I've done enough research. I just want to get some opinions on creatine nd if its healthy for you or not. I've found with proper intake of it, it is safe. But help me out here.
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Yes, I go to the gym and wish to use a supplement to help my workout program. I looked into stuff like "andro" and others but found Creatine to be the safest pick when taken in moderation. And by moderation, I mean only before I go to workout to help build muscle. I also combine this with NO (Nitrous Oxide) and Glutamine for muscle recovery. Then I also have 3 protein shakes a day and I look good and cut.
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Not healthy at all. Your body is not getting the nutrients in the way it needs to by taking vitamins.\n\nAgain, your body isn't getting the nutrients IN THE WAY IT NEEDS THEM. Sorry, just the facts.
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I'll share my own personal experince with you, use muscle building supplements with extreme caution if you must!! The companies that manufacture them have become unscrupulous and they are only keen on making money. They'll put anything in those supplements to make you blow up in no time without any regard to their side effects and your health. And am not talking about just steroids, supplements too!!  Right now am battling high blood pressure and high cholesterol as a result of using Nitro Tech, a leading brand name in the protein shake industry!! In my opinion training on natural food is the best way to go if you are only keen on sculpting and toning up your muscles. Eat foods high in protein but at the same time consume red meat and dairy products sparingly. The best source of healthy protein is chicken, fish (white meat) and plant proteins such as soy beans. Ensure you take in a lot fluids too especially water and home made juices! A lot of bodybuilders really go overbaord with the protein intake and from my experience that's really an overkill. A balanced diet with plenty of fresh fruits, vegetables and high quality carbs such as oats, wholewheat bread, baked potatoes and muesli will do your body a lot of good. Get yourself a health magazine e.g Muscle and Fitness provides some very good insights on a good nutritional plan but in my opinion stay away from the supplements as tempting as they seem. Some of them don't even have patents to back them yet and for that reason they should be labelled as "poison" because that's what they are. Some of the ingredients in many of those supplements are so potent and powerful, they scar and clog up your ateries in no time! This to me beats the whole purpose of body building in the first place which is to maintain good health and fitness. For me even though I am very fit, I lost out on my health. Learn from my mistake and don't misconstrue one for the other because they belong together; Fitness and Health. I hope I was of help. Good luck.
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I'm taking NoXplode right now and I love it. Its really given me motivation in the gym. Dont buy it from GNC though youll spend twice as much as you would if you ordered it over the internet. Stack  NoXPlode with a good whey protein, Optimum is my favorite. Dont take and diet pills while you're trying to gain weight. Proper nutrition is key to great gains.
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Oh yes.......take it even if you dont need to.  Stays rock hard or keeps getting that way for hours.  Stuff sells like crazy to healthy guys.
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I'll give you a very simple answer to your question...NO.\n\nThey don't work and the research done on such supplements as you suggest is useless, unscientific and unsupported by unbiased scientists.  Save your money as these supplements do next to nothing to enhance your overall training.  Even the best natural supplements have been shown to provide very little benefit to a recreational fitness enthusiast.  \n\nIf you're going to spend money on something, creatine (depending on your goals) should probably first on your list since it's the only product that has been proven to work across the board.  There is also some merit in the claims of some Metabolic enhancing products but do your research to find out which one's work best.  Hotrox works very well for me after trial and error.  Besides that, get yourself the right multi-vitamins, whey, glutamine and omega 3 fatty acids.  Almost everything else I've seen out there in the last 20 years has been hogwash.
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Creatine and Protein work when used properly.  \n\nMuscle Milk was originally developed as a dog food, and NO xplode is an arginine supplement.  So they aren't the best.\n\nI recommend AST's products \nhttp://www.ast-ss.com/\nand they offer some very good advice on how to work out on their website.\n\nAlso look for advice here:\nhttp://www.abcbodybuilding.com/
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First of all, creatine is for adults who have been lifting for a while.  After lifting for many years, a person reaches a limit of strength.  He uses the creatine to see new muscle.  But your still growing and a beginner such as yourself can build new muscle just the same  as if you were on creatine. Basically it's a waste for you.  Plus your still growing lifting heavy weights will stunt your growth.  Go ask your baseball coach or any doctor.  They will tell you the same thing.
