The invention relates to the use of creatine pyruvate for increasing
stamina during highly intensive intermittent physical exertion. Said use
is to be applied in particular during short-term intensive muscular
exertion and/or muscular exertion of short-duration and/or that is
repeated in short intervals, preferably during sprinting and sporting
performances in running disciplines and during exercises using sports
equipment provided with rollers, wheels or sliding surfaces, in addition
to during raising, pulling and/or lifting movements of the extremities
and the neck. The invention relates in particular to variants, in which
muscular exertion is maintained for between 0.1 seconds and 5 minutes
and/or during which the muscular exertion is carried out with a frequency
of between 0.1 and 600 minutes. In the latter variant, the muscular
exertion can increase with each interval. The creatine pyruvate is
administered in the required application in daily doses of between 500 mg
and 30 g and in particular over a period of between 1 day and 12 weeks in
powder, lozenge, capsule or coated tablet form, in liquids and also as a
food supplement or functional food.
