Is Creatine Worth It ?
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Try creatine hcl or Kre-alkalyn, doesn't retain water7
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Also, there is no loading or either one of these supplements. Get unflavored and toss it right in with your protein shake3
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gamblekevin255 wrote: »Also, there is no loading or either one of these supplements. Get unflavored and toss it right in with your protein shake
I always do unflavored and it goes into a shake or cup of milk.
I'm just going to go off creatine and see how my body responds.
Eta I really need to double check my autocorrect.2 -
https://examine.com/supplements/creatine/
https://examine.com/nutrition/what-is-the-best-form-of-creatine/
Just some good info on forms of creatine.1 -
https://examine.com/supplements/creatine/
https://examine.com/nutrition/what-is-the-best-form-of-creatine/
Just some good info on forms of creatine.
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GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I've been bulking since October, taking creatine monohydrate the whole time. I gained an initial 6ish lbs that first month and averaged 2 lbs each thereafter. I'm 5'5"ish, currently 137 lbs, goal is to bulk up to 145. I want to be in this for the long haul, but I'm wondering if the creatine is worth it. I feel like all my weight gain is in my belly (it's not, I've been measuring and am growing everywhere.. but I just feel so bloated all the time). Am I really getting anything out of taking creatine?
Try creatine hcl, Monohydrate tends to bloat most people.
Mono hydrate is cheaper and no, it doesn’t bloat most people. It may bloat a small percentage of people but definitely not most.3 -
Carlos_421 wrote: »GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I've been bulking since October, taking creatine monohydrate the whole time. I gained an initial 6ish lbs that first month and averaged 2 lbs each thereafter. I'm 5'5"ish, currently 137 lbs, goal is to bulk up to 145. I want to be in this for the long haul, but I'm wondering if the creatine is worth it. I feel like all my weight gain is in my belly (it's not, I've been measuring and am growing everywhere.. but I just feel so bloated all the time). Am I really getting anything out of taking creatine?
Try creatine hcl, Monohydrate tends to bloat most people.
Mono hydrate is cheaper and no, it doesn’t bloat most people. It may bloat a small percentage of people but definitely not most.
The new creatines are just a way to extract more money from a ubiquitous and cheap product.3 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I've been bulking since October, taking creatine monohydrate the whole time. I gained an initial 6ish lbs that first month and averaged 2 lbs each thereafter. I'm 5'5"ish, currently 137 lbs, goal is to bulk up to 145. I want to be in this for the long haul, but I'm wondering if the creatine is worth it. I feel like all my weight gain is in my belly (it's not, I've been measuring and am growing everywhere.. but I just feel so bloated all the time). Am I really getting anything out of taking creatine?
Try creatine hcl, Monohydrate tends to bloat most people.
Mono hydrate is cheaper and no, it doesn’t bloat most people. It may bloat a small percentage of people but definitely not most.
The new creatines are just a way to extract more money from a ubiquitous and cheap product.
Bulk HCL is only about 20% higher than Monohydrate. It used to be like 200% higher.
I may give it a go now that it's come down in price.1 -
stanmann571 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I've been bulking since October, taking creatine monohydrate the whole time. I gained an initial 6ish lbs that first month and averaged 2 lbs each thereafter. I'm 5'5"ish, currently 137 lbs, goal is to bulk up to 145. I want to be in this for the long haul, but I'm wondering if the creatine is worth it. I feel like all my weight gain is in my belly (it's not, I've been measuring and am growing everywhere.. but I just feel so bloated all the time). Am I really getting anything out of taking creatine?
Try creatine hcl, Monohydrate tends to bloat most people.
Mono hydrate is cheaper and no, it doesn’t bloat most people. It may bloat a small percentage of people but definitely not most.
The new creatines are just a way to extract more money from a ubiquitous and cheap product.
Bulk HCL is only about 20% higher than Monohydrate. It used to be like 200% higher.
I may give it a go now that it's come down in price.
Thanks for the information, I haven't priced it in a while but it's certainly was a lot higher. I think the designer ones like Purple K are probably still way too expensive. In any event, the CreaPure that I got was only $20 a KG, less on sale, and that's Canadian so it was one of the cheapest supplements. You could even buy regular creatine for a bit cheaper. I still wouldn't pay extra for the HCL since it has no extra benefits, but that's just me.0 -
I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.0
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I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.
Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense.
Edit: oh wait, ml? Is this a liquid? How much is in 1500ml?0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I've been bulking since October, taking creatine monohydrate the whole time. I gained an initial 6ish lbs that first month and averaged 2 lbs each thereafter. I'm 5'5"ish, currently 137 lbs, goal is to bulk up to 145. I want to be in this for the long haul, but I'm wondering if the creatine is worth it. I feel like all my weight gain is in my belly (it's not, I've been measuring and am growing everywhere.. but I just feel so bloated all the time). Am I really getting anything out of taking creatine?
Try creatine hcl, Monohydrate tends to bloat most people.
Mono hydrate is cheaper and no, it doesn’t bloat most people. It may bloat a small percentage of people but definitely not most.
The new creatines are just a way to extract more money from a ubiquitous and cheap product.
Bulk HCL is only about 20% higher than Monohydrate. It used to be like 200% higher.
I may give it a go now that it's come down in price.
