Optimum Nutrition Vassive-CE Few who have ever tried supplementing with creatine will argue that it doesn’t work. Research and real-world testing demonstrate that creatine improves power & strength output, reduces refractory times between bouts of intense activity, and increases lean body mass. The main problem with standard creatine supplements are the water retention (bloating) and cramping that they promote in many individuals. Also, exceptionally large "loading doses" must typically be used to quickly experience creatine’s benefits. VASSIVE-CE utilizes NLC2, the latest generation of creatine compounds to eliminate the bloat, the cramping, and the need for creatine loading. To be effective creatine needs to get from your mouth into your muscles. Vassive-CE includes a proprietary Cell Shuttle blend designed to help augment muscle creatine accumulation without loads of sugar. Once inside the muscles, the NLC2 and Cell Shuttle blends attract extracellular fluids which promote cell volumization and ultimately result in bigger, dense muscles. Recover Faster, Keep the Gains! Quick results are never satisfying if they don't last. Creatine is the impetus, but only one aspect of long-term muscle growth. As a complete post-workout performance supplement, Vassive-CE also includes components intended to help support anabolism (muscle growth) and reduce catabolism (muscle breakdown) through a variety of different modes including activating protein synthesis, protecting lean tissue and assisting muscle recovery, clearing natural metabolic waste products, fostering glycogen replenishment and recharging endogenous creatine pools. Intramuscular phosphocreatine (PCr) concentrations determine the amount of work that a muscle can perform. Unlike other high-energy compounds, PCr cannot be recharged; once it is used, it is excreted, and so new molecules must be synthesized from phosphorus (P) and creatine. The VASSIVE-CE Phos-4 blend provides four distinct phosphates to help support resynthesis of the PCr that intense exercise depletes.