[SovXietday]

God damn, how are these creatine myths still around? ****s been out for years!

First of all, no, creatine does not make you stronger. It gives you the ability to do more reps with the same amount of weight. Basically at the molecular level creatine acts as the bodies first form of energy, it also has the least reprocussions as far as waste goes. It doesn't last long though, and the body soon moves on to stage number 2 which is using glucose for energy which creates that good old lactic acid that we all love so much.

So, by saturating the muscles with creatine (IE, the supplement) you increase the amount of creatine in the cells, which also increases the amount of water the cell intakes which is where you get extra size. However, since there is more creatine in the cells they will have that first stage of efficient energy for a longer amount of time, thus the ability during weight lifting to put up more reps.

Creatine also helps cell recovery along with increasing brain function (alertness, reaction, thought). As far as liver damage goes, if you're using the correct dosage and drinking enough water, there is absolutely no reason why you should have any problems. As usual, illnesses and "poisoning" coming from a supplement naturally created in the body is the result of the user not following the given directions.

That is all.