Have you heard that using creatine can aid in weight loss? Though it seems like a straightforward question, the answer is a bit more complicated than you might expect. This article will discuss how creatine can decrease the percentage of body fat you have, but it’s not going to cause weight loss. So if your goal is fat loss or lowering your body fat percentage you will like this article. If you simply want to lose weight, then this isn’t for you.
What Creatine Does
I will explain how creatine works without getting too technical. I could throw around a bunch of scientific terms, but most likely this will just cause you to “zone out”. I don’t want you to do this, so I am going to use basic language. Creatine increases the amount of fluid in each individual cell in your muscles, thereby making them appear larger. This is called sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. If you take creatine every day for 4 – 6 weeks, you can expect an average muscle growth of 5 – 10 pounds.
How Does Creatine Help You Lower Your Body Fat Percentage?
Your body fat percentage is simply a comparison of how much fat you have compared to the total mass of your body. This means there are two ways to lower your body fat percentage – by losing body fat or by increasing your muscle mass. If you follow the prescribed program, you can shed 1 or even 2% of your body fat percentage before you head off for that beach vacation or return home for your high school reunion.
How Can Creatine Make Muscles More Defined in a Short Time Frame?
If you’ve been planning a great vacation or attending a gala event, I would wait until 3 – 4 weeks before hand to start using creatine. Many people use creatine in the winter to add muscle, but that isn’t the most effective strategy. A better way is to diet down while maintaining your muscle many months before your vacation. Use exercise and what you eat to drop as much weight as you can. The creatine will work best when you have dropped as low as possible and need an extra push. When you’re 3 – 4 weeks away from the big affair, start taking 5 grams of creatine twice a day. Keep eating the right foods. You will quickly add 5-15 pounds of volume to your muscle, making any body fat you do have look much less significant in comparison.
This Method of Using Creatine Also Makes Your Skin Shrink
Using creatine a few weeks prior to your special event will also cause your skin to shrink around the stomach muscles. You see, loose skin blurs muscle definition especially around your abs. If you use creatine just prior to your special occasion, you will see that skin tighten up and fill in any voids. Basically, what this means is that creatine does not actually cause weight loss, but it does make you look like you have.