Thanks for the information, I haven't priced it in a while but it's certainly was a lot higher. I think the designer ones like Purple K are probably still way too expensive. In any event, the CreaPure that I got was only $20 a KG, less on sale, and that's Canadian so it was one of the cheapest supplements. You could even buy regular creatine for a bit cheaper. I still wouldn't pay extra for the HCL since it has no extra benefits, but that's just me.
It's supposed to dissolve more easily(I've been using the CreaPure) and 20 a kilo is about what I'm paying, the HCL I just priced was $26ish a kilo.
If it slows down the expressway, that's also a benefit.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.
Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense.
I dunno. I assumed that is a just a different but similar product with different effective dosing. I'm gonna do a quick google search and see what I can find.0 -
stanmann571 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I've been bulking since October, taking creatine monohydrate the whole time. I gained an initial 6ish lbs that first month and averaged 2 lbs each thereafter. I'm 5'5"ish, currently 137 lbs, goal is to bulk up to 145. I want to be in this for the long haul, but I'm wondering if the creatine is worth it. I feel like all my weight gain is in my belly (it's not, I've been measuring and am growing everywhere.. but I just feel so bloated all the time). Am I really getting anything out of taking creatine?
Try creatine hcl, Monohydrate tends to bloat most people.
Mono hydrate is cheaper and no, it doesn’t bloat most people. It may bloat a small percentage of people but definitely not most.
The new creatines are just a way to extract more money from a ubiquitous and cheap product.
Bulk HCL is only about 20% higher than Monohydrate. It used to be like 200% higher.
I may give it a go now that it's come down in price.
Thanks for the information, I haven't priced it in a while but it's certainly was a lot higher. I think the designer ones like Purple K are probably still way too expensive. In any event, the CreaPure that I got was only $20 a KG, less on sale, and that's Canadian so it was one of the cheapest supplements. You could even buy regular creatine for a bit cheaper. I still wouldn't pay extra for the HCL since it has no extra benefits, but that's just me.
It's supposed to dissolve more easily(I've been using the CreaPure) and 20 a kilo is about what I'm paying, the HCL I just priced was $26ish a kilo.
$26US? Man, that's like $5000 Canadian!
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.
Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense.
I dunno. I assumed that is a just a different but similar product with different effective dosing. I'm gonna do a quick google search and see what I can find.
examine.com says that there's no research support for the lower dosing.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.
Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense.
I dunno. I assumed that is a just a different but similar product with different effective dosing. I'm gonna do a quick google search and see what I can find.
You missed my edit, I realize we are talking a liquid now so 1500ml is 1.5L, hmm that still doesn't sound right. Could you double check that?0 -
stanmann571 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.
Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense.
I dunno. I assumed that is a just a different but similar product with different effective dosing. I'm gonna do a quick google search and see what I can find.
examine.com says that there's no research support for the lower dosing.
HCL is just a different suspension so it should be roughly the same I would think.0 -
Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.
Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense.
I dunno. I assumed that is a just a different but similar product with different effective dosing. I'm gonna do a quick google search and see what I can find.
What I can see with a quick look is that it is more soluble, so a lower does yields desired effect. FWIW
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Yeah, good catch. 1500 mg not ml. My mistake.Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »I mistakenly bought 8.8 oz. of HCL from Bulk Supplements and it was only about $14 U.S. Recommended dose is 1500 ml max. It's lasting me awhile. I've had it for about 3 months and still have more than 1/2 left.
Why is it so under dosed? you need 5g per day. That doesn't make much sense.
I dunno. I assumed that is a just a different but similar product with different effective dosing. I'm gonna do a quick google search and see what I can find.
You missed my edit, I realize we are talking a liquid now so 1500ml is 1.5L, hmm that still doesn't sound right. Could you double check that?
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Wheelhouse15 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »stanmann571 wrote: »Wheelhouse15 wrote: »Carlos_421 wrote: »GainsLevelIncreased wrote: »Davidsdottir wrote: »I've been bulking since October, taking creatine monohydrate the whole time. I gained an initial 6ish lbs that first month and averaged 2 lbs each thereafter. I'm 5'5"ish, currently 137 lbs, goal is to bulk up to 145. I want to be in this for the long haul, but I'm wondering if the creatine is worth it. I feel like all my weight gain is in my belly (it's not, I've been measuring and am growing everywhere.. but I just feel so bloated all the time). Am I really getting anything out of taking creatine?
Try creatine hcl, Monohydrate tends to bloat most people.
Mono hydrate is cheaper and no, it doesn’t bloat most people. It may bloat a small percentage of people but definitely not most.
The new creatines are just a way to extract more money from a ubiquitous and cheap product.
Bulk HCL is only about 20% higher than Monohydrate. It used to be like 200% higher.
I may give it a go now that it's come down in price.
Thanks for the information, I haven't priced it in a while but it's certainly was a lot higher. I think the designer ones like Purple K are probably still way too expensive. In any event, the CreaPure that I got was only $20 a KG, less on sale, and that's Canadian so it was one of the cheapest supplements. You could even buy regular creatine for a bit cheaper. I still wouldn't pay extra for the HCL since it has no extra benefits, but that's just me.
It's supposed to dissolve more easily(I've been using the CreaPure) and 20 a kilo is about what I'm paying, the HCL I just priced was $26ish a kilo.
$26US? Man, that's like $5000 Canadian!
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