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Hi Great Sisters\nI found this post on another group site and thought to share this\nwith you. I don't how reliable this or how true it may be, but it was\nat least interesting. Brother JoeyMrs...\n\nWhat's in Semen\n\nObviously, semen contains spermatozoa, but sperm accounts for only a\nsmall percentage of spunk. Cum is 90 percent seminal fluid, which is\ncomposed of dozens of chemical components. The base of seminal fluid\nis primarily fructose (sugar) and proteins, with many other trace\nminerals and substances. Here's a listing of some of semen's\ningredients:\n\nSugars: Fructose, sorbitol, inositol\nProteins and amino acids: glutathione, deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA),\ncreatine\nMinerals: Phosphorus, zinc, magnesium, calcium, potassium\nVitamins: Ascorbic acid (vitamin C), vitamin B12, choline\nHormones: Testosterone, prostaglandins\nBody byproducts: Lactic acid, urea, uric acid, nitrogen\n\nIs Swallowing Cum Healthy?\nHealthy semen (that is, cum produced by a well-nourished, disease-\nfree male) may in fact be not only safe to eat, but actually good for\nyou. Seminal fluid, the base of cum, is a veritable nutrient-rich\nsoup. Semen is a source of highly concentrated, high-quality protein.\nIn dietary terms, it's comparable to egg whites or gelatin.\n\nBesides protein, semen contains high concentrations of some minerals,\nsuch as zinc, and trace amounts of other important nutrients, like\ncalcium and magnesium. While you shouldn't depend on a shot of cum to\nget your recommended daily allowances of vitamins and minerals,\nswallowing semen on a regular basis can't hurt as a dietary\nsupplement\n\nHealth Benefits of Swallowing Semen\nA recent study found that women who gave their men oral sex, and\nswallowed, had a lower risk of preeclampsia, the dangerously high\nblood pressure that sometimes accompanies pregnancy.\n\n"The present study shows that oral sex and swallowing sperm is\ncorrelated with a diminished occurrence of preeclampsia," said the\nDutch authors.\n\nHealth Benefits of Vaginal Absorption of Semen\nA recent study of college students at the State University of New\nYork in Albany suggests that semen acts as an antidepressant. Females\nin the study who were having sex without condoms had fewer signs of\ndepression than women who used condoms or abstained from sex.\n\n"These data are consistent with the possibility that semen may\nantagonize depressive symptoms," the authors wrote, "and evidence\nwhich shows that the vagina absorbs a number of components of semen\nthat can be detected in the bloodstream within a few hours of\nadministration."
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i dont believe their are any side effect to it.....i have taken other forms of creatine and it didnt do any harm to my genetals. another thing is that i believe no xplode has nitrous oxide in it. dont worry about creatine its not a steroid because creatine is found in red meats. so its not a steroid. and yes take the stuff in moderation. and oding on that stuff is like trying to od on vitamins.....and some of the information you want will be on the actual container that it comes in. like how much you take and when. i dont know if it hurts the kidneys or not i dont think it does. oh yeah lol if your going to take this stuff dont worry about your penis shrinking nitrous oxide opens up the veins in your muscles to allow more blood in......so theirs going to be more blood flow to you know where. good luck
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At fifteen years of age, creatin will not help you, and using ANY "steroids" is not smart as your body is still developing NATUARALLY. Using anything similar to a steroid can actually hinder the "natural growth" of your body...\n\nBut here's the info you were looking for:\n\nCreatine is a nitrogenous organic acid that naturally occurs in vertebrates and helps to supply energy to muscle cells.\n\nIt is public knowledge that meat (which has a lot of creatine) enhanced performance long before modern science discovered creatine. The big winner in the 480 B.C. Olympic Games said he ate nothing but meat for 10 months prior to the Games to get ready.\n\nIn 1832, the French scientist Michel Eugène Chevreul discovered a component of skeletal muscle that he later named creatine after the Greek word for flesh, Kreas.\n\nIn 1912, researchers found that ingesting creatine can dramatically boost the creatine content of the muscle. In the late 1920s, scientists found that the intramuscular stores of creatine can be increased by ingesting creatine in larger than normal amounts, discovered creatine phosphate, and determined that creatine is a key player in the metabolism of skeletal muscle.\n\nThe Russians and other Eastern Bloc countries may have used creatine as a sports supplement as far back as the 1970s, although this is a matter of debate.\n\nWhile creatine's influence on physical performance has been well documented since the early twentieth century, it only recently came into public view following the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. An August 7, 1992 article in The Times reported that Linford Christie, the gold medal winner at 100 meters, had utilized creatine prior to the Olympics, and an article in Bodybuilding Monthly named Sally Gunnell, gold medalist in the 400-meter hurdles, as another creatine user. Several medal-winning British rowers also used creatine during their preparations for the Barcelona games.