Creatine use?

polarizingpotato · 2020-02-28T04:38:37+00:00

Creatine Monohydrate (3 to 5 grams a day) + Whey Protein

Protocol_Apollo · 2020-02-28T04:57:00+00:00

If you want to do a creatine, take PURE creatine monohydrate.

5g a day no more.

If you are susceptible to balding, then you probably shouldn’t take it since it can accelerate hair loss.

Red_Pill_Brotherhood · 2020-02-28T19:50:46+00:00

Creatine is one of the few supplements that is actually worth it. Its cheap too. Use 5g a day for up to 6 months or so then cycle off for a month and restart.

You'll gain 4-8 pounds from it. It accelerates ADP to ATP production which helps with recovery, it gives you some added water weight which makes you look a bit bigger and increases strength a bit(can help bust plateaus).

Edit: creatine monohydrate is your best bet.

Adorable_FecalSpray · 2020-02-28T04:39:33+00:00

Dooooo IT!

Start w 5mg, you don’t need to do the 20mg start unless you like getting your gut flushed out through your ass. In 5-7 days, you should start feeling it. I find it’s effect to be subtle but allows me to do a few more reps or another set or two when I lift.

Creatine is among the most well-researched and effective supplements. It can help with exercise performance by rapidly producing energy during intense activity. Creatine may also provide cognitive benefits but more research is needed in that area.

The primary benefit of creatine is an improvement in strength and power output during resistance exercise. For this purpose, creatine is well-researched, and the effects are quite notable for a supplement. When used in conjunction with resistance exercise, creatine may modestly increase lean mass. It has also been tested for anaerobic running capacity in many studies, the results of which are fairly mixed but generally suggest a small improvement in performance.

While creatine has been researched far less for cognitive performance than physical performance, it may have benefits in some contexts. A reduction in mental fatigue has been observed in various scenarios such as demanding mental activity, sleep deprivation, and traumatic brain injury. Creatine may improve working memory, though likely only for those with below-average creatine levels such as vegetarians and the elderly. We need more research in these areas and other cognitive

Most of the supposed dangers of creatine are unfounded. Due to the bad reputation of performance-enhancing drugs, it has been wrongfully equated with the worst examples. It also increases levels of creatinine in the body, which are a marker of poor kidney function. However, the increase in creatinine isn't due to kidney damage, but simply more creatinine being produced. There is a lack of long-term studies in people with reduced kidney function, however, so caution could still be taken in that instance. Besides the minor gastrointestinal issues from excessive creatine, it is unlikely to be unsafe or bad for you.

vodkalimesoda1 · 2020-02-28T04:34:59+00:00

Just FYI if you’ve got anyone balding in your immediate family I’d stay away from it. Unless you dgaf about your hair.

frognads · 2020-02-28T11:19:37+00:00

Creatine is also good for your brain. Go for it.

Mostass · 2020-02-28T11:48:36+00:00

The size boost is small, less of a difference than a good pump makes. I take it cause it's cheap and conpared to most shit it actually works, even if just barely.

BusterVadge · 2020-02-28T14:55:39+00:00

It's one of the only supplements that actually works, so get on that shit as soon as you can.

Ilovevoodoo · 2020-02-28T20:15:18+00:00

Gave me good results but the water weight is a bitch

cumberger · 2020-02-29T04:29:46+00:00

W A S T E O F M O N E Y

spartanblood1 · 2020-03-04T11:16:32+00:00

honestly, from my experience. Its really pointless dude, just eat well and kill your muscles at the gym.

deeznutsbeswingin · 2020-02-28T04:38:49+00:00

I gained a shitton of muscle without it just by doing protein shakes once or twice a day and a 5 day lifting schedule. Creatine naturally occurs in meat though so I really don’t see a problem with it.. it’d be no different than having a lot of red meat in your diet afaik

muricanwerewolf1 · 2020-02-28T04:49:42+00:00

Too early for creatine lol well I never

Title	Creatine use?
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Date	February 28, 2020 4:31 AM UTC (6 years ago)
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