake after training, leading to more efficient restoration of muscle glycogen stores. Glycogen is the primary energy source of anaerobic exercise, such as weight-training, and is also required for muscle protein synthesis reactions. Glutamine increases muscle cell volumization and documented clinical studies show that Glutamine will have a significant impact on maintaining a positive nitrogen balance which is essential to muscular development and recovery. Glutamine is also involved in immune function. Immune cells use a lot of glutamine as an energy source and studies support glutamine as an immune enhancer.

Taurine is an amino acid that promotes a cellular hydration effect. This cell hydration acts as a chemical signal for the initiation of muscle protein synthesis reactions, and blunts a muscle catabolic or breakdown effect.

Chromium, the trace mineral, aids insulin activity and also activates enzymes involved in muscle protein synthesis.

Some Sodium must be present to activate the uptake of amino acids into the body. Sodium also activates the sodium/potassium pump, which powers the creatine transport protein, the primary regulator of creatine uptake into muscle. The level of creatine in the blood is irrelevant to creatine uptake into muscle, since this uptake is limited by the action of the creatine transporter protein