Реферат: Creatine In Sport Essay Research Paper One

to voluntarily try anything or take anything to remain in sports"(Coakley,

pg.175). Sports Supplements have taken sports to a new level of competition

helping more athletes succeed. Creatine though is not without its down sides.

Many people criticize and worry that extensive use of this somewhat new

supplement may be premature. The side effects are very minimal so far and are

restricted to cramping, nausea, and diarrhea. The cause of this, many scientists

believe, is because the user doesn’t drink enough water while working out, and

with creatine the athlete can dehydrate much quicker because water gets absorbed

into the muscles faster. As of right now, it is perceived that creatine does

more good than evil and is, therefore, worth the occasional stomach ache. Though

many reports say that Creatine may cause a person to dehydrate, some disagree

with this view. Steven Plisk, director of sports conditioning at Yale U., "Creatine

doesn’t have a dehydrating effect on individual muscle cells. If anything,

creatine adds water to the muscle-explaining some of the weight gain"(AfQ,

pg. 44). Many still argue the credibility of negative comments toward creatine,

but none argue its positive effects. Just shoving creatine into your body

without proper exercise will result only in creation of fat and waste. Creatine

is not going to make someone a better athlete, he or she has to go out and do it

themselves. If anything creatine requires one to increase their workouts and

effort, because the body’s tolerance to exhaustion is higher. Another problem

that people may see with creatine is the cost factor. A Creatine supply for a

month will average close to forty-five dollars. With the cost of this and other

supplements being so high, it seems that the higher class athletes would have an

advantage, which causes many critics of creatine(or supplements in general) to

deem it unfair. Their case is, athletes of one group should not be permitted to

have an advantage over another due to something such as money. In conclusion,

Creatine is and can be a very effective supplement for athletes, it doesn’t help

everyone. Depending on the person and the sport they are participating in

creatine’s effects can be either positive or negative. Though long term research