Science or Hype?  Nitric Oxide and Creatine:  Are there any benefits of the combination?
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Do not waste your money on Nitric Oxide as it will only give you a temporary pump during and after workouts. The only benefit from it would be improved vascularity. As for Creatine, get some. It in and of itself will not make you big however it will enhance your performance causing you to get stronger. You then use the extra strength to push more weight. More weight equals more size. I must say though that diet, rest and the proper training regiment are key.\n\nGood luck.
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Creatine is a cell enhancer and helps you with your ATP's, it doesn't help you lose weight, probably will add some water weight. If you want to lose weight, refer to a good diet that fits your fitness goals. Hight protien, low carb if you are working out, more balanced 40/30/30 if you are not
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from a fellow body builder to another try L-Arigine at 1000 mg 3 times a day. (can be found at GNC for 12 bucks) it is a complex amino acid. that are the building blocks for protin and creatine. builds mass and pomotes fast healing. I also stack with L- otherdine for some fast healing. just so i get 4 days a week of heavy lifting and 2 on light.\nfor more tips brother check out www.trulyhuge.com good site and good people.
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Yes and no.\n\nProtein powders are exactly what they say on the tin - protein.  If your diet, for whatever reason, is lacking in protein then they have their place for you.  Just the same as an anaemic may take iron supplements.\n\nHowever, the body can only synthesize so much protein at a time, so if your dietary supply of protein is sufficient for your needs, the surplus is (to be blunt) pissed back out.  I can think of more enjoyable ways to piss your money away.\n\nA cheap way to make an equally effective source of protein in the form of a shake is to add powdered milk to your drink - about 2-3 tablespoons per pint.  A tin of marvel costs about a quid.  It's pretty much the same thing.\n\nCreatine is a different matter and the jury is still out on it.  Most of the studies done on creatine have been funded by...guess who?  Yep, the people who make and market it.  \n\nCreatine phosphate is a molecule involved in energy release in the body.  It is used to make more adenosine triphosphate when it is being burned at a high rate.  The idea is that by taking artificial ammounts, you will have extra energy and your muscle's supply will become less depleted meaning they grow more quickly after exercise.\n\nOf the relatively independent studies, the muscle growth has been shown to be pretty much a load of rubbish.  Your body simply stops producing as much of its own creatine phosphate when you have the artificially introduced stuff.\n\nThere is one genuine, relatively long term and independent study which has shown that olympic standard squash players showed a 1% performance enhanced effect due to creatine.  If you're training your cardio system as hard as an olympic standard squash player, then yes, it appears worth it.\n\nThe long term effects of creatine supplementation cannot yet be known, as it has only been on the market for around fifteen years.  Already there are suggestions that it can cause digestive and kidney problems - which doesn't bode well.  Later research suggests that this is more due to the powders that the creatine is carried in, so the liquid forms should be safer.\n\nWhat about all the testimonials from sports personalities?\na) Would you admit to taking steroids?\nb) Here's a hundred grand to say you use our milkshake...deal?\nc) Sports persons have a very high calorie requirement - shakes or another plate of pasta in between your running?\n\nThere is also the placebo effect to take into account.  Various studies have shown that placebo groups make improvements because the people think they're getting a special pill to make them bigger, stronger, faster, whatever.  So they're more motivated, so they train harder, which (guess what?) leads to improved outcome.\n\nSo even if they do nothing for you, if you believe they do, they actually will...oddly enough.
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C4H9N3O2\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatine
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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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I'd say "yes" as the creatine won't last in ya body for a month.. But only if ya stop for a month..  Good luck  !! Train Hard  ....
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"Phosphocreatine, also known as creatine phosphate or PCr, is a phosphorylated creatine molecule that is an important energy store in skeletal muscle. It is used to generate ATP from ADP, forming creatine for the 2 to 7 seconds following an intense effort. This reaction is reversible and it therefore acts as a spatial and temporal buffer of ATP concentration. Phosphocreatine plays a particularly important role in tissues that have high, fluctuating energy demands such as muscle and brain. Creatine phosphate is synthesized in the liver, and transported to the muscle cells for storage."
