Without glycine, the body cannot create creatine. Bodybuilders naturally choose creatine-supplemented diets to gain both muscle strength and mass. The human joint system is primarily made up of cartilage, and glycine, along with proline and hydroxyproline, forms the proteins in our joints.

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