creatine?

Stinkweed · 11-24-2006, 11:50 AM

Ok, I recently heard from someone that creatine is of great help for lifting. So I'm interested now, but first I'd like to know if there could be any harmful side effects or something. Anybody got some info on creatine and lifting?

rose2summer · 11-24-2006, 11:58 AM

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Slacker · 11-24-2006, 12:04 PM

It'll mostly improve your endurance under the weights.

You start with a "loading phase" to get as much of the substance as possible into your muscles (20g a day, 4-6 days) and then cut back (4-6g a day)

The most popular form is CEE (creatine-ethyl ester) among bodybuilders.
There have been (few and unreliable) reports of aggression and teeth turning brown.

agent · 11-24-2006, 12:29 PM

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Stinkweed · 11-24-2006, 01:04 PM

Thank all of you. But now I have another question: Which is more recommended (or are they all the same?): creatine-ethyl-ester or creatine monohydrate?

Maria1980 · 11-24-2006, 06:11 PM

Put it this way... Creatine is used to pump your muscles basically with "water"
that's why your muscles look bigger, and if you stop using it you wont look as good.. on top of that.. your heart is a muscle as well.. I would never use creatine..

Stinkweed · 11-24-2006, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Maria1980

Put it this way... Creatine is used to pump your muscles basically with "water"
that's why your muscles look bigger, and if you stop using it you wont look as good.. on top of that.. your heart is a muscle as well.. I would never use creatine..

Yeah I don't particularly care much about the how I look part at this point, but I sure as heck wanna be able to recover faster between sets so I won't whimp out and have to lift less weight after the first couple of sets, thus becoming stronger faster, cause I'm making such slow progress as of now... So unless there's another way, I think I'll give creatine a shot. And I have never read about anyone saying it's dangerous for the heart, although I do know the heart is another muscle, so I dunno... Anyone else got any other suggestions then?

Maria1980 · 11-25-2006, 11:28 AM

ask your doctor about it

NyGentleman · 11-26-2006, 03:51 PM

Duno if this help but i used it when i was younger, and now i think it was the reason behind the acid-reflux i have now....could be wrong but i was fine until i started taking that junk..and everyone is right, it makes you burn less and be able to do more sets, and look bigger to some degree but the min you stop taking it your shrink up..so whats the point....

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Stinkweed Offline Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Some place other than where I wish I were... Gender: None Specified Age: 21 Posts: 2,667	creatine? Ok, I recently heard from someone that creatine is of great help for lifting. So I'm interested now, but first I'd like to know if there could be any harmful side effects or something. Anybody got some info on creatine and lifting? __________________ "You just change for the same..." -Ian Mackaye "Punk rock saved my life" -Dennes Boon (R.I.P.) "Have you ever seen lips that sing on a face that screams?" -Jesse Michaels

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Slacker Offline Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: New Yawk Gender: Male Posts: 185	It'll mostly improve your endurance under the weights. You start with a "loading phase" to get as much of the substance as possible into your muscles (20g a day, 4-6 days) and then cut back (4-6g a day) The most popular form is CEE (creatine-ethyl ester) among bodybuilders. There have been (few and unreliable) reports of aggression and teeth turning brown. __________________ .....besides, I like kids.

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11-24-2006, 01:04 PM	#5
Stinkweed Offline Gold Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Some place other than where I wish I were... Gender: None Specified Age: 21 Posts: 2,667	Thank all of you. But now I have another question: Which is more recommended (or are they all the same?): creatine-ethyl-ester or creatine monohydrate? __________________ "You just change for the same..." -Ian Mackaye "Punk rock saved my life" -Dennes Boon (R.I.P.) "Have you ever seen lips that sing on a face that screams?" -Jesse Michaels

11-24-2006, 06:11 PM	#6
Maria1980 Offline Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 194	Put it this way... Creatine is used to pump your muscles basically with "water" that's why your muscles look bigger, and if you stop using it you wont look as good.. on top of that.. your heart is a muscle as well.. I would never use creatine..

11-25-2006, 11:28 AM	#8
Maria1980 Offline Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 194	ask your doctor about it

11-26-2006, 03:51 PM	#9
NyGentleman Offline Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Gender: Male Posts: 208	Duno if this help but i used it when i was younger, and now i think it was the reason behind the acid-reflux i have now....could be wrong but i was fine until i started taking that junk..and everyone is right, it makes you burn less and be able to do more sets, and look bigger to some degree but the min you stop taking it your shrink up..so whats the point....