The supplements act of 1994 took all controls out of the Food and Drug Administration's hands, so supplements right now don't have to prove their efficacy or their side effects. Two, these people who are in the market are in it primarily for the money. They're not in it for the passion of the sport. Three, they stopped doing a lot of research on it because some of that research proved it doesn't do a lot for you in a lot of athletic activities. There is no such thing.
Nothing replaces hard work.
Lombardo's staff regularly researches the supplements given OSU athletes. The reason he approved creatine is because there are benefits from its use. Creatine monohydrate is the synthetic form of a naturally occurring substance in the body that helps recycle the energy-producing enzymes in the muscle cells. The human body routinely produces about 2 grams of creatine per day, with about 1 gram coming from the liver, kidneys and pancreas and 1 gram coming through the consumption of creatine-bearing foods such as red meats and fish. Creatine's presence was discovered in the 1830s, but the benefits of loading up on it didn't hit full stride until this decade.