\n\nAt the time, low-potency creatine supplements were available in Britain, but creatine supplements designed for strength enhancement were not commercially available until 1993 when a company called EAS (Exercise, Atheletics, Strength) introduced the compound to the sports nutrition market under the name Phosphagen. In 1998, the launch of the first creatine-carbohydrate-alpha lipoic acid supplement, Cell-Tech, by another company called MuscleTech Research and Development, took place. Alpha lipoic acid enhances muscle phosphocreatine levels and total muscle creatine concentrations. This approach to creatine supplementation was validated in a study performed in 2003 by Burke et al., of the Department of Human Kinetics at St. Francis Xavier University. Another important event in creatine supplementation occurred in 2004 when the first creatine ethyl ester supplements were launched. To date, the most extensively researched brand-name creatine supplement is Cell-Tech, with three published studies on the actual product (Parise, G., et al. 2000,. Kalman, D., et al., and 2000 Tarnopolsky et al, 2001). Both Phosphagen and Cell-Tech still remain widely used by athletes around the world.\n\nCreatine Ethyl Ester (CEE) is becoming a widely used form of creatine, with many companies now carrying both creatine monohydrate-based supplements and Creatine Ethyl Ester supplements, or combinations of both. CEE is touted to have absorbtion rates tens of times higher than regular creatine monohydrate by several supplement companies. Creatine monohydrate ($400 million in annual sales in the United States alone) remains the most used form of creatine.\n\nSynthesis\nIn the human body creatine is synthesized mainly in the liver by the use of parts from three different amino acids - arginine, glycine, and methionine. 95% of it is later stored in the skeletal muscles, with the rest in the brain, heart, and testes.\n\nThe enzyme GATM (Guanidinoacetate N-methyltransferase, also known as L-arginine:glycine amidinotransferase (AGAT),
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Creatine "Ethyl Ester" will promote a more leaner muscle where as Creatine" Monohydrate" promotes a bigger albeit more bloated type of muscle. There are some good articles at the website below, also they have great prices on all the best stuff. Personally i like the creatine made by Cellmass and also that made by AST.
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Your trying to compare apples and oranges.  They're two very different supplements with very different mechanisms in the human body.  \n\nWhey protein is loaded with both essential and non-essential amino acids and is primarily used to accelerate muscle development and aid in recovery.\n\nCreatine is designed to increase the production and availability of ATP, specifically for the first few seconds of intense activity.\n\nIt is probably the only supplement on the market that can actually help you increase your loads, power and size in a realtively short period of time. \n\nPROS\n- Increases the availability of energy for first 6-10s of power related movements\n- It increases muscle strength and power\n- May improve some endurance and delay fatigue. \n- Forces water into your muscles (cell volumization), making muscles bigger and firmer. Do not confuse this with water retention that happens outside the muscle cells, making the muscles look smooth. \n- Gain weight quickly (if that is a desired goal) 4-8 pounds is common in the first three (mostly due to increase of body fluids in the muscles). \n- Gain muscle faster since your able to lift greater loads longer due to reduced fatigue and leverage.\n\nCONS\n- Weight, strength and power gain are quickly lost approx 2-3 weeks after termination of last cycle\n- There have been some outrageous claims of Creatine causing everything from high blood pressure to cancer, but these have never been proven. There are no scientifically proven side effects from moderate Creatine supplementation.\n\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/creatine_and_teens.shtml\nhttp://preventdisease.com/news/articles/creatine_boosts_brain_power.shtml\n.\n.
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Creatine is fine for anyone of any age. It it is a supplemental form of creatine that is found in meat and fish. "Loading" ( lots during the first week ) is usually a great way to sell you more creatine, so I'd ignore it if I were you. You might benefit from the extra pump you'll get, especially since testosterone levels steadily decrease after 30. Drink LOTS of water with it during the day, or you won't feel any results.\nWhey protein is a great way to supplement your protein intake. Designer Whey is a great brand. Start with small amounts, as it may take your system a couple of weeks to adjust to the new digestion requirements. It can make you gassy at first. This is normal.\nEat healthy meals - 4 to 5 times a day and use these as supplements, and you'll enjoy your work outs and new muscle definition more!\nGood luck!