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Yes,  it can.  Thats why you rarely see it packaged in a liquid enviroment. Liquid creatine is garbage. Creatine Ethyl Ester is more stable with less conversion. See bodybuilding.com a lot of clients tried this and do not get dumping syndrome or bloat. ( dumping syndrome is when creatine turns into creatinine in your gut in 10 - 30 minutes and you get diarrhea. Your body sees it as a poison and pools water into the intestines.) My clients like the results.Plus more creatine gets into the muscle. I hope you get great pumps and endurance.
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Ha, that's a good one.  Do some searches on ogoplex, roplex, and viacil supplements.  There's a combination of saw palmetto and other herbs that actually can work very well...maybe not quite Peter North well but it makes a difference.  Also - testosterone boosting supplements help as well.  Vitrix is one of the high quality/potency tribulus tablets that is used for promoting muscle growth.  It works by tricking your body into creating more testosterone.  I think you can see the correlation here.  I have a few friends in their 50's that are swearing by this combination, as well as adding some L-arginine or nitric oxide supplements.  It worked well enough to get them to give up the viagra, so I'd say it's pretty effective.
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Ther shouldnt be any interaction between the two products. I take creatine and use thermogenic fat burners (which im guessing is what riped fuel is) somtimes together and have never had any problems. Once though i had gotten bad cramps in the abdomin but attribute this to the fact that i was not drinking enough water. Once i drank more water the cramps went away. So drink lots of water and you should be fine.
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creatine really works at trapping water in ur muscles. and thats all it does tho. u should take it about an hour before u hit the weights.  results depend on the the FIT principle. frequency intensity and time
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As far as I know, there's no documented adverse creatine side effects - only desirable side effects of creatine. I've used it personally with great results.\n\nExtensive experiments have been done to test creatine side effects on humans, and the only documented adverse effect of creatine supplementation is an increase in body mass.\n\nAlso take caution as there are no long term studies on high dosage effects on creatine use. So its recommended that you follow the instructions on the label and don't over do it. \n\nAlways use as directed, at your own risk and always weight train safely.\n\nThe National Strength and Conditioning Association has several scientific publications on creatine.\nhttp://nsca-lift.org/
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When I used to lift weights, I used whey protien, creatine and had success with both. I still use the whey protien and eat lots of egg whites, and chicken. You may also want to look into NO2, it is a supplement that I personally have not used, though have heard it is very good.
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Doesn't creatine naturally occur in our bodies when we eat lots of meat? I think that's correct, and if it is, then the FDA doesn't need to approve it and it obviously safe.\n\nDo a search for it... make sure.
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I have tried creatine and the only effect it had on me was to reduce my bank balance.  It is also worth pointing out that it is not considered a doping drug (i.e. athletes can take it).  This suggests that it doesn't have a big effect on performance.  Whey protein is about the only worthwhile supplement, everything else is really for the professionals who want to gain a tiny advantage.  I have tried most supplements and have come to the conclusion that they are just money making fads.  \n\nLifting heavier and heavier weights is the only way to pack on extra muscle.  Obviously this becomes more difficult as the weights get heavier as you need spotters.  On the spotter point, I train on my own, yet I never have a problem getting a spotter on my heavier sets.  Just ask another gym member, normally they are only too willing to help out.\n\nAlso, are you eating enough?  The quickest way to put on muscle is to have periods of bulking and ripping.  Personally I bulk up twice a year and then aim to get ripped at Christmas time and then again in the summer.  In the bulking periods I eat and eat and normally put on an extra 15 or so pounds.  My strength goes rapidly up during these periods as my body has everything it needs to repair and pack on muscle (i.e. extra calories and plenty of vitamins).  I do this for about 6-8 weeks then I cut my calorie intake down to BMR - 500.  In about 6 weeks I am then back to my normal weight + a pound or two of extra muscle.\n\nHope this help.
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No creatine is the best creatine. You risk kidney stones for a negligible boost (if any.) I tried creatine for probably five or six months and found no real difference. Maybe it works for some people, but I would say save your money. \nThe kidney stones thing is something a friend told me who seems to know everything about everything physical. I'd check into it before using creatine - passing a stone is like passing glass shards.