During the month off, strength and size slowly declined to my original levels in 1994 before I stared using it. The seems to verify the scientific literature showing the necessity to keep your muscles saturated with creatine . It keeps the muscle contracting effectively and efficiently. You would have to eat five to six pounds of beef per day to get the amount the supplemental form provides, thus explaining why our muscles will grow if we keep our creatine stores up. Another bonus of supplementation is that it combines with phosphorus to help buffer lactic acid buildup.
Lactic acid is the waste product of exercise that enhances fatigue and muscular soreness.
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.