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back by popular demand you guessed it
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we're covering creatine again but this
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time we're asking the question pills or
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i'm kitty braun product developer at my
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protein by now you're well up to date
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with the benefits of creatine if you've
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been watching this channel for a while
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but i thought i'd take a couple of
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minutes to get into the detail pills or
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powder which one is better spoiler alert
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neither or really it's up to you and
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your personal preference but don't skip
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the video just yet stick around and i'll
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tell you the benefits of both richie and
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i have talked extensively about it
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before creatine is one of the most
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popular performance enhancing
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supplements definitely not a steroid for
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those looking to go the extra mile
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squeeze in that extra rep or hit their
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personal best to give a quick recap
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creatine is a molecule found naturally
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in the body composed of three amino
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acids glycine arginine and methionine it
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can be considered a backup source of
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energy speeding up the process of how
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our bodies produce atp or source of
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energy by supplementing creatine you can
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increase the ability to convert adp into
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the useful form atp during exercise
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meaning the energy is there when you
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need it find out more about creatine in
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our other videos on it links are in the
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description but with so many different
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forms of the creatine supplements
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available on the market you might be
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wondering which one is the best for you
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let the battle commence in pill form
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creatine must first be digested before
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it can be used by your body as a powder
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it's much more readily available and
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faster absorbed and whilst that sounds
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convincing does the speed of creatine
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digestion actually matter in short not
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really or at least we haven't got enough
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conclusive evidence on the topic to
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confirm anything just yet the scientific
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opinion suggests that because it doesn't
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have an immediate effect when you start
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taking creatine a loading phase should
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be implemented where you take three
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times the normal daily amount of
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creatine every day for two weeks to
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saturate your cells from then on you've
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got enough stores in your body to see
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the benefit in future workouts but how
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quickly creatine is then absorbed into
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your system doesn't necessarily alter
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the results of your workout as long as
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it's loaded consistently in your system
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so in terms of how rapid digestion of
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pills versus powder is it doesn't have a
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huge effect but there's a pretty obvious
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factor to take into consideration when
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it comes to creatine powder
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you have to fit this into your backpack
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it takes a little bit of prep work and
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you need to have a shaker to hand not to
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mention digging for a scoop is the last
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thing you want to be doing in the gym
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changing rooms if you're looking for a
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quick fix it's probably more tempting to
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pop open a pull of our pills or i like
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to keep them in a handy pill dispenser
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that you can buy anywhere with the rest
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of my supplements so they're far easier
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to take on the go and fit effortlessly
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into your workout routine if you're
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keeping your eye on your exact doses
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pills might be helpful too no risk of
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inaccurate dosing trying to gauge
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exactly high level is a level scoop but
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on the other hand if you're not a fan of
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pills or already have a couple in your
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daily routine maybe you'd appreciate the
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versatility of powders to pop into
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anything from smoothies to shakes even
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your porridge in the morning your money
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might stretch a little further with a
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pot or two averaging out to cost less
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per serving than pills it might be that
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for you variety is key and switching
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between pills to powders would be the
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best way to keep things interesting and
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sustain your creatine supplementation
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long term creatine is most effective
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when you've built it up in your system
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so being consistent with the intake is
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what matters regardless of what format
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you're buying so which do you prefer
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pills or powders let us know what you've
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been using and why in the comments below
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