Victory Nutrition Creatine Monohydrate

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Why choose the Victory Nutrition Brand?

Victory Nutrition creatine monohydrate is manufactured by the world's most respected producer, SKW of Germany (CreaPure®). It contains virtually no unwanted impurities or byproducts.

Victory Nutrition Brand Delivers:

• The World's Leading Ingredients
• Scientifically-Based Formulations
• Careful Manufacturing
• Independent Laboratory Testing

See Creatine Quality Assurance Update and the risk with other brands of creatine below.

Creatine Science

Edmund Burke, Phd, describes the science behind creatine supplementation: "creatine, is a muscle fuel that is extracted naturally from meat and fish or created in chemical laboratories...scientific studies, not just testimonials, are showing coaches, athletes, and scientists that creatine is a powerful ergogenic aid. Several studies with humans and with horses (thoroughbred racers and harness racers) have shown that creatine supplements increased performance and decreased recovery time."

Recent studies in human sports science have shown that supplementing a normal diet with creatine will increase the content of PC in the muscles. One study by Dr. Eric Hultman showed that when individuals' diets were supplemented several times a day, creatine concentrations in exercising muscles were increased by over 35%. In the early 1960s Hultman produced the original research on the importance of carbohydrate loading for increasing the time before fatigue sets in during endurance exercise. Today he is showing that creatine supplementation can help decrease an athlete's performance times in sprint events...

Vegetarians have much to gain from creatine supplementation. Their diets are void of creatine, and they tend to have lower levels of creatine in their blood and urine. In fact, in Hultman's first study, one runner who was a vegetarian increased his creatine muscle content by approximately 60% (the group mean was 35%).

Benefits of Creatine supplementation include:

• More muscle power
• Reduce recovery time
• Stimulate muscle growth
• Increased fat metabolism

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Victory Nutrition Pure Creatine Monohydrate

Pure creatine monohydrate in an economical 400 gram (14.2 oz.) size from the world's most respected producer, SKW of Germany (CreaPure®).

FS-VNCM7652 - Victory Nutrition Creatine Monohydrate
(400 g) - $16.90
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Creatine Quality Assurance Update

There can be a huge variation in the quality of creatine monohydrate products in the natural products industry (see the May 1998 issue of MuscleMag International). Some companies are purchasing creatine monohydrate from sources that contain several unwanted impurities and byproducts. In our opinion, the quality of these products is so poor that it poses a potential health risk to consumers.

Dihydrotriazine is a byproduct of creatine monohydrate production. Its safety and toxicity have not been well studied and remain largely unknown. Based on the chemical structure, some chemists believe the compound may be harmful in large doses. Since consumers often take up to 50 grams of creatine a day, even a small percentage of dihydrotriazine in the product could add up to a biologically significant amount. Tests revealed that some creatine products contain 0.3% - 0.4% dihydrotriazine, or up to 200 milligrams. This high level is unacceptable for a compound whose biological effects are not known. Our creatine monohydrate powder has no detectable amount of dihydrotriazine.

Dicyandiamide is a creatine byproduct that seems safe for human consumption but, in larger amounts causes creatine to have a bitter taste. In order to prevent the bitterness, dicyandiamide levels should be below 20 Parts Per Million (PPM). The testing of two creatine monohydrate products revealed dicyandiamide levels of 18,000 parts per million (ppm) and 2,300 ppm. These are extraordinarily high levels. In contrast, our creatine monohydrate product is manufactured to less than 20 ppm.

We rigorously select the world's best raw materials. Our creatine monohydrate is manufactured with strict quality control standards by one of the world's most respected producers, SKW of Germany (CreaPure). It contains virtually no unwanted impurities or byproducts.

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