[quote]RoadWarrior wrote:
Hi,
There is about a zillion brands of Creatine (except Biotest). What brand do you use? Do you use the kind that is combined with Ribose. Powder, Pill, etc.?[/quote]
The best creatine I’ve used is BSN Cellmass. It’s a creatine ethly ester. Stacked w/ optimums glycoload and 200 mg R-ALA. You feel and see your muscles grow before you eyes!!! Hands Down to Creatine Ethyl Ester in General!!!
OK, first let me say that I’m no expert on creatine, that’s for sure. I was basically parroting info I’ve seen on Vitargo AND relating my own experiences with it. If I’m off in my statements I can accept that; however, I firmly stand behind my personal observations that Vitargo CGL is hands down the best creatine supplement I’ve used: no bloat or gastro-intestinal problems; better pumps; greater muscular strength and endurance; faster recovery.
Now here’s a little info I copied from the company (Nutrex Research):
Vitargo? is a unique patented high molecular weight carbohydrate made from Swedish waxy maize starch. Starch is the raw material for carbohydrates used in today’s sports supplements. Dextrose and maltodextrin, which are often found in creatine products are also derived from starch. The difference between Vitargo?, dextrose and maltodextrin is that dextrose and maltodextrin are starch molecules with a low molecular weight, which means they are already well broken down. That’s why they are referred to as sugars or simple carbohydrates. Vitargo? on the other hand has a molecular weight which is about 100 times greater than maltodextrin and about 3000 times greater than dextrose. Vitargo? is therefore a long chain complex carbohydrate.
The significance of this is, that mixed in water, Vitargo? acts far more favorably than dextrose or maltodextrin. Vitargo? forms an extremely hypotonic solution with a very low osmolality rate which passes through the stomach very quickly. In doing so it acts like a pump, pulling water and creatine along with it. Dextrose and maltodextrin on the other hand form a solution with a relatively high osmolality rate, which means they pass through the stomach 80% slower than Vitargo?. They also bind water from the body’s reserves (small intestine, blood, muscles) and draw it into the stomach. This explains why so many creatine/dextrose users experience stomach discomfort or a bloated feeling.
Vitargo? is also absorbed 70% faster by the muscles than dextrose or maltodextrin. Moreover, unlike dextrose and maltodextrin, Vitargo? contains no sugar or simple carbohydrates, yet it causes the same powerful insulin spike as the sugar dextrose to initiate creatine transport. Using Vitargo? over sugars like dextrose, maltodextrin, fructose or sucrose in your creatine product is clearly a winning choice.
Vitargo? is manufactured only in Sweden by the company Carbamyl AB which is one of the largest starch manufacturers in the world. Vitargo? by itself and in combination with creatine is already being used by German, Russian, Chinese and Swedish olympic athletes.
I’ll add info later when I have time with the references.
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