Creatine

rf1583

Do you recommend it and if so, what brands would you suggest?

tquill

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ninerbuff

Creatine is well studied and is legit. But if you're trying to lose weight, you don't need it.

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Acg67

Do you recommend it and if so, what brands would you suggest?

Allmax mono

steve0820

Creatine is well studied and is legit. But if you're trying to lose weight, you don't need it.

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I agree!!

It is beneficial for strength and size on a proper nutrition and workout program. As far as brands, personally I don't see any difference, anything monohydrate. The recommendation are pretty much all the same. Load the first week, (3-4 times daily), then once daily after the loading phase. Drink LOTS of water!! Listen to your body, I know from experience it's sometimes not for everyone, some people can experience some mild side effects. I haven't personally.

tennisdude2004

Red Meat!!!!:happy:

stumblinthrulife

I do use creatine, but the more I read the more it seems unnecessary for anyone with plenty of meat in their diet. Vegetarians and anyone with very little meat in their diet would probably benefit most.

I keep using it because I bought a big tub, but once it's done I'll probably drop it.

jonnythan

I went through a tub of it once, but there's some (very thin, but still extant) evidence that it can potentially contribute to male pattern baldness.

I have a full healthy head of hair and want to keep it that way. Any small, theoretical benefit in terms of gym performance isn't worth the risk to me.

stumblinthrulife

I went through a tub of it once, but there's some (very thin, but still extant) evidence that it can potentially contribute to male pattern baldness.

This is not a concern for me

jonnythan

I went through a tub of it once, but there's some (very thin, but still extant) evidence that it can potentially contribute to male pattern baldness.

This is not a concern for me

I'm not sure if I should consider you lucky or not..

rf1583

I'm eating to gain. I've gained 2lbs in the past month so I'm doing well and I can see muscles coming in hat I never had. I meticulously weigh and log my foods and I was wondering about whether creatine would help. I eat chicken, fish, turkey meat or red meat in my dinners every week. Red meat maybe only once or twice a week. Would I need to eat more than that to not need to take creatine? If I try it, just any creatine monohydrate is sufficient?

jonnythan

Creatine probably wouldn't help you much, but it probably won't hurt either. It may make you gain a little bit of water weight. It may help you get another rep or two out of a set of heavy weights. That's about it.

Acg67

I'm eating to gain. I've gained 2lbs in the past month so I'm doing well and I can see muscles coming in hat I never had. I meticulously weigh and log my foods and I was wondering about whether creatine would help. I eat chicken, fish, turkey meat or red meat in my dinners every week. Red meat maybe only once or twice a week. Would I need to eat more than that to not need to take creatine? If I try it, just any creatine monohydrate is sufficient?

You would need lbs of red meat a day to saturate your muscles

Acg67

http://examine.com/supplements/Creatine/

MagJam2004

http://examine.com/supplements/Creatine/

I was just about to post this.

explosivedonut

Whatever creatine monohydrate is cheapest. I buy Optimum Nutrition. Name recognition, solid protein powder, so I go with them. Not really the cheapest, but close to it.

FitMe758

Creatine is well studied and is legit. But if you're trying to lose weight, you don't need it.

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Why is this?

I'm not trying to start MFP drama, I just want to know bc I was considering it but my main goal is to lose body fat. Is it because of the whole water-weight/water retention thing?

thank in advance for your time.

stumblinthrulife

Creatine is well studied and is legit. But if you're trying to lose weight, you don't need it.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Why is this?

I'm not trying to start MFP drama, I just want to know bc I was considering it but my main goal is to lose body fat. Is it because of the whole water-weight/water retention thing?

thank in advance for your time.

I think the point was more that it is not required in order to lose weight, rather than it being specifically deleterious to the attempt.

It will cause some water retention, but certainly won't stop you losing fat or cause you to gain any. The only issue may be psychological, if you can't handle seeing the scale rise a couple of pounds from water weight.

rf1583

http://examine.com/supplements/Creatine/

Thanks for the link. I think I'll give it a try and see how and if it works for me.

Strokingdiction

Creatine is well studied and is legit. But if you're trying to lose weight, you don't need it.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Why is this?

I'm not trying to start MFP drama, I just want to know bc I was considering it but my main goal is to lose body fat. Is it because of the whole water-weight/water retention thing?

thank in advance for your time.

I was wondering the same. Is it beneficial for those wanting to lose weight but retain as much muscle as possible through heavy, progressive loading lifting? I realize eating protein will do this but since creatine is made up of the amino acids glutamine and arginine (amino acids found in many proteins though not included in the list of essential amino acids) shouldn't it have a similar effect for muscle retention?

Non essential amino acid metabolism is not an area I'm well educated in, at all really.

FitMe758

Creatine is well studied and is legit. But if you're trying to lose weight, you don't need it.

A.C.E. Certified Personal and Group Fitness Trainer
IDEA Fitness member
Kickboxing Certified Instructor
Been in fitness industry for 30 years and have studied kinesiology and nutrition

Why is this?

I'm not trying to start MFP drama, I just want to know bc I was considering it but my main goal is to lose body fat. Is it because of the whole water-weight/water retention thing?

thank in advance for your time.

I think the point was more that it is not required in order to lose weight, rather than it being specifically deleterious to the attempt.

It will cause some water retention, but certainly won't stop you losing fat or cause you to gain any. The only issue may be psychological, if you can't handle seeing the scale rise a couple of pounds from water weight.

That makes sense. Thank you.