JJ Virgin explains how creatine actually works: it powers your muscles and brain through the creatine phosphate energy system, not just by pulling water into cells. Creatine can help with sleep deprivation, jet lag, and mood. The right form won't cause weight gain, and any small increase is just fluid inside muscle cells.
Let's clear up some confusion. Number 1, creatine does not work because it draws water into your body. Creatine works because it's part of the creatine phosphate system that helps you with energy production. And 95% of your creatine is in your muscles, 5% in your brain. And that 5% that's in your brain, if you have enough creatine on board, is energizing. So it can help with sleep deprivation, jet lag, and a better mood. You don't have to gain weight by taking creatine. If you're taking the right type of creatine, quite often you won't see any weight gain whatsoever, and if you do, it's a little bit of intracellular fluid in the muscles, which is a good thing.
