Creatine
Ethyl Ester (CEE) is a very new product
that has been recently introduced into
the bodybuilding community, and has
been showing significant promise. CEE
is creatine monohydrate with an ester
attached. It is particularly advantageous
for those doing strength training, or
looking at increasing lean muscle mass
or their athletic performance. These
are the same areas where creatine monohydrate
has shown to be effective, except CEE
is more effective due to it being more
easily absorbed by the body. It has
been reported to be 30 to 40 times more
functional than regular creatine monohydrate.
This requires some short explanation.
CEE is much more soluble than traditional
creatine products, which means that
it transports to the muscles much faster
and more effectively. Regular creatine
monohydrate is generally absorbed poorly
by the body, and the degree of its effectiveness
is limited by the ability of the body's
cells to absorb it. Its low solubility
means the creatine user needs to take
larger dosages to reach the desired
effect. But larger dosages can also
have a side effect. Creatine, in general,
attracts water into the cells, and when
the creatine monohydrate is not absorbed
fully into the cells (such as is the
case, usually) the unabsorbed creatine
is stored outside the cells with the
water and therefore causes what is known
as “Creatine Bloat.” CEE
is able to prevent this and is able
to attract the bloating water into the
muscle.
CEE also uses body fat more effectively,
because of the ester attached. Ester
is found in the fat tissue of animals,
and this is what makes CEE so significant
and beneficial. This is because the
creatine utilizes lipids to permeate
the cell wall and the esterification
of substances increases their lipopholic
abilities - meaning that CEE is able
to infuse the cell walls and provide
maximum benefits to the muscles much
more easier than normal creatine monohydrate.
Monohydrate is only semi-lipopholic,
and therefore is not able to use fat
effectively or permeate the cell wall
as well as CEE. This is what is meant
by the body cells not absorbing creating
monohydrate easily and resulting in
a larger intake of creatine needed.
Because of the increased bioavailability
and stability that CEE provides, the
creatine does a better job of maintaining
muscle concentrations over a much longer
period.
Therefore, Creatine Ethyl Ester is required
in lower dosages, without a need to
'load up.' Even with the lower dosages,
it has a higher effectiveness and is
also beneficial for people of all ages
or even those with certain illnesses.
Some people have found that they are
non-respondent to normal creatine monohydrate,
but very responsive to CEE. Multiple
Sclerosis patients, as an example, have
often been found to be non-respondent
to creatine, but because of the absorption
qualities with CEE that perhaps may
change. As mentioned here, there are
also no known side effects to CEE, such
as the bloating effect that can occur
with normal creatine monohydrate. Therefore
CEE provides a solid appearance to muscles
and no water retention. The advantages
of Creatine Ethyl Ester are obvious,
and is highly recommended especially
for those who are looking to gain muscle
mass, lose body fat, improve their muscle
fiber recovery and their metabolism,
or just get that extra push that they
need to work harder. |
