Creatine users.

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  • waldo56
    waldo56 Posts: 1,861 Member
    The number going up after being so strict scared me. I use to have issues with the scale the first time I lost weight. This time i'm doing everything properly but then to see a gain in such a sort time was upsetting. I don't want to stop taking it if this is normal, but how will I know?

    If the scale is mentally devastating to you, taking creatine is probably not a good idea.

    Creatine is unnecessary. It can be helpful, but the magnitude of the helpfulness isn't all that great. Creatine isn't steroids. Its helpful for people who strength train in the same way that eating pasta is the night before a distance race is for runners. Basically superchaging your primary fuel source for the activity. Your set to set recovery will improve a bit, you might be able to eek out another rep here or there.
  • FullOfWin
    FullOfWin Posts: 1,414 Member
    So my next question is.. The days I do intense cardio, do I take it then also?

    5g\day every day at any time of day
  • bokodasu
    bokodasu Posts: 629 Member
    So my next question is.. The days I do intense cardio, do I take it then also?

    Original question - yeah, it's water, don't worry about it. I think I gained 3 lbs the first two weeks I took it (doing a loading phase), but everything after that was totally normal. I went off it for two weeks and didn't load the next time, and didn't notice any weight gain. I usually take 3g/day.

    Second question - yes, take it every day. The point is to get it into your muscles, where it hangs around until you need it. You don't need to take it at a special time (like x hours before/after your workout), just be consistent.
  • JasonDetwiler
    JasonDetwiler Posts: 364 Member
    Hi there.

    I take creatine (around 10g - 20g day) - how long have you been lifting? Have you noticed an increase in strength/endurance since starting?

    I have been doing P90X for a few years off and on but this round I thought maybe creatine would be a good boost. I honestly haven't really noticed a big difference I started taking it.

    That's because you're doing P90X. If you were doing some kind of barbell strength routine, hypertrophy routine, etc, then you'd likely see a difference.

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