Rory McIlroy revealed that he gets an extra boost for his workouts from a daily supplement he takes.
During the Crypto.com Showdown, the Northern Irishman talked about his workout regimen with Scottie Scheffler and explained how he gets an edge in the weight room.
McIlroy revealed that he regularly takes creatine to get an energy boost for his workouts.
‘I take 20 grams a day,’ McIlroy told Scheffler. ‘There’s a lot of research that it’s really good for mental [sharpness]. I take ten grams before I work out and ten grams at some point during the day.’
According to the Cleveland Clinic, creatine is a compound your body naturally makes from protein-rich foods. It also supplies energy to your muscles and brain.
Many people, especially athletes, take creatine supplements to increase strength, improve performance, and help keep their minds sharp.
Golf star Rory McIlroy revealed that he takes 20 grams of creatine supplements every day
McIlroy’s intake of 20-grams is said to be ideal for loading phase of people taking creatine.
‘There’s no [risk]. It’s such a safe [supplement]. It’s one of the most studied supplements ever,’ McIlroy added.
‘It helps you. If you’re working out, it just helps you work out harder.’
As the conversation went on, the broadcast crew hopped on the golfers’ earpieces and confirmed if they were talking about the supplement.
‘Yeah, we’re talking about creatine. Rory’s sharing his secrets with us,’ Scheffler quipped, grabbing McIlroy’s creatine-infused water bottle.
‘It’s my ‘Hit it further’ juice,’ McIlroy claimed.
McIlroy – who had an impressive physical transformation since gaining stardom in the sport – has been dedicated and disciplined about how he treats his body.
In 2020, he told Golf.com that he started working out for two reasons – to avoid injury and improve his golf swing.
McIlroy and Scottie Scheffler celebrate after the Crypto.com Showdown in Las Vegas, Nevada
‘I had some bone edema in the vertebrae, and the doctor said to me if you let this go any longer, that could turn into a stress fracture and that could put you out for a long time,’ McIlroy said during the 2020 US Open week.
‘It was more out of necessity than anything else. … How fast and hard we swing at it, you have to at least do something in the gym to prevent injury.’
‘I wanted to get stronger and build up a little bit of robustness in my body,’ he continued. ‘Honestly, make myself a little less flexible, a little stiffer, that was one of the reasons.’
‘I had so much movement in my hips and in the lower part of my spine that there was not enough stability to protect the joints and the discs and the vertebrae.’
