Creatine experiences

[Hugo Stiglitz]

Pros, cons and is it worthwhile and at what doses?

Is it safe for your kidneys etc????? That's key.

[mcelliott]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

Pros, cons and is it worthwhile and at what doses?

Is it safe for your kidneys etc????? That's key.

Perfectly safe, the most studied supplement ever, health benefits beyond muscle building, must be taken everyday though, see it as the last few percent, quality sleep and nutrition will give way bigger bang for buck.

[Louis Balfour]

Hugo Stiglitz said:

Pros, cons and is it worthwhile and at what doses?

Is it safe for your kidneys etc????? That's key.

I used it for a while a few years ago and put on masses of water weight, and not in an attractive way.

[popeyewhite]

mcelliott said:

quality sleep and nutrition will give way bigger bang for buck.

This.
Also creatine only really works as it should with lower rep sets when strength training.

[Wildfire]

I found it did help with outright strength training, you do take on water weight so you look bigger but can look bloated.

The worst thing is coming off it as I pretty much lost a load of energy and felt terrible for a good couple of weeks.

[Fozziebear]

Tried it years ago, took a teaspoon amount in water 4 times a day and got some great growth results, mainly water though. tried it again last year and didn't see a lot of improvements, I found I get the historic results from using anadrol 50mg pre training, mass growth, water bulk, but size stays longer. Im not endorsing it before anyone says im a crazy juicer.

[popeyewhite]

Wildfire said:

... felt terrible for a good couple of weeks.

Unlikely down to ceasing C, all that will happen is you'll lose a kilo in water from your cells. C only provides a small amount of explosive energy, not the day to day walk the dog sort of energy. Maybe you caught a bug or something, quite common at the end of a training cycle?

[Louis Balfour]

popeyewhite said:

Wildfire said:

... felt terrible for a good couple of weeks.

Unlikely down to ceasing C, all that will happen is you'll lose a kilo in water from your cells. C only provides a small amount of explosive energy, not the day to day walk the dog sort of energy. Maybe you caught a bug or something, quite common at the end of a training cycle?

I was rowing quite a lot when I took it. I lost quite a lot of performance immediately I stopped. But I also stopped looking like Mr. Blobby.

[bazza white]

Gives me gout so I avoid now. Also when you come off it you pee all the time whilst your body gets rid of excess water.

[Jamescrs]

I've been a regular user for over 12 months now, think the scoop size gives about 5 grams per day and I throw it in with protein shake.

Works well for me, I do regular strength training, im in the gym 5 days a week on average.

I dont feel I have gained any water bloatedness others claim, no side effects. It's not the be all and end all in weight training but it does assist.

I would say if you can find a pure creatine Monohydrate at a decent price go for it, I've noticed prices have been steadily rising for months now and some supplement suppliers are adding flavourings etc to try and be different but it's all unnecessary and just marketing ro push the prices even higher.

[Sheets Tabuer]

Used it for years and I'm talking many, many years, 5mg in water every morning and I can push out more reps.

Only issue is now my joints and tendons seem to be failing... bugger. obviously not down to creatine, I'm getting old.