Creatine

[Mr Nobody]

it def makes you break out
thats why i stay away from it

Maybe BSN has something for a replacement but Chick wont tell us what it is.

[dj181]

Ok, here is the before pic. My arm measures 39 cm, which is about 15 and 1/3 inches, and I weigh 77.6 kg, which is about 171 pounds, and my waist measures 85 cm, which is about 33 and 1/2 inches. See we will see.... P.S. I dont train legs coz im too lazy to train them, and its boring as fvuk to train them as well

[Mr Nobody]

Ok, here is the before pic. My arm measures 39 cm, which is about 15 and 1/3 inches, and I weigh 77.6 kg, which is about 171 pounds, and my waist measures 85 cm, which is about 33 and 1/2 inches. See we will see.... P.S. I dont train legs coz im too lazy to train them, and its boring as fvuk to train them as well

Pretty decent arm there, legs are boring to train but squats stimulate your whole system so may help your upper body development. Then again pants always work.

[CalvinH]

Bloat,bloat,bloat for me.

[MCWAY]

Ok, here is the before pic. My arm measures 39 cm, which is about 15 and 1/3 inches, and I weigh 77.6 kg, which is about 171 pounds, and my waist measures 85 cm, which is about 33 and 1/2 inches. See we will see.... P.S. I dont train legs coz im too lazy to train them, and its boring as fvuk to train them as well

If leg training is boring, it's because you don't have enough poundage on the bar. You know what Ronnie says: "Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder; but don't nobody wanna lift no heavy-@$$ weight!"

[dj181]

Yeah I know about the importance of a heavy compound lift for the legs, via barbell squats of even leg presses, but I can always use another standard excuse of mine which is, "I can't do them coz my knee is fucked from 2 previous surgeries that I had on it from basketball injuries." But I do plan on doing some regular and heavy stiff-leg deads, and hopefully these SLD's will give me a decent boost.

[Hulkotron]

Yeah I know about the importance of a heavy compound lift for the legs, via barbell squats of even leg presses, but I can always use another standard excuse of mine which is, "I can't do them coz my knee is fucked from 2 previous surgeries that I had on it from basketball injuries." But I do plan on doing some regular and heavy stiff-leg deads, and hopefully these SLD's will give me a decent boost.

I had a strained hip flexor over the spring and was able to make some modest progress with my legs doing nothing but SLDLs and leg extensions.

[dj181]

6 day update. Bodyweight up 4 pounds, waist up 1 inch, arms up half inch.

[Fatpanda]

good stuff.

are you loading all day every day or only taking pre/post workout ?

[leadhead]

I took creatine 7-8 years ago and did gain 5-6 lbs in the first wk and maybe a few more while "cycling it" but it's all bloat and I dropped the weight quickly when i came off it. I temporarily gained some strength too while on. Just like most other supplements, 99% are garbage. If I were going to spend money on BB supps now it would be on real hormones, more bang for your buck.

and LOL at the guy comparing creatine to a mild dose of dbol. 10mg of dbol is probably 100x more effective than all the creatine in a supplement store..

[dj181]

I loaded for 5 days, and now I'm just taking it pre/post. I think that I will be able to add another 2 or 3 cm (roughly 1 inch) within the next 3 weeks if I'm lucky, but only time will tell. I've got a huge appetite now, and I'm not sure if it's from the creatine monohydrate or not? I can eat a large bowl of hot buttered pasta in under 3 minutes LOL

[Palpatine Q]

Creatine just makes me hold water..a marginal strength gain isnt worth it to me

[Palpatine Q]

Pretty decent arm there, legs are boring to train but squats stimulate your whole system so may help your upper body development. Then again pants always work.

You're kidding...right ??

Nothing against him, but he looks like an average joe

[EL Mariachi]

Im not affiliated with this product called shockwave, it has good creatine in it that doesnt require loading and you dont get bloat!!!
it gave me very good pumps while on it!!

[Parker]

Creatine just makes me hold water..a marginal strength gain isnt worth it to me

My mom said I look like a penguin when i was on creatine (creation as it was referred to). Got food poisoning, and was in the hospital and lost about 15 pounds---all water weight.

[Palpatine Q]

My mom said I look like a penguin when i was on creatine (creation as it was referred to). Got food poisoning, and was in the hospital and lost about 15 pounds---all water weight.

HaHaHa  (not about the hospitalization)

[dj181]

Just trained delts and tris today, and added 3 reps to my delt exercise and 4 reps to my tri exercise so now I'm expecting a size jump to go along with it as well Progressive overload IS the name of the game

[WillGrant]

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.

Carefull bro , it might make your hair fall out 

[hmontaq]

These great weight numbers are water weight gain. When you stop you lose the water thus bringing you back to where you started unless you train like a maniac. It tastes nasty, makes my face round from the retention, and worries me about the breakdown in my kidneys so I didnt use it too long when I did.

[Fatpanda]

These great weight numbers are water weight gain. When you stop you lose the water thus bringing you back to where you started unless you train like a maniac. It tastes nasty, makes my face round from the retention, and worries me about the breakdown in my kidneys so I didnt use it too long when I did.

its only creatine.

its not that serious.

[The Showstoppa]

These great weight numbers are water weight gain. When you stop you lose the water thus bringing you back to where you started unless you train like a maniac. It tastes nasty, makes my face round from the retention, and worries me about the breakdown in my kidneys so I didnt use it too long when I did.

If creatine takes you out, you deserved to be culled.

[Fatpanda]

If creatine takes you out, you deserved to be culled.

can you imagine him on anadrol, insulin and dnp 

[The Showstoppa]

can you imagine him on anadrol, insulin and dnp 

just handling the vials would cause him to slip into a coma.

[hmontaq]

All interesting comments since I placed second at the 2000 WNSO worlds just missing my Musclemania card but this IS getbig so flaming is your business

[Heywood]

Loading never seemed logical since your body cannot store creatine anyway.  Sort of like loading protein.   

I do recall that it was recommended to use it for about 3 months, and then stop using it for some period of time. 

Is it really necessary to get off of it for a period of time? 

Why couldn't you simply take 5 grams/day along with your other supplements?