Comments on: Mixing Creatine

By: Dave

Dave — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:27:03 +0000

Cell tech is decent but it’s expensive and unnecessary. I buy straight Creatine Ethyl Ester powder from http://www.purebulk.com It’s $11 for a 250 gram bag. Good quality stuff. I also got a 500 gram bag of AAKG for like $26, and I’m taking 5g a day, so it’ll last a while. It’s the same as the NO products. Either way it’s a lot cheaper and you can make your own stuff for pennies on the dollar compared to the stuff at GNC.

By: Barry

Barry — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 11:11:04 +0000

Question.
Im taking creatine monodydrate at the moment, also with a mass gainer protein and some powder form amino acids (BCAA’S).
The amino acid powder is orange flavor (Brand: Scivation Extend). It says one of the ingredients is Citric Acid wich from what iv read is bad to mix with creatine.
I dont mix the creatine with the amino acids, but i do drink them within the same hour, so i presume they are “mixing” in my stomach”.
I took a look at the grape flavor (which it meant to be good to mix creatine with) amino acid powder and it also contains Citric Acid. So im guessing its there used as a preservative to stop the powder from going off quick.

Should i NOT take the amino acids while using creating because it contains citric acids EVEN THOUGH i dont mix them together?

Thanks.

By: nolicia

nolicia — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 02:10:40 +0000

hello,,,im taking a creatine 5g before workout and 5g after workout and i mix it 240ml of MILO ,,it is good and effective,,,i had weighing of 165+founds,,,help me plssss,,thankss…

By: matt

matt — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:02:35 +0000

gatorade has citric acid in it.

By: dan

dan — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 03:57:24 +0000

dave,
Stick within the recommended dosage of 2-5 grams of creatine per day. For 150 pounds, I’d say stick strictly to 5 grams a day.
Take this in the morning on non-workout days with grape juice and/or dextrose. This means AS SOON as you wake up. The earlier the better, as your body has depleted its reserves throughout the night.
On workout days, take 5 grams creatine immediately after workout with your protein shake (or before, but more research supports after the workout). I say after because protein has shown to aid in creatine absorption. As long as you are creating a sufficient insulin spike (30-40 grams of protein and 60-70 grams of carbs such as glucose and dextrose) you should be fine in terms of protein/creatine competition into the muscles.

Now, as long as you stay within the dosages recommended, there should be no side effects. Also, drink AT LEAST 10-12 glasses of water (250 mL each). Creatine utilizes a great deal of water and its extremely important if you don’t want any side-effects such as muscle cramps, diarrhea, kidney disorders (kidney stones), etc. Some nastier side effects occurred in a competing athlete (he took 10g plus, every day) where he had a stroke which was said to be caused by large dosages of creatine, herbs, and stimulants. Just to let you know, athletes who did the loading phase and athletes who didn’t load and started taking 5g a day ended up with the same results by the end of week 2. This means that you will make the same gains loading or not loading but you will notice a greater “jump start” by loading. I recommend not loading as it seems to be the safer method.

Bottom line: Drink lots of water, take only 5g of creatine a day (or 5g, four times a day, for 5 days if “loading”), and take it at the right times for optimal results.

By: dave

dave — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 19:11:34 +0000

what are the side effects of creatine monohydrate? what could happen to you if your “not using it right”. and only take 6-7g per day cuz im around 150 pounds. i just wanna make everything clear before i go ahead and starty using this

By: matt

matt — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 16:00:47 +0000

I’m no expert but I can say for myself personally that taking no shotgun before I work out as well as 100% gold standard whey protien before after and throughout the day is giving me freaky gains in stregth and size, but the real key is to lift heavy as possible but also to include low weight high rep at the end to get seriously jacked up pumps. FEEL GREAT !! LOOK BADASS!!!

By: phil

phil — Mon, 20 Jul 2009 03:40:17 +0000

jb dallas. Creatine stays in the body for weeks from the research I’ve seen. Your muscles are saturated with creatine. so you can go with out the loading phase.
I think its safe to just do the daily

By: jb dallas

jb dallas — Thu, 16 Jul 2009 21:15:50 +0000

alright i got a question i bet no one has the answer to but ill ask anyway. i bought celltech hardcore creatine and got thru the 1st 5 days which is the loading phase. then i went about a week of taking one serving a day which is the maetinance phase. But then i stopped taking it and i haven’t in about 2 whole weeks. But now i wanna start back up but im confused on what to do. Do i start all the way over and do the whole 5 day loading phase again? Or do i jump right back into the maetinance stage and just start taking it once a day again. Like i said its been 2 whole weeks without a serving so i don’t know if there is still enough stored in my system or what. Help me Please!!!!!!!!

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