sons. (1) The supplement industry did a great job marketing the product. (2) The supplement actually delivers benefits to athletes. (3) A combination of the first two, good marketing and benefits. Absolute Creatine believes that the third reason best describes Creatine (Creatine as). I would also add word of mouth to those reasons. A gym is a very sociable area. Athletes are always looking for that edge to get them to the next level. In 1998 you could not go into a gym without someone in that gym being on Creatine. I know about ten people in my graduating High School class of 1999 that were using Creatine.Creatine Use at HussonIn 1998 when Creatine was by far the largest supplement in the United States everybody who was using it was taking pure Creatine. Now with Creatine Technology getting better, Cell-tech, which is marketed as An advanced Creatine Formula! is the new fad. Out of the forty Husson students that answered my questionnaire, fourteen said that they had used Creatine or a Creatine based supplement. Thirteen of those who have used Creatine were men. I had presumed that more men would have used Creatine because those who use Creatine want to bulk up more than take weight off most women want to take weight off and get tone. Men want to put weight on and get ripped. We know that there is Creatine use at Husson, now we must look at why there is Creatine use at Husson and should it be regulated. The reasons for Creatine use at Husson are clear. Husson has a rich tradition of quality athletics and thus the pressure of performing is greater than other small colleges throughout Maine. Also, because of the climate the regular seasons for many sports are squeezed into a short amount of time. For example the Husson baseball team plays their whole season from April 6th to April 28th. Thats ten games squeezed into three weeks. Furthermore, they play back to back games four times. By using Creatine the players will b...
