{"id":946786,"date":"2026-05-08T20:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946786\/"},"modified":"2026-05-08T20:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-08T20:06:23","slug":"the-mens-health-ultimate-creatine-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/946786\/","title":{"rendered":"The Men\u2019s Health Ultimate Creatine Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/_assets\/design-tokens\/fre\/static\/icons\/clock-regular.4ddebeb.svg\" alt=\"Estimated read time\" width=\"16\" height=\"16\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>2 min read<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"0\" class=\"body-dropcap css-1xzgd0b emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"0.0\">JUST IN CASE<\/strong> you haven\u2019t been on the Internet recently, know that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/nutrition\/a71179276\/how-much-creatine-daily-grams\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/nutrition\/a71179276\/how-much-creatine-daily-grams\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"creatine\" data-node-id=\"0.2\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">creatine<\/a> is having one hell of a run.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">It seems like just a few decades ago, taking creatine monohydrate was a shady habit that might help you build strength and muscle, but trash your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/health\/a62122718\/what-is-bad-for-your-kidneys-protein-water\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/health\/a62122718\/what-is-bad-for-your-kidneys-protein-water\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"kidneys\" data-node-id=\"1.1\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">kidneys<\/a> in the process.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"2\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Well, science eventually caught up with all the rumor. Now not only has research established creatine as an effective <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/nutrition\/a69898270\/guide-to-buying-supplements\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/nutrition\/a69898270\/guide-to-buying-supplements\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"supplement\" data-node-id=\"2.1\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">supplement<\/a>, there are also stacks of studies proving that it\u2019s safe.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"5\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/files\/ea9e98e4-8947-478e-89b2-79e7d3c6e3c7\/mh-ultimateguidetocreatine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MEN\u2019S HEALTH ULTIMATE CREATINE GUIDE\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/files\/ea9e98e4-8947-478e-89b2-79e7d3c6e3c7\/mh-ultimateguidetocreatine.pdf\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"5.0\" class=\"body-btn-link css-1pnd5gs emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE MEN\u2019S HEALTH ULTIMATE CREATINE GUIDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Making up for lost time, apparently, creatine is now everyone\u2019s new favorite supplement. Wellness influencers dry-scoop the stuff for #gainz. Podcasters spend entire episodes unpacking the many benefits of supplementation. Heck, <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/3006986\/81938\/2092?subId1=mnh&amp;subId3=xid:{xid}&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fc%2Fcreatine-performance-supplements-nutrition-health%2F-%2FN-vx6kj\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/c\/creatine-performance-supplements-nutrition-health\/-\/N-vx6kj\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Target\" data-vars-ga-product-id=\"fda368e0-c7f8-417e-bf94-af3151042e9c\" data-node-id=\"6.1\" data-href=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/c\/creatine-performance-supplements-nutrition-health\/-\/N-vx6kj\" data-product-url=\"https:\/\/www.target.com\/c\/creatine-performance-supplements-nutrition-health\/-\/N-vx6kj\" data-affiliate=\"true\" data-affiliate-url=\"https:\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/3006986\/81938\/2092?subId1=mnh&amp;subId3=xid:{xid}&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fc%2Fcreatine-performance-supplements-nutrition-health%2F-%2FN-vx6kj\" data-affiliate-network=\"{&quot;afflink_redirect&quot;:&quot;\/_p\/afflink\/13X9B\/target-placeholder&quot;,&quot;site_id&quot;:&quot;c7b9f75a-2f85-4251-a92e-dbc6c7213473&quot;,&quot;network&quot;:{&quot;name&quot;:&quot;Trackonomics&quot;},&quot;metadata&quot;:{&quot;trackonomics&quot;:{&quot;network_name&quot;:&quot;ir&quot;}},&quot;product_metadata&quot;:{&quot;c7b9f75a-2f85-4251-a92e-dbc6c7213473&quot;:{&quot;network_name&quot;:&quot;ir&quot;,&quot;link&quot;:&quot;https:\/\/goto.target.com\/c\/3006986\/81938\/2092?subId1={subid}&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.target.com%2Fc%2Fcreatine-performance-supplements-nutrition-health%2F-%2FN-vx6kj&quot;}}}\" data-vars-ga-product-price=\"$0.00\" data-vars-ga-product-retailer-id=\"7471bc3c-6783-4444-bba8-98c21a938170\" data-vars-ga-link-treatment=\"(not set) | (not set)\" class=\"body-link product-links css-10fnnmt e1aq0z090\">Target<\/a> even sells creatine powders (and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/nutrition\/a70943188\/gummie-vitamins-supplements\/\" target=\"_self\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.menshealth.com\/nutrition\/a70943188\/gummie-vitamins-supplements\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"gummies\" data-node-id=\"6.3\" class=\"body-link css-10fnnmt emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">gummies<\/a>!) now.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"7\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">And, as with anything that grows popular on the Internet, there\u2019s a lot of misinformation going around about what creatine can do.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"8\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">While it\u2019s true that emerging science is showing some promising benefits of creatine beyond muscle gain, there\u2019s also a lot of hooey out there.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">That\u2019s why we curated everything we\u2019ve ever published about creatine and talked with the smartest minds in nutrition field to bring you a total and complete guide to creatine.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/files\/ea9e98e4-8947-478e-89b2-79e7d3c6e3c7\/mh-ultimateguidetocreatine.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/files\/ea9e98e4-8947-478e-89b2-79e7d3c6e3c7\/mh-ultimateguidetocreatine.pdf\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-node-id=\"10.0\" class=\"body-btn-link css-1pnd5gs emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE GUIDE<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"11\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Inside, you\u2019ll find the following:<\/p>\n<ul data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-kw9lqy emevuu60\">\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"12.0\">What creatine is and what it actually does<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"12.1\">What\u2019s true\u2014and what\u2019s not\u2014about creatine\u2019s side effects<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"12.2\">How to buy quality creatine<\/li>\n<li aria-level=\"1\" style=\"list-style-type:disc;\" data-node-id=\"12.3\">How to take creatine for the best results<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-6wxqfj emevuu60\">Cut through the online chatter\u2014and get the results from creatine that you want\u2014with our authority-backed guide. Your muscles (and maybe even your brain and bones) will thank you.<\/p>\n<p><img src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/1778270783_828_b8ca9e3b-aaed-41d7-bb07-711d45521c25_1734448809.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Paul Kita\" title=\"Headshot of Paul Kita\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"css-o0wq4v ev8dhu53\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Paul Kita is a Deputy Editor at Men&#8217;s Health, where he has covered food, cooking, nutrition, supplements, grooming, tech, travel, and fatherhood at the brand for more than 15 years. He is also the author of two Men&#8217;s Health cookbooks, Guy Gourmet and A Man, A Pan, A Plan, and the winner of a James Beard Award.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2 min read JUST IN CASE you haven\u2019t been on the Internet recently, know that creatine is having&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":946787,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4318],"tags":[263266,17687,264242,1331,3989,105,258961,1381,4434,226342,264241,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-946786","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-collection-supplements-a-to-z","9":"tag-content-type-how-to-service","10":"tag-contentid-31960d15-c0d9-43ec-9d7d-67f147334b5e","11":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","12":"tag-hasproduct-true","13":"tag-health","14":"tag-issyndicated-false","15":"tag-locale-us","16":"tag-nutrition","17":"tag-read_time-2","18":"tag-shorttitle-the-ultimate-mens-health-creatine-guide","19":"tag-uk","20":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116540761002416091","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946786","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=946786"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/946786\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/946787"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=946786"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=946786"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=946786"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}