The supplements industry is constantly changing and new products being developed. The latest cab off the ranks is creatine nitrate and it’s garnering quite a following. Forums around the internet are awash with body builders noticing big differences in their performance when using creatine nitrate compared with other creatine products.

Let’s outline some of your options below:

ThermoLife C-bol

This one is getting rave reviews from guys that are trying it. The nitrate is what makes all the difference with these creatine nitrate products as there are so many other benefits that come with the nitrate. Although C-bol is the most expensive of them all, it seems to be the most popular; with guys not minding the big price difference when it gives such big performance difference.

“While I don’t like how high the price is compared to something like allmax nutrition creapure creatine you really can’t compare them. Yea they are both creatine but C-bol gives you nitrates which have a big list of other benefits that creatine alone does not produce. I will be buying Multiple bottles of C-bol each year from now on.”

“Yea a wasn’t sure if the nitrates (C-BOL) were really worth the price jump from just regular creapure creatine UNTIL I TRIED THEM! 40$ isn’t bad for roughly two months anyways.” forum.bodybuilding.com

For those of you already in the body building scene, you most likely will already have heard of creatine nitrate (there’s so many different types  of creatine being promoted it’s hard to remember them all, right?). Well if you’ve been wondering what it is and how it’s different to the other creatine products this article will give you a brief overview.

APS Creatine Nitrate

Used in conjunction with Mesomorph the results seem to be great and it’s getting comments like this:

“everyone, and i do mean everyone who has tried these products likes them, haven’t seen even one person not like them!!!!!” forum.bodybuilding.com

“did a tub of mesomorph…loved it! Great energy & pumps…need to pick up another one…have heard nothing but greatness about the Meso/CN stack….” mindandmuscle.net/forum

This was a little hard to find for a while there (some issues with patent of the creatine nitrate) but now seems to be available.

Twinlab Creatine Nitrate 3 Fuel

This one doesn’t seem to be as popular as the others. I have found one review from someone on supplementreviews.com and he’s pretty happy with his results;

“It works, and I like the results as much as the ones I got from EAS creatines, and a ton better than Muscle Tech of any of the cheap brands. It’s not an “out of this world” creatine, and for me to give a 10 that’s what it would have to be. But I doubt I ever find a 10.”

S.A.N CM2 Nitrate

Not as much written about this product but you can find some personal reviews over at reviews.bodybuilding.com.

“CM2 nitrates, use this on days which I don’t use fierce. This is mainly when I use white flood, as it doesn’t have any creatine. Absolutely love stacking this with Ultima and Hemavol on my non stim cycles. Gives literally ‘amazingly skin ripping’ pumps, when stacked with hemavol. It includes 1.6 grams of beta alanine in one serving of CM2 caps, this and the inclusion of nitrates really helps when I need to push myself on those hated non-stim days.. Amazing creatine, like the fact it’s in pill form. Recommend this on days you workout and really want to see that pump or just push yourself.”

BodyFuse Cre8

This is one of the less popular products. I haven’t been able to find much (any) chatter about it on the internet but here’s the description from their website:

“Many creatines cause water retention, bloating, upset stomach, and cannot be absorbed efficiently. Cre-8™ resolves the issue of stability and solubility by fusing creatine with the functionality of nitrate technology. Creatine nitrate is 10 times more soluble and stable than the other creatines making it 10 times more effective than any other creatine on the market. The result is rapid absorption with the creatine intact while super-saturating the cells with muscle building nutrients. Cre-8™ gives you leaner, harder muscle gains and added vascularity from the nitric oxide production from the nitrates. Say goodbye to the puffiness and bloating from creatine monohydrate and the ineffectiveness of other creatine salts. Feed the machine with the proper fuel. Recreate your physique with the all-powerful Cre-8™!!”

What is Creatine Nitrate?

It is a mixture of creatine and an organic nitrite or nitrate group. Once the substance is ingested or mixed in a solution, it is predicted to transform into the parent ions. This implies the nitrate will get metabolized into nitric oxide when it enters smooth muscle tissue. For this reason, body-builders are using the substance not only as it boosts their energy levels, but also as it is thought to increase vasodilation*, thus helping muscular growth.

Creatine supplements have long been used by athletes and bodybuilders to improve their performance not only during exercise routines, but most especially during competitions.

What Makes Creatine Nitrate Better?

Creatine nitrate supplements are said to have a much better water solubility than any of the other creatine products. You will experience full, swollen muscle bellies complimented by roadmap vascularity all wrapped in a tight, dry show quality package.

There is perhaps no need to say why a boost in energy levels can end up in a miles better performance in your chosen sport or body-building event.

Nitric oxide, for its part, is understood to promote vasodilation, which literally translates to a dilating of arteries. This permits more blood to flow into your organs whenever mandatory. For weightlifters, nitric oxide is also valuable as it promotes correct oxygen delivery to the muscles, glucose uptake, and muscle growth, among other stuff.

Creatine nitrate also increases muscle strength and endurance, while facilitating faster muscle recovery at the same time. Now you know what creatine and nitric oxide can do for you vis energy levels and muscular growth. And perhaps you presently have a clearer understanding of why creatine nitrate has become the newest trend in the iron pumping industry too.

Basically you have the best representation for two of the biggest categories in sports nutrition (creatine and nitric oxide) all in one bottle.

* Vasodilation refers to the widening of blood vessels resulting from relaxation of smooth muscle cells within the vessel walls, particularly in the large veins, large arteries, and smaller arterioles. The process is essentially the opposite of vasoconstriction, which is the narrowing of blood vessels. (From Wikipedia)

As a point of interest, creatine nitrate has actually been around for over a hundred years. Here’s an article by Anthony Roberts detailing an old medical journal showing how creatine nitrate was first synthesized well over a century ago. http://www.anthonyroberts.info/2011/07/creatine-nitrate-%E2%80%93-your-%E2%80%9Ccutting-edge%E2%80%9D-supplement-is-over-100-years-old/

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