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drveejay11
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Nelson....what are YOUR thoughts on Creatine???
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I like it too 
chanmanfoo
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you guys crack me up. creatine is good shit no two ways about it in my opinion, unless of course i die from it in twenty years.
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funny people here today. 
Is it too late to join the party? Hey, I'm Nelson!
Anyway, this is the long and short of it on creatine.
I'm not thrilled with it, but I don't think it's a scam. In other words, it isn't inert and it's reletively safe, so whay not....give it a shot. It works especially well on first timers.
The majority of it's effectiveness doesn't come so much from the ATP but from the water retention, which acts as a "hydrolic effect" on the joints. The thing with ATP is, it's like most nutrients -- you'll use what your body can absorb, and discard the rest. And the body can only absorb so much. Adding more will not add more strength. In fact, it's doubtful that you can absorb more ATP in a 24 hour period than is present in a hamburger.
The whole "loading phase" promo on creatine was concocted by James Bradshaw when he worked for MM2K. It was a total sales pitch -- absolutely no science behind it whatsoever.
I don't use creatine anymore because it smooths me out. But if you're on a bulking program, it isn't a bad idea to add it in -- especially since it's pretty cheap these days.
Anyway, this is the long and short of it on creatine.
I'm not thrilled with it, but I don't think it's a scam. In other words, it isn't inert and it's reletively safe, so whay not....give it a shot. It works especially well on first timers.
The majority of it's effectiveness doesn't come so much from the ATP but from the water retention, which acts as a "hydrolic effect" on the joints. The thing with ATP is, it's like most nutrients -- you'll use what your body can absorb, and discard the rest. And the body can only absorb so much. Adding more will not add more strength. In fact, it's doubtful that you can absorb more ATP in a 24 hour period than is present in a hamburger.
The whole "loading phase" promo on creatine was concocted by James Bradshaw when he worked for MM2K. It was a total sales pitch -- absolutely no science behind it whatsoever.
I don't use creatine anymore because it smooths me out. But if you're on a bulking program, it isn't a bad idea to add it in -- especially since it's pretty cheap these days.
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satchboogie
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its just a shame that once you stop taking it the extra 5 pounds go with it.
myself being under 10% i dont mind a little extra water.
myself being under 10% i dont mind a little extra water.
THeMaCHinE
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I've never responded to creatine. Stuff just doesn't work for me.
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Creatine has never done a thing for me..........all kinds, eas phospagen, effervescent creatine, liquid creatine, plain old powder.........NOTHING, no matter how hydrated I am, i just don't get anything from it.
I have used on after two cycles as per some other people's advice, maybe it helped a little bit in terms of preserving lbm, but who knows........
IMO the best way to take it is just to get the powder, and just measure the amount desired and just dump it into your mouth and chase it w/whatever you would normally use(like your pw shake w/dextose), this way you don't have to keep stirring that crap and drinking it and realizing that 1/3 of it is still just chillin at the bottom of the glass.
I have used on after two cycles as per some other people's advice, maybe it helped a little bit in terms of preserving lbm, but who knows........
IMO the best way to take it is just to get the powder, and just measure the amount desired and just dump it into your mouth and chase it w/whatever you would normally use(like your pw shake w/dextose), this way you don't have to keep stirring that crap and drinking it and realizing that 1/3 of it is still just chillin at the bottom of the glass.
Jetisin-Try the MICRONIZED or effervescent versions,uptake is superior to the big granules...As much as I hate to admit it,CELL TECH actually kicked ass when I used it,gained a shitload of strength and about 8 lbs in 2 weeks time,but that stuff is loaded with way too much carbs for my taste.
