Creatine is actually a nutrient found naturally in our bodies, and it's made from a combination of the three amino acids arginine, glycine and methionine. The main function of creatine is providing energy to your muscles for movements, especially quick and explosive movements. Your body gets its creatine from food and/or supplements. You can imagine then, that taking extra creatine monohydrate will help you out during workouts.

In short, creatine serum or liquid creatine is just the liquid form of creatine monohydrate. So instead of ingesting a creatine powder, you're taking in a liquid solution of creatine. Liquid creatine claims to have the same benefits as powder creatine:

• Provides extra energy to your muscles during workout
• Gives you a energy boost through ATP regeneration
• You can gain weight, size, and strength

Tricreatine Malate is a highly soluble creatine salt that provides much greater increase in creatine bioavailability over regular creatine monohydrate. This compound is creatine bound to malic acid. Malic acid is a naturally occurring kreb cycle intermediate, meaning that malic acid plays a crucial role in our natural energy producing cycle.

Malic acid coupled with the effect of creatine as in Tricreatine Malate offers much greater ATP production over conventional creatine monohydrate. Additionally this creatine salt will not make you hold subcutaneous water like creatine monohydrate would since there is no water molecule in its chemical structure. All hydration will occur in the muscle cell. Also, Tricreatine Malate does not cause stomach discomfort and does not need to be loaded.

No studies have show creatine to have any serious adverse side effects. However, some studies have show atheletes to experience gas, bloating, and diarreah problems with over using creatine. This problem went away after lowering the amount of intake. No long term side effects of creatine have been shown either. Positive effects include more energy, strength, and weight gain.

Yes, it's true that creatine is unstable in solution. It eventually degrades to become creatinine, a useless substance to your muscles. So it's recommended that you shouldn't leave your creatine dissolved in water or juice for too long (no longer than 6 to 8 hours).

Supplementing creatine will greatly enhance your energy during workouts. The resulting benefits of creatine include:

• More energy during workouts due to ATP regeneration
• Enhanced strength during workouts
• Less dependence on glycolysis - reducing lactic acid
• Quick weight gain in just weeks (if you're new to creatine)

How supplementing creatine can benefit your workouts

ATP is the main fuel for your muscle contractions, and this is achieved by the ATP releasing a phosphate and becoming an ADP. With extra creatine in your muscles, you regenerate ATP through the creatine release its phosphate which combines with the ADP to form ATP.

This ATP regeneration keeps your body from relying on glycolysis, which is process where lactic acid is built up during your workout. The benefit of this is clear: the reduced lactic acid allows you to workout longer and harder, thus maximizing every muscle's workout, and allows you to gain more muscle, strength and size. Another benefit of creatine supplements is you won't feel tired as easily during workouts.

Creatine research indicates athletes in bodybuilding, powerlifting, martial arts, and track and field events such as shot put may benefit from the use of creatine due to greater strength. Body builders and anyone who wishes to have more muscle build will find creatine extremely helpful.