How much water should I drink when taking creatine weighing 150lbs.?
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Almost everyone agrees that water is good for you and that the biggest problem with water intake is that you don't drink enough. We have all had it drummed into us that we need to drink at least eight glasses of water a day. That it's important to drink water before and during exercise. \n\nThat coffee and tea don't count because caffeine can dehydrate our bodies. And that you can't trust your thirst as an accurate measure of when you need water since if you're thirsty you're already dehydrated. Well think again. According to a recent review in the Journal of Physiology, most of these accepted truths seem to be myths. \n\n This review looked at the scientific evidence of the 8*8 mantra � drinking at least eight 8-ounce glasses of water a day, and found that there really was none. \n\nThe claimed benefits of taking in that much water each day, including benefits for weight loss, bowels, fatigue, arthritis, mental alertness and headaches, losing weight, preventing constipation, are also mostly unsubstantiated. \n\nOther Water Myths That Are Debunked In This Article Include: \n\n\nBy the time a person is thirsty that person is already dehydrated. This in fact isn't true and the best measure of how much water to drink is your thirst. \n\nDark urine means dehydration. Again that's not strictly true either as there are many other factors that can contribute to dark urine. \n\nCaffeinated beverages dehydrate us. As you'd expect much of this is also unsubstantiated. In fact, contrary to popular opinion, a recent study has found that coffee, tea and sodas are hydrating for people used to caffeine and thus should count toward their daily fluid total. \nWhile this review focuses on the validity of the various water myths, no one seriously disputes that getting enough water is crucial. However, fears of dehydration and the constant barrage telling us we don't drink enough water, has led to a mistaken belief that the safe thing to do is to drink as much and as often as possible. But drinking too much water can be hazardous to your health. \n\n\nToo Much Water?\n \n\nThe reason why over hydrating can be dangerous is that when we consume large amounts of water when exercising, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases, while the sodium concentration in the body fluids decreases, both as a result of the dilution by the water but also because sodium is lost by sweating. \n\nHyponatremia, or low blood sodium, generally happens after drinking too much plain water and can lead to adverse effects and tissue damage, and interfere with brain, heart, and muscle function. \n\n Early symptoms can be difficult to spot and include: \n\n\nConfusion \nNausea \nFatigue \nMuscle cramps \nWeakness\nMore severe symptoms can include vomiting, muscle twitching, delirium, seizures, coma and death. \n\nA new review of three deaths of US military recruits highlights the dangers of drinking too much water. Like in sports, the military has traditionally focused on dangers of not drinking enough, especially under conditions often associated with exercise and hot conditions. However, getting overzealous over the need to drink large amounts of water and over-hydrating can have deadly consequences. \n\n\nSo How Much Water Should You Drink.\n \n\nMy recommendation is to drink when you're thirsty, and if you think you should be drinking more, don't overdo it. As far as drinking water in and around exercise, I've outlined a few simple guidelines that will make sure you're well hydrated without hitting any extremes. \n\nWithin an hour or so of training, drink a few glasses of water so you start well hydrated. While training you can drink a glass or so of water for every 15 minutes you train, especially if you're sweating it out. \n\nHowever, even during times of heavy sweating don't take in more than a quart and half of water per hour. As far as how much your daily intake of water should be, The Americ
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They used to say 8 a day, but that was to all encompassing. Now the standard rule of thumb is to take your weight, divide by 2, and that is how many ounces of water you should drink per day. Example : I weigh 200 lbs. I should drink 100 ounces or 6.25 pints a day. (a pint is 16 oz.)\n\n\n\nLong Live Jambi
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drink 2 gallons of water and hold it for 1 day then push real hard when going peepee
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Drink it with water, oj has lots of excess sugar. Drink lots of water or creatine can be bad for your kidneys.
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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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Depends on how long the expiry date. If you have already consumed it, then just drink more water (I believe creatine is water-soluble), and dump the creatine bottle/barrel in the bin.
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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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you'll be in better shape, and a better soccer player, but remember that muscle weighs more than fat.  \nsweating isn't necessarily good or bad.  it's your body's natural cooling mechanism.  but remember- no matter how much you sweat, always stay hydrated, or you risk serious health problems.  you should drink about 16 oz of water (or any other fluid really, it doesn't much matter) for every 30 minutes or so of serious exercise.
