What is creatine and why should you use it?

Sign up to our free Living Well email for advice on living a happier, healthier and longer life Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter Live your life healthier and happier with our free weekly Living Well newsletter SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. According to a 2021 review, supplementation of 3-5g per day over the course of four weeks “increased creatine stores, augmented muscle performance, mitigated recovery factors, and resulted in muscle accretion”. The same review concluded that creatine supplementation could also contribute to improvements in fat-free mass, maximal force production, and agility and jumping performance. Creatine can’t take sole credit for this, far from it, but a quick consultation with an expert revealed it probably still played a significant part. The creatine to buy Myprotein creatine 250g: Was £20.99, now £16.30, Myprotein.com open image in gallery Creatine 250g This is a no-frills supplement with a single ingredient: creatine monohydrate.