Creatine

[theworm]

anyone have good results with it?

i remember when it first came out, everyone thought it was a legal steroid,  i used it about 10 years ago, and did not notice anything.  they make it better these days?   I also remember getting palpatations while on it.  crazy.

[The Showstoppa]

anyone have good results with it?

i remember when it first came out, everyone thought it was a legal steroid,  i used it about 10 years ago, and did not notice anything.  they make it better these days?   I also remember getting palpatations while on it.  crazy.

haha, good to hear you are thinking of ingesting chemical waste molecules...

[El Diablo Blanco]

anyone have good results with it?

i remember when it first came out, everyone thought it was a legal steroid,  i used it about 10 years ago, and did not notice anything.  they make it better these days?   I also remember getting palpatations while on it.  crazy.

Excellent stuff.  Works better than any fiber supplement out there.  Guaranteed crazy wet diarrhea shits once I took it.  Felt clean as a whistle.

[The Showstoppa]

nice thread title change. 

[SF1900]

I only take one type of creatine, and that's creatine effervescent. Love it! Always have good results with it.

FSI makes a good product. Its now called Eightball nutrition, but its the same product.

[pluck]

Just eat more meat. Don't waste your money on supplements.
Hope this helps.

[SF1900]

Just eat more meat. Don't waste your money on supplements.
Hope this helps.

Yeah, but how much does it cost to eat 5 grams of creatine from red meat?

[theworm]

nice thread title change. 

nice pick up, not many people know what creatinine is.

[The Showstoppa]

nice pick up, not many people know what creatinine is.

i always thought it was kinda funny how close it sounds to creatine when I get labwork done.  And the fact if you workout seriously, it's usually a little elevated.

[pluck]

Yeah, but how much does it cost to eat 5 grams of creatine from red meat?

This is the problem with people who take up a lifestyle or hobby. There are no cheap hobbies or lifestyles out there. If you want to be a bodybuilder or simply gain muscle ...you can't do it half ass. GO  and eat 5-6 meals with meat as the main portion and see if your 5 grams of creatine is gonna make a difference. Sure it's gonna cost a decent amount of money but nothing that is worthwhile is inexpensive.

Getting big isn't rocket science like people make it out to be. You don't need supps, just food. You can't get big if you have an average diet that your mother fed you since you were in diapers and stack it with protein and creatine.

[SF1900]

This is the problem with people who take up a lifestyle or hobby. There are no cheap hobbies or lifestyles out there. If you want to be a bodybuilder or simply gain muscle ...you can't do it half ass. GO  and eat 5-6 meals with meat as the main portion and see if your 5 grams of creatine is gonna make a difference. Sure it's gonna cost a decent amount of money but nothing that is worthwhile is inexpensive.

Getting big isn't rocket science like people make it out to be. You don't need supps, just food. You can't get big if you have an average diet that your mother fed you since you were in diapers and stack it with protein and creatine.

Sure, but we're also living in a realistic universe! 1) most people can't afford to eat 5-6 meals of red meat a day, 2) how is that healthy for you?  Its cheaper and more efficient to just buy some creatine. Sorry, but you can gain muscle without eating 5-6 meals a day of red meat. I have put on a good deal of muscle without eating that much red meat. I'm never going to step on stage!! Why go to such extreme lengths to get maybe another 1/2 inch on your arm?

[emn1964]

Plazmosis

[SF1900]

Plazmosis

Anator-P70.

[dj181]

The first time I tried it was back in 98. I gained 13 pounds in 6 weeks, and my bodyfat remained unchanged, at about 11%. I used creatine monohydrate and started with a 5 day loading phase of 20 grams daily (4 doses of 5 grams) and then a maintaince dose of 5 grams daily thereafter.

[NordicNerd]

anyone have good results with it?

i remember when it first came out, everyone thought it was a legal steroid,  i used it about 10 years ago, and did not notice anything.  they make it better these days?   I also remember getting palpatations while on it.  crazy.

Very good results. Get Creapure, from Germany, purest there is. Creatine IS effective.

NN

[ChristopherA]

Solid product and one of the best for a natty bb. I get a kick out of the uninformed media that to this day will loosely throw around creatine usage like it's a steroid. Or try and make it seem like it's a "gateway" supplement that leads to eventual steroid usage.

[Croatch]

Creatine is one of your primary energy sources.  To say it doesn't work, would be foolish.
You hold more water in the muscle, when taking it, making you more full and stronger.
Drawbacks, minor creabloat.  Once you stop, the water leaves the muscle cells (smaller/weaker).
Doesn't affect natural test levels.
Even krealkalyn causes bloat.  Don't buy into the ph balance giving less bloat, it's inaccurate.

For a long time, I never would workout without it, but now...I'd rather have a leaner appearance, so don't bother and sacrifice strength.

[Fatpanda]

monohydrate is very effective at producing strength and mass gains when used correctly i.e. around the workout when the blood will carry it to the muscle.

if people are not doing this then your results will be much less.

every person that claims to want to grow muscle and get stronger should be taking it - if not you are not doing yourself justice.

it is the real deal.

creatine monohydrate is as effective as all the other effervescent, alkalised versions - and is also much cheaper.

[ChristopherA]

monohydrate is very effective at producing strength and mass gains when used correctly i.e. around the workout when the blood will carry it to the muscle.

if people are not doing this then your results will be much less.

every person that claims to want to grow muscle and get stronger should be taking it - if not you are not doing yourself justice.

it is the real deal.

creatine monohydrate is as effective as all the other effervescent, alkalised versions - and is also much cheaper.

Was the esterfied creatine just bullshit? No better than regular monohydrate?

[SF1900]

monohydrate is very effective at producing strength and mass gains when used correctly i.e. around the workout when the blood will carry it to the muscle.

if people are not doing this then your results will be much less.

every person that claims to want to grow muscle and get stronger should be taking it - if not you are not doing yourself justice.

it is the real deal.

creatine monohydrate is as effective as all the other effervescent, alkalised versions - and is also much cheaper.

Yeah, but doesn't monohydrate requiring a loading phase? Effervescent doesn't. Plus, the effervescent by FSI is pretty cheap, if you can find it in the right places online.

[theworm]

i got palpatations (rapid and skipped heart beats) while on it back in the 90s... (EAS brand).  think its different these days, or is there a similar alternative?

[240 is Back]

creatine turned Carlton into a monster in the late 90s.

[dj181]

Hey SF1900, Yeah man, monohydrate requires a loading phase, but its only for 5 days. 4 seperate doses of 5 grams daily. At the moment, Im still a bit chubby (12-13% bodyfat) but once I hit 10% Im gonna do me a cycle, and I fully expect to gain bout 10 fat-free pounds in than 2 weeks :>

[Topskin69]

For as much as people knock it Creatine has always worked well for me. I typically jump up about 8-10 pounds whenever I use it.

I also probably have more type II muscle then the average person, so this might have something to do with it.

[dj181]

Just curious Top, what kind of training protocol do you follow while on it? I stick with sets of 6 reps.