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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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if you are 120 pound drink 60 ounces means 2 litre!!
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both you have to be hydrated prior to get nutrients pumping through while you work out and its also good to drink water or watered down whey protien isolate during your workout to keep the amino acids comming.  but for drinking water after I use the method of weighing yourself prior to working out or cardio and then after and drinking 1L of water per lb you lose in sweat.
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Bodybuilder? good.  2 gallons might be too much....depend on your body weight and you are  going to have some water retention.  I say 1 gallons and if you want get cut for a show...during the last week use water pills to remove any excess of water under your skin.\n\ntake care.
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One reason is you are not rehydrating your system with enough water. Another thing is your muscles use calcium and you are not replenishing that as fast as you are burning it !\nSolution - \nYour body weight divided by 2 and then convert that # to ounces. This is how much water you should drink normally in a day !\nTake Chelated Calcium as the amount of actual calcium your body absorbs from this is the higher than if you drink milk. \nYour body (if you do nothing but lay in bed for 24 hours) will burn 900mg of calcium !  You can take up to 6000mg of the chelated calcium a day.\nIf I do a huge amount of work or excercise then I up mine to 3 tabs in the am and 3 in the pm but normal is 2 am and 2 pm.
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5 to 6 glasses of water is good enough for your body... do not drink to much soda and drink alot of tea, caffene free... when your pee looks clear than your in the clear...
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take it before and after nowadays creatine is cheap enough to use 2o grams per day if you wanted too..but 5 grams before and 5 grams following your workout is all you really need to experience benefits
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Creatine and amino acids serve different purposes.  I don't take amino acid supplementation, so I haven't done much research on it, but I am taking creatine and have done a lot of reading on it.\n\nCreatine is a natural substance that you obtain from your diet and can make yourself.  Creatine's primary purpose in weightlifting is to replenish ATP stores during intense activity.  By taking creatine supplementation you can increase your creatine stores by up to 40% (depending on how much you are already getting in your diet).  This will allow you to work out harder longer and get better results from your training.\n\nCreatine is also known to cause cell volumization, as it causes the muscles to hold more water.  Note that this is different the water retention, as water retention is when water is retained on the outside of the cells, causing the muscles to lose definition and look smoother.  Cell volumization pulls the water into the cells and causes the muscles to look harder.\n\nThere are also studies that have come to light recently that show that cell volumization can make protein synthesis more productive.  In theory this could mean that creatine could directly help you build muscle, but more research needs to be done to prove this effect.\n\nCreatine is also a very safe substance to supplement.  While there are rumors of some side effects, such as muscle cramping, kidney problems, etc, no studies have actually proved these to be actual risks.  One possible risk is the down regulation of the creatine transporters due to oversupplementation, but if you follow the recommended guidelines you shouldn't have to worry about that effect.  To be safe you should actually take less creatine than most manufacturers recommend, though.  Studies have shown that your body can absorb a lot less than most companies suggest you take anyway.  They have found that your body is unable to absorb more than 3-5 grams of creatine per day after you have finished loading.  To top that off, after working out you are capable of absorbing up to 10% more than your normal maximum capacitiy.  They estamate that you only use 3% of your creatine stores when you don't work out.  That means that if you are fully loaded and then take creatine after working out you will have more creatine than you body can obsorb for the next 3-4 days or until you work out again.  Bottom line: after loading it is only necessary to take creatine after working out.  I only take about 5 grams after I work out to replenish the creatine I have used.\n\nAs far as amino acids go, do some research and see what the benefits are to you.  I've already found an article that proved to me that glutamine is a waste of money, but I haven't researced any of the other availlable products.
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Water in such large amounts is poison!  \n\nIt causes a condition called hyponatremia.  Drinking so much water (you're talking about half a gallon every 15 minutes- that's 2 gallons an hour, or 32 gallons in a 16 hour day) causes your blood to become diluted, which interferes with your heart, brain, and muscle function. Untreated, it can lead to comma or death. \n\nThis is NOT a safe way to increase your metabolism.\n\nIn a healthy adult, the kidneys can process a MAXIMUM of  4 gallons (512 oz) per day.  However, even that much water will not increase your metabolism.  Only exercise can increase your metabolic rate.