Expand your knowledge and discover the untapped potential of creatine beyond muscle mass benefits. Join this insightful lecture to learn how creatine can enhance overall performance, cognitive function, hormone balance and recovery for your clients!
Learning Outcomes
Understanding the Comprehensive Benefits of Creatine
1. Understand the diverse benefits of creatine supplementation beyond muscle mass, including its impact on overall performance, cognitive function, hormone balance, and recovery.
Key Concepts: Broader physiological effects of creatine, mechanisms of action, and research findings supporting these benefits.
2. Enhancing Athletic Performance with Creatine
Identify and implement strategies to use creatine for enhancing overall athletic performance, including endurance, strength, and power.
Key Concepts: Effects on ATP production, muscular endurance, sprint performance, and anaerobic capacity.
3. Creatine’s Role in Cognitive Function
Universal whole mind benefits creatine supplementation can support cognitive function, including memory, focus, and mental fatigue.
Key Concepts: Neuroprotective properties, impact on brain energy metabolism, and studies demonstrating cognitive benefits.
4. Balancing Hormones with Creatine
Creatine and hormone regulation, its effects on hormones related to stress, recovery, and overall metabolic health.
Key Concepts: Interaction with cortisol, testosterone, and other key hormones, and the implications for training and recovery.
5. Optimising Recovery with Creatine
Design recovery protocols that incorporate creatine to improve muscle repair, reduce inflammation, and enhance overall recovery times.
Key Concepts: Anti-inflammatory effects, promotion of muscle glycogen resynthesis, and strategies for effective post-workout supplementation.
