Creatine a joke?

[beochie]

I have been reading up alot about Creatine, it and it seem like it works well when your on it but when you stop you lose you the gains that it caused?

I still am wondering if I should start taking it

any help would be nice

[audiowaves252]

well its dirt cheap and theres no reason to cycle creatine so you dont have to come off, and if you do you will only lose a little water.

[BSULFTR]

I at first noticed water weight through looking fuller and less cut. There have been times when I have lost all my gain because it was all water and because I was not on long enough. Make sure you are on long enough to make the gains and once you get that, cut away the fat.

[BSULFTR]

Forgot to add, from research, the serum is shit. I haven't heard good things about the liquid either(comes with an eye dropper), see what works for you, but for everyone I know that has messed with it the powder is the winner.

[Cogar]

It works, since among other things it hydrates the muscle and thereby increases the rate of protein synthesis. Although you may lose the water weight when you cycle off, you should have still benefited from the increased protein synthesis when on. Further, I believe that taking creatine after a workout greatly enhances recovery, presumably by helping quickly restore ATP levels.

[zeratulz]

iv used creatine maybe 3 times, and iv always kept my gains off it. last time i used it was micronized creatine i gained 15 pounds and kept about 12

[stuharlin]

yeah right, man, steroids and creatine

[Timma]

Instead of using creatine use something like Swole V2 or V12. I personally use swole and it is so much better than creatine. I used creatine for like 2 years and never got the gains i do on swole.

[slick13]

i was on cell-tech for about 8 weeks. i gained like 8 lbs but when i was off i lost about 5

[eaglewrestler27]

I have recently finished my research on slin and have already taken a few shots. Wouldn't creatine work really well with slin since slin acts like a bullet train sending creatine to my cells! :cool:

[lordikon]

Originally posted by stuharlin
yeah right, man, steroids and creatine

I gained 14 lbs in 5 weeks while on it, and have since been off it a week and lost only 1/2 lb. Steroids not required. I was taking 10g/day every day. Recommended is 5g, but some take 20g I've heard.

I gained only 9 lbs in the first 8 weeks BTW.

[speedracer59]

Ive yet to use a better combo than prolab creatine+dextrose+ala. Including swole,v12.

[keeny]

HMMM i have always stayed away from creatin , for me it makes me bloated and hold to much water, and a few people i know have the same efect as well. It just supplements your natural ATP anyway, faster recovery etc, see how it goes though and make up your mind, good luck anyway.

[canadagold]

The problem with most people who use creatine is they don't use it long enough . . .
one of the most successful regimes for it is to do the loading phase, then maintain for 6 weeks. . .then reload again and continue on. .creatine is something you should do for months, not weeks to gain more permanent results.