Creatine - Helpful or pure BS pseudoscience?

FeralRed · 2018-08-02T20:40:02+00:00

The science is crystal... look up the phosphocreatine cycle.

It basically allows you to push that last rep. At the expense of potentially losing your hair.

Are you at the point in your lifting career where you NEED to get that last rep in?

[deleted] · 2018-08-02T19:36:40+00:00

Its the first thing that your muscle burns for energy while lifting that doesn't require oxygen expenditure. Therefore it helps you get like one more lift in a set or that final extra bit instead of failing. It makes you look bigger than you are but you'll carry water weight.

Swelfie · 2018-08-02T21:05:34+00:00

Creatine is probably the only OTC supplement that is not pseudoscience. It gets stored in the muscles, making them appear slightly larger, and is used by them for energy, giving you a bit of a boost by allowing you to go a tad bit further in the gym. The effect is slight though. Megadosing creatine doesn't help, so keep it reasonable. There is no solid evidence pointing to any negative health effects for reasonable doseage levels and is a substance found in your food anyway.

The hair loss thing has very, very loose evidence and looks to be not statistically significant.

YtBlue · 2018-08-02T19:38:16+00:00

Creatine causes a lot of people to bloat. It does help but not to THAT extent. It's almost negligible.

Fapisluv · 2018-08-02T22:17:16+00:00

It gives a small boost in performance. It helps with recovery in between sets and after workout. It enhances your immune system.

Gives you a few lbs of weight. If you are low body fat(12% or less) it will make you look better. If you are fatter than that it will make you look even more bloated. Has a very small chance of speeding up your balding, if you have the genes for it.

lastdumra · 2018-08-02T19:40:09+00:00

Creatine helps but don't expect it to be an overwhelming force. It just helps in recovering quicker from efforts, which allows you to go harder next time you train and get more gains. The effects are nothing spectacular, but they are real, not bullshit. Plus side is creation is dirt cheap.

I read somewhere that 90% Olympic athletes took creatine. In fact, you take and absorb creatine when you eat meat or eggs, just very small quantities.

2comment · 2018-08-02T19:41:28+00:00

One of the guys that I followed, Avi Lehyani, who regularly doesn't take supplements, said creatine gave him results. He quit it because he's for the more natural side of things. Longterm, it can potentially fuck up kidneys if yours are being strained already, eating a lot of kidney intense foods like lots of meat already for protein.

You gotta have perspective in mind, the results might be 10% improvement when you reach potential but if you're just starting out or just a year or two in, it's nothing that some time wouldn't have given you already. Lots of supps are contaminated, find a good source from a reputable company if you go for it.

ValorElite · 2018-08-03T02:23:06+00:00

I don't do it because I don't want the extra water weight for my sports (basketball, running, cycling). You don't need it

daytonbull90 · 2018-08-02T22:31:04+00:00

It's legit, and so is beta alanine (but beta alanine takes a week to kick in, like creatine).

Title	Creatine - Helpful or pure BS pseudoscience?
Author	AggressiveMarket
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Date	August 2, 2018 7:31 PM UTC (7 years ago)
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