Anyone know alot about creatine?
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My brother-in-law used it for years religously and didn't see results.Actually I think he may have lost mass.
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Stay away from Creatine!  The best thing you could use is amino fuel and lots of protein.  Creatine will eat away at your stomach and give you a gastric intestinal disorder.  Creatine does not give you muscle it just pumps up the fluids.  Unless Creatine has changed in the last few years; I am telling you this from witnessing it first hand.  My husband was in the hospital three times from abdominal pain and runny stools.  Just eat healthy and use more weights with less reps.
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Talk to your doctor, I know that too much creatine has proven to cause kidney damage if it's taken in high amounts.  Make sure your doctor runs some blood work to find the source of your high levels (including if you do not supplement with liquid or powder creatine)\nDon't freak out and think there's something wrong with you either--remember natural foods also contain Creatine;log your eating habits so your doctor can conclude if certain foods your eating is the cause of high levels, it can be as simple as that).
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When taking supplements, you should always follow the manufacturer's directions.  The only time this isn't true is if you are under instructions from a physician to use the product differently.  \n\nHowever, it might help you to know all creatine monohydrate does is cause your body to store extra water in your muscles, it doesn't actually increase muscle mass (so you're paying for an illusory effect when you take it).
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protein powder, you should be eating 1.5grams of protein per pound of body weight per day. Creatine is a good scientifically proven supplement,a good multi vitamin, flax seed oil, glutamine etc. there are so many supplements nowadays its confusing to figure out which are best. these are the basics that i use myself with very good results.
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The "overly muscular guys" on the package are steroid-using freaks that rarely (if ever) actually use the product they lend their likeness to.\n\nThat being said.  Asking if protein/creatine drinks are "safe" would be like asking if eating meat is safe.  Chicken is protein, creatine is naturally present in red meat, it's just food in a more readily available form.  \n\nYour body can absorb these liquid forms of protein much faster than other food soures, which is good, because post-workout you need some quickly-absorbed nutrients (namely protein and complex carbohydrates).  You're crazy if you don't have a good protein and carb drink following a workout.  Otherwise a great deal of your benefit is being lost.\n\nI would suggest a pre- and post-workout nutritional approach.
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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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creatine just causes your body to put water into the muscle....which makes muscles look bigger, but doesn't truely do anything for strength.
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LA MUSCLE EXPLOSIVE CREATINE -Two side effects of creatine loading are weight gain and "cell volumizing." Both these effects occur because creatine associates with water as it is stored in the muscles. Over the six-day loading phase, more and more creatine is stored and an increasing amount of water is drawn into the muscle cell-this gives muscles a fuller, "pumped" feel and look, just what bodybuilders and fitness buffs want. This loading process, therefore, results in a water weight gain of several pounds (or more) in most individuals. This is a good thing for athletes in sports where increased weight and speed (inertia) can be used to your advantage (e.g. football, swinging a bat, or swinging your fist). However, in a sport that requires a high strength-to-weight ratio, it can have a negative impact on performance. \nLA MUSCLE ZMAX -No side effects reported\nVASCULATOR- Does this have Androstenedione in it?? If so, the side effects are: acne, enlarged prostate and baldness. These side effects can be a matter of "routine"! Androstenedione is banned by the International Olympics Committee (IOC). To quote the respected Dr Michael Colgan: "users of Androstenedione beware... it could easily set you up for prostate disease".
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Creatine definately, also whey protein, and Muscletech has some products like Gakic, Leukic, Creakic, Anator P-90. These all available at GNC. But remember you cant take these supplements and expect to get ripped, you need to take these supplements and lift weights. Anator P-90 is very sketchy tho, its for serious professional bodybuilders. none of the supplements i listed are steroids.
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"Creatine is an important compound produced by the body. It combines with phosphorus to make a high-energy phosphate compound in the body. Creatine phosphate is used in skeletal muscle contraction.  The creatinine test is used to diagnose impaired kidney function and to determine renal (kidney) damage."\n\nhttp://www.healthatoz.com/healthatoz/Atoz/ency/creatinine_test.jsp\n\n"Creatinine is a breakdown product of creatine, which is an important part of muscle. A serum creatinine test measures the amount of creatinine in the blood.  The test is performed to evaluate kidney function. If kidney function is abnormal, creatinine levels will increase in the blood, due to decreased excretion of creatinine in the urine. Creatinine levels also vary according to a person's size and muscle mass."\n\nhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/003475.htm
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when you do any exercise your muscles breath aerobically. after a while, if you can't get enough oxygen your body breathes anaerobically. you produce lactic acid leaning to cramps.\nboth of these methods are not 100% efficient and both produce ATP (energy). creatine "resynthesises" the ATP to produce more energy. therefore you can go on for longer, lift more weights etc.\ncreatine is found in all meats, please ignore a lot of the people who just blindly rant  about how rubbish and dangerous it is, if it were it would be illegal, like steriods.\nthe best advise that i can give you is this, go to a gym for about 3 weeks, so you have a good idea of where you are physically and how much you can lift. then take creatine and see if you notice a difference. if you don't like it; stop. if you're not 100% sure about wanting to take it, then don't\ni have been using creatine for years, and will swear by the results, so will most top sportsmen (not that i'm one). that doesn't mean i'm trying to force you to take it. it will help you build more muscle because you will be stronger. but try it and see for yourself, its not addictive so you can stop whenever you want.\n\nas a note if you decide to use it you should use it for 6 weeks at a time then stop for 4 weeks. repeat. the first week should be a loading phase (you take twice the dose to flood your body)\n\nthis link might help you:\n\nhttp://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/likness2.htm
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creatine enables your body to retain water if you spike your insulin levels with grape juice this will increase the effect, grape out of all the juices is the best but others will work but not as well. if a person is using creatine with a good diet and moderate to heavy training the regimen will produce good results. good luck
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Recommended maintenance dosage is 0.03 grams per kilogram of body weight, so for 160 lbs. you could take 2 grams per day for no more than 30 days. Try taking it about 30 minutes before exercise.  As far as it helping to build muscles, one of the side effects of creatine is that it makes cells absorb water, so you will get slightly bulkier muscles, but it will be mostly water weight. I will not recommend its use for track and field because it may cause you to dehydrate too early, which will be detrimental to your performance.
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I take the Buffered Creatine. What you guys talking about is the old one which requires loading. My comment is simply nothing wrong if you take the buffered one.
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It destroys the liver.  I dont suggest you take it if you have a bad liver.  I wouldnt even take it even if I had good liver.  Because a good liver can become a bad liver.  It has resulted in many deaths, so you should steer clear of creatine.
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http://www.absolute-creatine.com/creatine.htm