Optimum Nutrition Creatine+

Optimum Nutrition Creatine+ — 5g Creatine With Electrolytes and Vitamins

Creatine+ takes the 5g creatine monohydrate dose that works and builds a support system around it — electrolytes for hydration and B, C and D vitamins for energy metabolism and immune function. Micronised for smooth mixing. 360g, 40 serves. In stock at TopDog Nutrition.

Why Add Electrolytes to Creatine

This is the part that makes Creatine+ different from a plain tub, and it's better reasoned than most "plus" formulas.

Creatine works partly by drawing water into muscle cells. That's the cell volumisation effect behind muscle fullness — but it also means your fluid requirements go up while you're using it. Meanwhile, training makes you sweat out sodium, potassium and magnesium, and hydration status directly affects strength output, endurance and cramping.

Pairing creatine with electrolytes addresses both sides: the creatine increases intracellular water demand, the electrolytes support the balance that lets your body actually hold and distribute that water. It's a genuinely sensible pairing rather than label decoration.

The Vitamins

• B vitamins — cofactors in energy metabolism. They're the machinery that converts food into usable ATP, which is the same currency creatine helps regenerate. Training hard on a restricted diet is exactly when B vitamin status tends to slip.
• Vitamin C — an antioxidant supporting immune function and collagen synthesis. Heavy training loads temporarily suppress immune function, and connective tissue takes a beating alongside muscle.
• Vitamin D — involved in muscle function, bone health and immune regulation. Deficiency is widespread, particularly through New Zealand winters, and low vitamin D status is associated with reduced muscle strength.

5g of Creatine — The Dose That Matters

Creatine is stored in muscle as phosphocreatine, which regenerates ATP during maximal effort — heavy sets, sprints, anything explosive lasting seconds. More stored phosphocreatine means more quality reps before failure, and over months, more progress.

5g daily is the standard maintenance dose and reaches full saturation in around four weeks without loading. Monohydrate is the form with hundreds of studies behind it and the one every newer version is benchmarked against.

Take it every day, training or not. Creatine works on accumulation, not on timing around a session.

Creatine+ or Plain Micronised Creatine?

If you already use an electrolyte drink and a multivitamin, Micronised Creatine Powder gives you the same 5g at a lower cost per serve with nothing you're duplicating.

Creatine+ makes sense if you'd rather one product covered creatine, hydration and the relevant micronutrients — particularly if you train in heat, sweat heavily, or your diet isn't consistently covering the vitamin side.

Directions

Mix one serve with water as directed. Take daily, including rest days.

Timing is flexible. Around training makes sense given the electrolyte content, but the creatine works through saturation regardless of when you take it.

Keep your water intake up — creatine raises intramuscular water demand.

Frequently Asked Questions

How many serves per tub?

40 serves in 360g.

Is the creatine the same as the plain powder?

Yes — micronised creatine monohydrate at 5g per serve. The difference is the electrolytes and vitamins alongside it.

Can I take it alongside a pre-workout?

Check your totals. Gold Standard Pre-Workout already includes 3g of creatine, so stacking both puts you at 8g on training days. Not harmful, but more than you need — 3–5g daily is the effective range.

Do I need to load?

No. 5g daily reaches saturation in about four weeks. Loading gets there faster but ends in the same place.

Will the electrolytes replace a sports drink?

For a normal gym session, yes — they cover typical sweat losses. For long endurance work in heat, you'll want a dedicated hydration product with a higher sodium load.