PRODUCT DESCRIPTION:

The equivalent of 1 serving of creatine powder in just 3 convenient tablets... and, from 3 different creatine sources!

1. CREATINE MONOHYDRATE
2. CREATINE PYRUVATE
3. CREATINE PHOSPHATE

Creatine Tri-Phase is one of the most effective creatine formulations on the market. It allows you to avoid the aggravation of having to mix powder without giving up any of the benefits. Simply take three tablets with a high carbohydrate beverage instead of your typical creatine monohydrate serving (5 grams) and you are ready to go!

• Increased Muscle Bulk • Decreased Fatigue • Decreased Recovery Time • Improved Performance • Increased Muscle Torque • Increased Muscle Cell Volume • Increased Muscle Energy • Increased Muscle Strength • Increased Muscle Endurance • Enhanced Recovery

Three Coated Tablets Provide:

CREATINE MONOHYDRATE: 4800 MG

Creatine is produced naturally by the body and is essential for the production of Adenosine Triphosphate (ATP). ATP is utilized by the muscle fiber during physical exertion. As ATP levels are depleted, muscles become fatigued and levels of lactic acid increase. Supplementing the body with creatine monohydrate helps saturate muscle tissue with stores of creatine helping to increase stamina and decrease recovery time.

CREATINE PYRUVATE: 190 MG

Creatine Pyruvate provides a form of creatine that is bound to pyruvic acid. Once ingested, hydrochloric acid in the stomach splits the creatine and pyruvic acid into their ionic forms which allows each to be readily absorbed into the bloodstream. Because the ionic form of creatine does not have to be processed by the liver, much smaller amounts of creatine pyrvuate can equal the same benefits realized by taking 5-6 times as much creatine monohydrate! While it is not our purpose in this formulation, pyruvic acid is often marketed as a weight loss nutrient.

CREATINE PHOSPHATE 10 MG

Creatine Phosphate is the compound that directly replenishes ATP. ATP provides the energy by releasing one of its phosphate molecules - thereby converting to ADP. When this happens the creatine comes in handy - giving back a phosphate molecule to the ADP and recreating ATP.

Muscle cells use creatine primarily to form creatine phosphate, a high-octane chemical which provides the energy needed for short, fast efforts. Creatine phosphate does this by 'donating' its phosphate to a chemical called ADP; this forms ATP, which provides the energy for all work done by muscle cells.

In addition to supplying energy, creatine phosphate also acts as a 'buffer' which helps to downgrade increases in muscle and blood acidity during exercise. Creatine phosphate also carries energy from the part of the muscle cell where it is created to the part where it is actually used to make the muscle shorten. This energy-carrying process is absolutely essential for normal muscle function during exercise.

Sodium phosphate appears to raise 2,3-DPG levels in red blood cells, making it easier for those cells to release oxygen to muscles (this is probably why phosphate supplementation has so often been linked with higher maximal aerobic capacities). The oxygen is then used to create energy, and the energy is carried to the right spot in muscles by creatine. Thus phosphate and creatine make a great, performance-promoting tandem.

Since phosphate boosts oxygen delivery to muscles, the heart doesn't have to work as hard during exercise (after all, its main job is oxygen delivery). That allows athletes to run at quality paces at a smaller percentage of their maximal heart rate, which gives them more cardiac 'reserve' for speedier running. Phosphate itself is also a buffer, and of course ingested phosphates can be used to form creatine phosphate and ATP, the important chemicals mentioned above.

Creatine is NOT a vitamin, mineral, herb, hormone, stimulant or steroid but is found naturally in the human body, and in most animals as well, where it is contained to nearly 95% in the muscles, and the rest in other body parts.