Is Creatine Worth It ?

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  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Thanks @Wheelhouse15 and @mmapags I think that's what I'm looking for!

    Good luck with your bulk and keep us posted on the progress. Many of us have done bulking and can help support you when you are doubting yourself.
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Thanks @Wheelhouse15 and @mmapags I think that's what I'm looking for!

    Good luck with your bulk and keep us posted on the progress. Many of us have done bulking and can help support you when you are doubting yourself.

    I appreciate it! This is my 4th bulk, but I'm already at me end of last bulk weight and I'm nervous for sure.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Thanks @Wheelhouse15 and @mmapags I think that's what I'm looking for!

    Good luck with your bulk and keep us posted on the progress. Many of us have done bulking and can help support you when you are doubting yourself.

    I appreciate it! This is my 4th bulk, but I'm already at me end of last bulk weight and I'm nervous for sure.

    That is awesome. I forgot to ask you.. do you compete or plan to in the future?
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Thanks @Wheelhouse15 and @mmapags I think that's what I'm looking for!

    Good luck with your bulk and keep us posted on the progress. Many of us have done bulking and can help support you when you are doubting yourself.

    I appreciate it! This is my 4th bulk, but I'm already at me end of last bulk weight and I'm nervous for sure.

    That is awesome. I forgot to ask you.. do you compete or plan to in the future?

    Nope, I have no interest in having to diet down to get lean enough! I just want to be bigger for myself.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Thanks @Wheelhouse15 and @mmapags I think that's what I'm looking for!

    Good luck with your bulk and keep us posted on the progress. Many of us have done bulking and can help support you when you are doubting yourself.

    I appreciate it! This is my 4th bulk, but I'm already at me end of last bulk weight and I'm nervous for sure.

    For me it was after I had lost a lot of weight and then maintained for a few months that I started on a clean bulking program. Wow, I realized that I had former fat guy syndrome (ok not a real term but it fits) when every time the scale went up a little more than I wanted it to I would see myself getting fluffy in the mirror while others would looking at me wondering what drugs I was on and if I should be put into a program.

    It's really hard to look objectively at yourself because you tend to notice things you hadn't before and wonder if you are really gaining the weight the way you want. Oh, fun times!
  • jseams1234
    jseams1234 Posts: 1,219 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Thanks @Wheelhouse15 and @mmapags I think that's what I'm looking for!

    Good luck with your bulk and keep us posted on the progress. Many of us have done bulking and can help support you when you are doubting yourself.

    I appreciate it! This is my 4th bulk, but I'm already at me end of last bulk weight and I'm nervous for sure.

    For me it was after I had lost a lot of weight and then maintained for a few months that I started on a clean bulking program. Wow, I realized that I had former fat guy syndrome (ok not a real term but it fits) when every time the scale went up a little more than I wanted it to I would see myself getting fluffy in the mirror while others would looking at me wondering what drugs I was on and if I should be put into a program.

    It's really hard to look objectively at yourself because you tend to notice things you hadn't before and wonder if you are really gaining the weight the way you want. Oh, fun times!

    Hah! I have former skinny guy syndrome. I'm on a cut now and have dropped from 240 to 222 and I get freaked out when I look into the mirror. I feel like I look like a twig. Luckily it's winter, so I can wear jackets to hide my shame. ;)
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    jseams1234 wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    Davidsdottir wrote: »
    Thanks @Wheelhouse15 and @mmapags I think that's what I'm looking for!

    Good luck with your bulk and keep us posted on the progress. Many of us have done bulking and can help support you when you are doubting yourself.

    I appreciate it! This is my 4th bulk, but I'm already at me end of last bulk weight and I'm nervous for sure.

    For me it was after I had lost a lot of weight and then maintained for a few months that I started on a clean bulking program. Wow, I realized that I had former fat guy syndrome (ok not a real term but it fits) when every time the scale went up a little more than I wanted it to I would see myself getting fluffy in the mirror while others would looking at me wondering what drugs I was on and if I should be put into a program.

    It's really hard to look objectively at yourself because you tend to notice things you hadn't before and wonder if you are really gaining the weight the way you want. Oh, fun times!

    Hah! I have former skinny guy syndrome. I'm on a cut now and have dropped from 240 to 222 and I get freaked out when I look into the mirror. I feel like I look like a twig. Luckily it's winter, so I can wear jackets to hide my shame. ;)

    Yeah, and to me a guy 222 is a monster lol.
  • sardelsa
    sardelsa Posts: 9,812 Member
    ijsantos2005 wrote: »
    The real question is:

    Are you worth it?

    Can you clarify what you mean by this ?
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    sardelsa wrote: »
    ijsantos2005 wrote: »
    The real question is:

    Are you worth it?

    Can you clarify what you mean by this ?

    Add copy?
  • gamblekevin255
    gamblekevin255 Posts: 3 Member
    Also, there is no loading or either one of these supplements. Get unflavored and toss it right in with your protein shake
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    edited January 2018
    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.
  • psuLemon
    psuLemon Posts: 38,427 MFP Moderator
    https://examine.com/supplements/creatine/

    https://examine.com/nutrition/what-is-the-best-form-of-creatine/

    Just some good info on forms of creatine.
  • Davidsdottir
    Davidsdottir Posts: 1,285 Member
    psuLemon wrote: »
    https://examine.com/supplements/creatine/

    https://examine.com/nutrition/what-is-the-best-form-of-creatine/

    Just some good info on forms of creatine.

    Thanks for this!
  • Carlos_421
    Carlos_421 Posts: 5,132 Member
    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.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    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.
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    edited January 2018
    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.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    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.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    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.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    edited January 2018
    mmapags 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.

    Edit: oh wait, ml? Is this a liquid? How much is in 1500ml?
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    edited January 2018
    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.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    mmapags 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.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    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! :open_mouth:
  • stanmann571
    stanmann571 Posts: 5,727 Member
    mmapags wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    mmapags 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.
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    mmapags wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    mmapags 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?
  • Wheelhouse15
    Wheelhouse15 Posts: 5,575 Member
    stanmann571 wrote: »
    mmapags wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    mmapags 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.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    mmapags wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    mmapags 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
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    mmapags wrote: »
    Wheelhouse15 wrote: »
    mmapags 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?
    Yeah, good catch. 1500 mg not ml. My mistake.
  • mmapags
    mmapags Posts: 8,934 Member
    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! :open_mouth:

    :D

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