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[RallyRed 98]

Originally posted by EolGul:

Before you use creatine I suggest reading these:
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http://my.webmd.com/content/article/...-9531713CA348}

http://my.webmd.com/content/article/...-9531713CA348}

also notice that the newest of those articles was written 3 years ago...

...during a big hype storm. it's not ephedrine, just a waste of money.

[JohnD.]

Getting in a good routine that works for your body, eating right and getting plenty of rest is the best way to get where you want to be.

I need to start doing that again.

[i_love_my_maro]

Originally posted by WickEdSix9838:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr /> i like CREATINE (sp) but it is all water muscle but it maks you look bigger and helps you develpoe the muscle but if you stop taking it your up **** creek without a paddle

thats not completely true. I took GNC Creatine Monohydrate for a little over a year and cycled off of it for 1 month 3 times. After the first time I cycled it, I never gained anything nor lost anything when I would get on it or off of it. However when i first started taking it, I gained maybe 2-4 lbs and my strength was increasing rapidly. 2 months ago I stopped taking it all together and I still weigh exactly the same, lift the same, and look the same. </font>[/QUOTE]i guess you are right cause i took it ad just lost tone not really mass or strength just tone so i would say that my first statement is misleading

[Ian]

Yes, creatine monohydrate is NOT a muscle builder, it is a short burst energy booster.

Easiest way i can describe it:

You know when your working out, and you reach that 'wall' in your reps, and you just cant do any more? Its those two or three reps before that wall that really count. Creatine allows you to do like 3 more reps beyond that wall, thus you get a better workout.

Do you retain some water, yes. Will it go away if you stop taking it? Yes. But the strength gains are worth it. If you are serious, i mean REAL dedicated into lifting, id suggest creatine, but if you are lifting for general fitness and health, dont worry about it.

[imported_admin]

DO A SEARCH!!!

This topic seems to come up at LEAST once a month!

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Short answer (because I don't feel like retyping the disserations I usually write):

1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass per day.

No more than 40-50 grams of protein in a sitting, your gut can only absorb that much.

Protein WILL make you fart. Get over it. Hanz und Franz fart all ze time.

www.designerwhey.com is my personal favorite and was the best-seller by a landslide when I worked for GNC years ago

Creatine Monohydrate is excellent for short-term, high-intensity power workouts (bodybuilding), useless for endurance workouts

L-Carnitine, 500 mg - 1 g per day, works wonders for losing fat

If it says "revolutionary fat burner" on the bottle its crap. If it says "as seen on TV" its crap.

Steer clear of anything involving EAS or Bill Phillips (owner, also the publisher of Muscle Media magazine). They make some good products but he is a major con artist.

Take 3 whey protein shakes per day to keep your nitrogen (amine) level in positive balance: one for breakfast, one 30-45 minutes after working out (CRITICAL--DO NOT SKIP THIS), one just before bed to make sure you do not reach a catabolic state overnight.

Take a REAL multivitamin that you get at GNC or other health food stores, not some crap you get from a grocery store. A good multi will have at least 100 mg of each of the B-complex vitamins as well as 1000%+ of all the other vitamins. Ignore the "100% RDA", that percentile rating is BS. (It was created in the 1960's as a minimum to avoid a state of malnutrition--far different from what an athlete needs.)

Drink tons of water or Crystal Light, like 1 gallon a day.

Avoid sugar or carbs. Carbohydrates are called carbohydrates because they retain water and make you look bloated.

So much for the short answer...

EDIT: the effects of creatine are profound. A lot of people talk about its results being similar to steroids. Don't take creatine until you've been actively pumping iron for 2-3 months. Eventually you will hit a strength plateau--that is the perfect time to start the creatine and blast through that plateau. It is not uncommon for people to bench 10%-15% more on creatine than they could off it.

[Ian]

Exactly what Stefan said. Im also well versed in this subject, but not well motivated to type as much as him ;)

Well put.

[BLLDOGG]

thanks stefan. i forgot that this is discussed frequently cause i would ignore those posts ;)