One study examined the effects of creatine on a muscular degenerative eye disease called gyrate atrophy of the choroid and retina, which can lead to blindness. Creatine halted the progression of the disease, and the subjects gained ten percent in lean body mass without exercise. My point in bringing up this particular study is that it may be possible for you to increase your lean mass without exercise just by taking creatine. I, of course, do not advise abstaining from exercise but this information may be helpful to those who have muscular degenerative diseases that prevent them from exercising. There are two phases involved in taking creatine.
Creatine can become creatinine if left in liquid for fifteen minutes or more.
Creatinine is the by-product of creatine and is found in blood tests as a measure of how much creatine we have in our muscles. Consume it immediately after you mix it up or just eat it dry. It has no taste. If you discontinue using creatine, your muscles will decrease to their original size prior to taking it . . . If you stop taking creatine and stop exercising, then you will notice muscle atrophy even more.