Expiring June 2012
Energy For Muscle Growth Micronised with Fructose Improves High Intensity Exercise Performance “Load” For 5-7 Days - “Maintain” for 30-60 days Growling Dog Creatine is a special pharmaceutical grade of creatine that is known as “Micronised”. Growling Dog creatine also contains a small amount of fructose. Micronised Creatine is normal Creatine, except that the size of the particles is smaller, or micronised. This is not done through a chemical process and no heat or additives are used. The smaller or micronsied particles of Growling Dog creatine look and feel a lot finer than those of normal creatine powder. The small particles of micronised creatine are reported to be more gentle on the stomach, making it easy to absorb large doses for loading routines as well as fuelling up before sports events. Some people with sensitive stomachs feel it works better for them, others find it makes absolutely no difference. Micronised Creatine mixes very easily with juice or water. This makes it very convenient to take after working out as it doesn’t require shaking and won’t float on the top of the drink like some cheaper forms of creatine do. Despite these differences, there is no major research showing that micronised creatine actually works better at the muscle site. Musashi provide both types in order to give customers the choice. The other major difference from normal creatine is that the Growling Dog Creatine has 5% fructose added. The reason for this is that research has shown that simple carbohydrates such as fructose assist in the transport of creatine into muscle tissue. A small amount of sugar can provide a slight insulin spike to the metabolism thereby encouraging nutrients such as micronised creatine and other amino acids to be absorbed quickly into muscle tissue. Despite these differences from normal creatine, the recommended dosage regime for Growling Dog Micronised Creatine is exactly the same as for normal creatine monohydrate – you take a larger amount for the first week or so in divided doses and then just one serving a day for the next couple of weeks. For more details, please see the info on creatine dosage. Generally, during the loading phase, you will need about 0.3g of creatine per kg bodyweight per day. The following should help you calculate how much to take: 60kg = 18gm 65kg = 19.5gm 70kg = 21g 75kg = 22.5gm 80kg = 24g 85kg = 25.5gm 90kg = 27g 95kg = 28.5gm 100kg = 30g 105kg = 31.5gm If your training is particularly intense then you may need a little more than the bodyweight estimates above. If you train hard 6 times a week it stands to reason that you will burn up more creatine than someone training lightly 3 times a week. When you stop taking creatine it takes about 4 weeks to completely drain out your muscles. After the loading period you can normally maintain the level of creatine in your body by consuming 5 grams per day if you are about 80 kg and 10 grams per day if you are about 100kg and train hard. For most people 5g is normally enough. You should stay on the maintenance dose for at least 6 weeks before you cycle off creatine. Some people do experience some loss of power and size when they cycle-off creatine. At the end of this cycle you can have a two week break and then start loading again.
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