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Creatine
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i heard that's really bad for the kindneys too! 2 friends of mine use creatine(i prefer to stay natural) they know the consequences...they use it periodic like 1 week creatin 1 month wihtout creatine and aslo they drink a lot of water...you should study and learn more about the consequences -
If you use creatine you have to make sure it is in a short period of time. I don't think it should be used consistently. I used it for a 6 week period during the summer going into my Junior year. It helped me to gain an extra 10 pounds which was great!
It could be a complete coincidence, but only two months later I got a stress fracture in my hip/femur and had to get two screws put in it and was out of running for a very long time. I have heard that it has caused freak injuries in the past to others so I still feel like it had some sort of influence on the injury. No way of telling though..
Regardless, if you can stay away from it I would. If you really can't gain weight and need some assistance, don't overdo it. Only a few weeks! -
yeah, I also heard that.
I used Kre Alkalyn EFX pro, which got ( they say ) a better acid-base-balance.
The effect of it, the creatine goes faster into your blood circle and won't harm your kidneys so much. You then, should use it without breaks inbetween.
However, I would use Creatine twice a Year.
6-8 Week of creatine. 2-3months break and then again. -
If you look into it, there is little indication that creatine supplementation can cause kidney trouble. Admittedly, they haven't run large long-term continuous-use tests yet though.
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15707376
Personally, I find creatine useful during the summer. I spend eight or more hours a day moving and assembling windows, then head to the track for a couple hours of high-rep workout (overtraining, I know). Without creatine, it's hard to string together a week at a time. I've never noticed increased muscle mass that I would attribute to creatine, or even water retention really. For me, I just notice more muscular endurance. -
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I don't know if it was the placebo effect or the creatine.. but the first day I used it I had an Increase of 20% of weights on all muscle groups
It was really impressive.
My experience is that you:
- drink a lot more water
- muscle endurance and strength is better
- pump effect is bigger -
I'm pretty sure it was the creatine, you had more ATP as an energy source before you started creating lactic acid. Its great to have that extra strength and endurance, but I don't see the point if you have to have the drug in your system to see the gains. A lot of people say it helps pack on muscle mass as well, but in my opinion muscle mass itself is useless. I'm more interested in how much it can effect your functional strength long-term when you aren't using. What do you mean when you say the, "pump effect is bigger"? I suppose like anything it has its place, in Eugene's case it gives him that extra bit of energy to work out after a long day of work. This is great as long as it doesn't lead to overtraining injuries when you're unaware of your actual fatigue level.