Creatine 101: The Science Behind the Supplement
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Creatine is one of the most researched and reliable performance supplements. Well known for its muscle-fueling capabilities, extensive research is now showing creatine to also play a key role in healthy aging, cognitive support, and faster recovery.
At Momentous, we’ve been long-term advocates of the power and potency of creatine, not just for athletes, but for everyone. Because when you understand how creatine really works, you understand why it belongs in everyone’s daily supplement stack.
What Is Creatine?
Creatine is a naturally occurring compound stored in your muscles and brain. It’s produced in small amounts by your body and found in foods like red meat and fish, but most people don’t get enough from diet alone to reach optimal levels.
In supplement form, creatine helps saturate your muscles and brain cells with energy. The result: stronger performance, faster recovery, sharper focus, and more resilience, both physically and mentally.
How Creatine Works
Every movement, thought, or reaction in your body depends on adenosine triphosphate (ATP), your cellular energy currency. The catch? Your stores are limited.
Creatine helps regenerate ATP faster, meaning you can maintain high-intensity efforts longer before fatigue sets in. In your muscles, that means more power output and endurance. In your brain, it means sharper focus, quicker processing, and better performance during times of stress or sleep deprivation.
It’s one of the few supplements proven to benefit both your body and your brain, which is why it’s part of The Momentous Three. In short, we consider it a foundational nutrient in Performance for Life™, helping you do what you love, for longer.
Creatine’s Role in Performance, Recovery, and Beyond
Athletic Performance
When combined with strength or endurance training, creatine helps increase strength and power by up to 14% and boost training volume. You’ll lift heavier, sprint faster, and sustain effort longer—all while reducing fatigue between sets.
Learn more about creatine and athletic performance.
Muscle Growth & Recovery
Creatine accelerates muscle repair and recovery. Studies show up to 21% faster strength recovery and significantly reduced muscle damage post-training. The result? More consistency, less soreness, and better long-term adaptation.
Cognitive Function & Brain Health
Your brain uses as much energy as your muscles—and creatine fuels both. Supplementation has been shown to improve memory by nearly 30%, enhance mental clarity, and reduce fatigue under stress or sleep deprivation.
Performance Longevity & Healthy Aging
Creatine supports muscle preservation and metabolic health as you age. Adults over 50 who paired creatine with resistance training gained more than 3 pounds of lean muscle and saw major improvements in strength and mobility, key markers of lifelong performance.
Plant-Based Diets
Those following a plant-based diet don’t get dietary creatine from animal sources, which means they’re relying solely on the small amount the body produces. Supplementing with creatine can help ensure adequate creatine levels to support muscle energy, strength, and brain function—benefits that could be harder to achieve on a vegan or vegetarian diet.
Women’s Health
Creatine is especially powerful for women. It supports strength, lean mass, and cognitive health through all life stages, including perimenopause and beyond. Emerging research shows creatine may also support mood, sleep, and energy when estrogen levels fluctuate.
Learn more: Dr. Stacy Sims on Creatine Supplementation for Women
Safety, Timing, and What to Expect
Creatine is widely considered to be safe, effective, and beneficial across all ages and activity levels. You can take it any time of day; what matters most is consistency. (Read more in our Product Success Guide).
Expect gradual benefits over several weeks as your muscles and brain reach saturation. Some notice better recovery and focus within days; others see bigger strength and body composition changes after a month of daily use.
Myths about bloating or water retention are largely outdated; high-purity creatine like Creapure® is easy to digest and well-tolerated by most.
Forms of Creatine & Why Quality Matters
Not all creatine is created equal. While you’ll see variants like creatine hydrochloride, micronized creatine, or creatine nitrate, creatine monohydrate remains the gold standard: clinically proven, highly stable, and consistently effective.
But even within monohydrate, purity and stability matter. Poorly manufactured creatine can degrade before it ever reaches your muscles.
That’s why all Momentous creatine products use Creapure®, a single-sourced form of creatine monohydrate made in Germany under the strictest pharmaceutical standards. Every batch is NSF Certified for Sport® and tested to ensure label accuracy and purity.
Why Creapure® Is Worth It
It’s backed by 30+ years of research, trusted by pro athletes, and verified for what matters most—safety, consistency, and results. In an industry known for cutting corners, Creapure® sets the standard.
The Momentous Creatine Lineup
At Momentous, we believe the best supplement is the one you’ll actually take consistently. That’s why we’ve built multiple formats to fit real life—each made to The Momentous Standard™ of science, quality, and transparency.
Creatine Powder
Our original powerhouse: 5 grams of pure Creapure® monohydrate per serving and nothing else. Dissolves easily, unflavored, and NSF Certified for Sport®. Available in 90-serving tubs.
Creatine Travel Packs
The same trusted formula, ready for wherever life takes you. Pre-measured, portable, and hassle-free. Available as 15 Travel Packs in lemon or unflavored.
Creatine Chews
Innovation that meets intention. We’ve created the first chewable creatine that meets The Momentous Standard™.
Each lemon-lime flavored chew delivers 1 gram of pure Creapure®, no artificial ingredients, no fillers—just clinically proven performance in a convenient, habit-building format. Whether at the gym, office, or on the road, it’s creatine that’s efficacious yet effortless.
Why Creatine Is a Foundational Supplement
Creatine isn’t just for athletes—it’s for anyone who wants to move, think, and age better. It supports the systems that drive strength, cognition, and recovery.
At Momentous, we see creatine as a cornerstone nutrient: one that helps you do more of what you love, for longer. From our pure Creapure® powder to our industry-first chewable tablets, every product we make is built to help you set a higher standard for yourself—and meet it, every day.
