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Barry Bonds and CreatineCreatine is a Legal Supplement That May Enhance PerformanceCreatine phosphate is a legal supplement and is NOT an anabolic steroid. Creatine is used for quick energy and that is the key.
Barry Bonds has hit more home runs in a single season than any other player in baseball history. He has won an unprecedented seven Most Valuable Player Awards and is the most prolific home run hitter to have ever played the game. Barry Bonds has admitted taking creatine and protein pills. Did Creatine Make Bonds Even Better?Until Barry Bonds started ingesting creatine phosphate, Barry Bonds was one of the best players in baseball. Once he started ingesting creatine phosphate, Barry Bonds became even better. It is impossible to PROVE that creatine phosphate allowed Bonds to do as well as he did, but it is quite possible to infer that the supplement helped. Creatine is Used For Quick EnergyCreatine phosphate is a legal supplement and is NOT an anabolic steroid. Creatine is used for quick energy and that is the key. It requires approximately 30-45 seconds for cells to use ATP efficiently, which makes the first few seconds of intense physical activity difficult for most individuals. During those first few seconds energy is produced from a combination of CP (creatine phosphate) and ATP (adenosine triphosphate). Creatine is a Vital CompoundSwinging a baseball bat in order to hit a 95-mph fastball must be accomplished in a fraction of a second, which means that creatine, not ATP, is the vital chemical required for one to achieve maximum efficiency. Creatine can increase performance in activities that require quick bursts of energy and taking it as a supplement will also increase muscle mass, body weight, and strength. Barry Bonds increases the amount of creatine available to his cells. Why should he be prevented from doing that? Everyone Uses or is Forced to Use SupplementsEveryone uses supplements, either voluntary or involuntary. Individuals believe that vitamin C helps to fight infections, vitamin E helps the immune system, and zinc helps the prostate gland remain healthy. Involuntary use of supplements or additives is even more widespread. When was the last time you saw a tube of toothpaste that didn’t contain fluoride? Does the orange juice you drink have calcium added? Hitting is a Reflex ActionHitting is a reflex action. Batters do many things to help them make contact with a pitch, such as becoming familiar with the pitcher, his motion, and his release point. Ball park conditions, the hitting background, and the pitcher’s and catcher’s tendencies to select certain pitches in certain game situations are all factored in, but in the end, it is the batter’s reflexes that distinguish a major league hitter from others. An Instant and Non-Verbal DecisionA reflex is an involuntary or instinctive response to a stimulus (5). A batter has about 2/5 of a second to react to a pitch and most of the reaction involves reflexes. Once the decision to swing is made, coordination between the brain, nervous system and muscles is involved. By the time the ball has traveled a dozen feet from the pitcher's mound, the batter has a good visual fix on it. In a thought process much too quick for deliberation, he has decided whether or not the pitch is a fastball, curveball, slider, knuckleball, screwball, or whatever -- yet a good deal of data has gone into this instantaneous and non-verbal decision . Ingesting creatine phosphate does NOT, repeat, does NOT increase Barry Bonds’ reflexes. It allows Barry Bonds’ nervous and muscular systems to reach their genetic maxima. There is nothing sinister, illegal, or wrong about that. References:
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