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YES AND IT SUCKED. I very STRONGLY advise you not to use diet pills in general, but Trim Spa I think is one of the worse ones. I tried it once and it made me sick for about a day. They say that the feeling only lasts for a day or so, and then you get used to it, but that is obviously not natural. If your body has a bad reaction then it's obviously not healthy for you in any way. Medications effect people differently however, and some people have felt no complications at all. But why take the risk of feeling bad and/or the obvious risk diet pills have for your health anyway? The best way to lose weight is to exercise and eat right, sorry to break it to you. But it's really not so hard to eat better once you start exercising. Exercise is the first step, and your exercise doesn't have to be as strenuous as some people say it is. It can actually be fun if you just find some way to make it fun for you and find a way to stick to it. You have to believe in yourself and know you have the power, and know you're WORTH it. You are strong. I am currently going to Curves, and surprisingly it's not that expensive and it's a pretty easy and very effective workout! I only pay 29$ a month. All in all it's great! Just a suggestion, if you're a woman that is...wow, this was a rather long answer on my part :)!
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1st heard of it on CSI. I thought it was just a fictional topic used to make a good story line for the show. However, my curiosity was peaked so I found tons of websites on it. It is definitely not something that I would ever consider doing, but it is said to be very healthy and can treat and cure an array of ailments. It is said that it is also considered to be the "fountain of youth" to some people. I will stick with regular medications and anti-aging cream.
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Hi Brad.  This is not a simple question because there are many issues involved.\n\n1) Many studies have shown that the amount of vitamin/mineral listed on the label of a supplement is NOT what is actually in the bottle.  At the present time, you have no way of knowing the 'actual' content of a purchased supplement.  You can only 'hope' the label reflects the actual level of ingredients.\n\n2) Storage, processing, age, etc. of supplements can affect their potency.  Again you have no way of knowing about these issues for a given brand.  For example, is the cheap brand of vitamin C cheap because the company purchases a huge lot of it from the manufacturer (to get a 'good price') and has been storing it in a hot warehouse in Texas for the last two years?  Age and heat damage many vitamins.\n\n3)  Many cheaper supplements contain sugars, preservatives, colorings, etc. that just are not 'appropriate' chemicals in a quality supplement.\n\n4) Medical studies have shown that the cheaper forms of minerals found in most supplements (such as: zinc oxide, magnesium oxide, etc.) may not even be absorbed.  The more expensive, quality supplements will contain amino acid 'chelates' of minerals that have been proven to be better absorbed (such as: magnesium citrate, or glycinate, or gluconate or malate, etc.)\n\n5) You can purchase a new car for less than $10K or you can purchase a new car for $30k or more.  Quality always costs more, and it is often worth paying for it, especially where your health is concerned.\n\n6) Vitamin E in most cheap supplements is the synthetic form called dl-alpha-tocopherol (also called all-racemic alpha-tocopherol).  Real vitamin E is d-alpha-tocopherol - plus 7 additional forms (called vitamers).  The real stuff has benefits the synthetic form lacks and some studies even suggest the synthetic form interferes with the body's processing of the other, good forms, of vitamin E.  Any supplement with the 'dl' form of vitamin E is 'the cheap stuff', should be avoided and is a sign that the manufacturer doesn't care about the true quality of their product.\n\n7)  Avoid any product that does not list the exact form of each vitamin or mineral.  Products that just say "Vitamin E" or "Calcium" are hiding the fact that they are using the cheapest ingredients, which again may not be the best.  It makes me wonder 'what else are they hiding?'.\n\nHope this was helpful.  Talk to the people at your health food store.  They are there to help you.  Expect to pay about $1 per day for a quality multi-vitamin/mineral supplement ($30 for a one month supply).  In April 2002 the Journal of the American Medical Association recommended the use of vitamin supplements for all adults because it may help reduce the risks for many common diseases (heart disease, cancer, brain degeneration, cataracts, etc.).  Invest in your health by purchasing a supplement that works!\n\nHope this wasn't too long, and therefore was helpful for you.  Best wishes.