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💪🏽LET'S STACK ON SOME MUSCLE💪🏽
Fit Food Friday #6
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Want to get stronger quicker? Want to be more tone, faster? Want to experience a better pump and more gainz?!
Well, then, follow along as I break it down:
ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is not just a molecule; it's the primary currency of energy in our cells, powering a vast array of biological processes, including muscle contraction. Every time you lift a weight, sprint, or perform any quick burst of physical activity, ATP is there, fueling your muscles with the energy they need to perform.
There’s one problem though, its limited and quickly depleted. Our muscle cells only contain enough ATP to support a few seconds of high-intensity exercise.
This is where the body's energy systems, including the phosphocreatine system, come into play, replenishing ATP in order to help sustain the physical performance.
Phosphocreatine donates a phosphate group to ADP (adenosine diphosphate), converting it back into ATP and thus providing a quick energy boost to sustain high-intensity muscle performance.
While this certainly helps, our bodies do not have an unlimited supply of phosphocreatine either.
Enter the supplementation of creatine.
Creatine is already in our bodies, its a naturally occurring compound that plays a vital role in the rapid regeneration of ATP in our muscle cells. Supplementation with creatine increases the phosphocreatine stores in your muscles.
Relax, relax, nobody is turning into the Hulk or Thor overnight, not even with the help of creatine. And, yes, ladies, I’m talking primarily to you.
“I don’t want to get too bulky”
((Don’t eye roll, Michael, don’t eye roll))
Don’t worry, you won’t. You don’t have enough testosterone in your body to get ‘too bulky’. Hell, most guys don’t and we have a significant amount more than you! By the way, creatine does NOT increase your T levels.
The Break Down:
💰ATP = Cash in your wallet
💪🏽Your wallet = Muscle cells
💸Physical activity (like lifting or sprinting) = Spending cash
😟ADP (adenosine diphosphate) = Depleted cash supply
🏦Creatine (as phosphocreatine in muscles) = Financial advisor/banker
👜Supplementing with creatine = Increasing your wallet's capacity
Just as you spend cash from your wallet on transactions, your muscles spend ATP during physical activity. However, like a wallet that can only hold so much cash, muscle cells can only store a limited amount of ATP, enough for a few seconds of intense effort.
Once ATP is spent (just as cash is spent), it's converted into ADP, akin to an empty wallet. Here, creatine acts as a financial advisor or banker, lending a phosphate to ADP to regenerate ATP, effectively refilling your energy wallet.
By supplementing with creatine, you're essentially expanding your wallet's capacity. You’re either getting yourself a much bigger wallet, or maybe even a man purse, or a satchel; I dunno, your business is your business. Either way, by doing this you’re now allowing your body to store more ATP. This enables sustained physical activity by ensuring a steady energy supply, enhancing performance in both strength and endurance activities.
AKA:
STRONGER! FASTER!! MORE TONE!!! BETTER PUMP AND MORE GAINZ!!!!
This here is my personal favorite, of all time. And I've been using creatine on and off for over 20 years now. Believe me, I've tried ‘em all!
PRO TIP:
I typically start drinking it 10-15 minutes before my workout and make sure I finish it before I’m half way finished with my workout.
Respond directly to this email if you have any questions, comments, or concerns!
Thanks again for reading!
And please never forget:
You can still get to your goals without supplements, 100%. However, you'll walk or maybe even crawl there (depending on how well you eat and how consistent you are with your workouts), but CLEAN, natural, pharmaceutical grade supplements can help you sprint to your goals!!
Much love, mi gente!
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