MYTH AND FACTS ABOUT CREATINE: CREATINE IS SIMILAR TO ANABOLIC STEROIDS. MYTH. Steroids mimic testosterone and are banned in the Olympics and in professional sports. By contrast, the International Olympic Committee, professional sports leagues, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association do not prohibit creatine. (The NCAA won’t let colleges give it to athletes, though.) CREATINE CAN HELP YOU BUILD MUSCLE MASS WITHOUT HITTING THE GYM. MYTH. It shows some improvement in kids with muscular dystrophy, even if they’re not exercising, says Dr. Mark Tarnopolsky, professor of pediatrics and medicine and director of the neuromuscular and neurometabolic clinic at McMaster University Medical Center in Ontario. “[But] the best effect in healthy humans is seen when creatine is combined with resistance exercise training.” CREATINE CAUSES GASTROINTESTINAL UPSET. TRUE—BUT IT’S RARE. Tarnopolsky says his studies show 5 to 7 percent of people experience either stomach aches, diarrhea, or both. CREATINE WILL HELP YOU RUN A FASTER 5K. MYTH. Creatine helps athletes with more fast-twitch muscle fibers (used to swing a baseball bat) more than athletes with more slow-twitch ones (used by marathon runners). “If you’re an endurance athlete, if you’re not doing something that involves the fast-twitch muscle fibers, you don’t need to be on creatine,
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 11:00:00 +0000
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