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- Thread starter jgalb78
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Creatine is cheap, so yes, it is worth the money. Optimum Nutrition Creatine Powder is $15.00 on Amazon. That container will last you a long time.
Creatine is absorbed into your muscle/bone. It will allow you to push harder when lifting weights. This has been proven.
Creatine is basically 100% water weight. If you are worried about losing weight then I wouldn't touch Creatine. You'll gain excess water around your abs. If you're shredded or don't care about excess water, then go for Creatine and get the benefits of looking bigger and having better workouts in the gym.
Creatine is absorbed into your muscle/bone. It will allow you to push harder when lifting weights. This has been proven.
Creatine is basically 100% water weight. If you are worried about losing weight then I wouldn't touch Creatine. You'll gain excess water around your abs. If you're shredded or don't care about excess water, then go for Creatine and get the benefits of looking bigger and having better workouts in the gym.
Too cheap to not use. 5g per day is all you need
MaxxReps
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Agree, its one sup that actually works. Also the water retention is muscular, I believe - its not edema. I started taking creatine after about 1 year of working out and the results were immediately noticeable. I gained a little size, 5lb on the scale, and was about 10% stronger.
edit: Also don't get sucked in to buying some expensive concoction. Creatine Monohydrate is all you need and is cheap. Preload 20g / day (5g x 4 times a day) for a week then 5g a day forever.
edit: Also don't get sucked in to buying some expensive concoction. Creatine Monohydrate is all you need and is cheap. Preload 20g / day (5g x 4 times a day) for a week then 5g a day forever.
21"GunSalute
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I've used creatine mono in the past and it always bothered my stomach and caused me to bloat something fierce. Now I've been using creatine nitrate for a year now and absolutely love it. Great pumps at the gym and not as much bloat. Do some research on it. Everyone has their own opinion on which creatine they like so just go by trial and error and see which one you like better.
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Keep in mind that creatine monohydrate is the form used in studies. There is repeated evidence that it works. Save your money and dont buy brands that are priced like pharmaceuticals. I was posting such information at the bodybuilding . com site and apparently the forum moderators got pissed and made me get a temporary ban. They dont believe in freedom of speech at that site.
I buy mine at Walmart, 400 gm Body Fortress 12 bucks. That's like 1 cent a 5 gm serving. I suspect that the creatine hcl is overpriced nonsense with this "microdosing". Save your money and dont support these scammers that price their supplements as if they are pharmaceuticals-they are crooks.
If your stomach bothers you after taking it, play some chess in between heavy sets of lifting. The chess stops nausea. Dont buy into the crap that you need stuff other than creatine monohydrate. There might be some stomach discomfort but that goes away quickly after some heavy sets.
I buy mine at Walmart, 400 gm Body Fortress 12 bucks. That's like 1 cent a 5 gm serving. I suspect that the creatine hcl is overpriced nonsense with this "microdosing". Save your money and dont support these scammers that price their supplements as if they are pharmaceuticals-they are crooks.
If your stomach bothers you after taking it, play some chess in between heavy sets of lifting. The chess stops nausea. Dont buy into the crap that you need stuff other than creatine monohydrate. There might be some stomach discomfort but that goes away quickly after some heavy sets.
