What happens once you stop taking Creatine?
I actually wondered this myself, but after reading a thread on the bodybuilding.com forum (here) it made it abit clearer what actually happens once you stop taking Creatine!
As you may already know by now, Creatine not only helps you gain mass, but it increases water levels in muscles.. So once you stop taking creatine supplements you will loose water and often abit of weight, but nothing major!
20070327 7:09 pm
ive been working out for 3 years without taking any kind of supplements and i started from a month ago to take creatine with whey protien. i wanna ask if i stop using creatine but still worknig out does my muscles shrink or get smaller. and does creatine or whey protien makes acne in the biceps or the chest.
20070413 12:48 am
creatine will help you increase mass and strength. but alot of the size gains you make will be water retention. so yes you will lose some size and strength but you will still be bigger and stronger than when you started. also it is usually recommended that you have a break of a few weeks from creatine every now and then.
20070607 4:44 pm
you’ll lose size but not strength (provided you keep training after you’ve stopped taking creatine).
20070718 6:25 pm
i stopped takign creatine and i work out everyday i was benching 225 now im down to 205 after a month without creatine
20070719 5:55 pm
that is because you are over training !!!!! you need rest… trust me im right.
its not the creatine
20070816 3:58 pm
if creatine is taken everyday does this mean that you will need to work out everyday or if you take creatine without working out what happens? does creatine need to be taken daily?
20070816 8:07 pm
creatine does not have to be talen daily and there is minimal research to back this theory up. But maintaining higher levels of creatine over a period of time will lead to lean muscle gais. Creatine stays in your system for up to a month even after only a week of supplementing!
20070925 1:29 am
If I do not work out much, but take creatine, What happens? Do I gain fat, or muscle mass?
20070928 9:57 pm
gaining fat is a result of your diet and exercise regimen. unless you are taking an advanced creatine formula such as cell-tech, which has large amounts of simple sugar (75g dextrose) to aid in muscle absorption, creatine alone should have no effect on fat gains. if you take creatine and there are no major changes in your diet then it should only affect muscles.
20070928 10:00 pm
assuming theres no BLOAT
20071012 2:19 am
i wanted to start taking creatine for football and i was wondering if i was benching lets say 150 now how much will it boost my max up if i weight lift 3 times a week
20071022 9:08 pm
i heard when you stop taking creatine every muscle in your body gets weaker. your heart is a muscle and therefore will get weaker and can cause health serious problems
20071023 11:06 pm
That is a very good question, god i need the answer to that one.!
20071025 12:43 pm
the heart is a muscle yes but as for resistance trainning the heart performs almost the equivallent amount of work it does during normal day activities.
20071030 2:13 am
Can I lose wight well on creatine?
20071108 3:58 am
creatine will not weaken muscles if not taking it it only helps you to get a little extra energy and pump in your muscles to give you that extra one or two reps in a set it will not effect you in any way if you stop taking it it there are many myths involving this supplement dont beleive everything you read
20071109 12:43 am
You will definitely see a decrease in size once you stop taking creatine as well as the strength that comes from it. It may take up from 2-3 months but u will defiantly loose it my friend. I took creatine for about a year with 3 week breaks here and there and I was an animal. I went from weighing 225 up to 260. My strength was amazing I felt like I was juicing. But know that I’ve been of the stuff for 5 months straight I gone down to 235 and my strength has hit the floor as well. My point is that you will loose your gains once stopped slowly but surely.
20071113 3:44 pm
guys, im 34, been training since 18….i took creatine for the first time about 4 months ago…did the first course and loaded up. since i stopped i dropped from 12.5st to just over 12. ive been stressed at work which i contribute a bit to my lack of effort down the gym but can the termination of creatin do this?
russ
20071116 12:31 am
question everyone – just turned 18, weigh 175, max bench at 250 or 255 right now. ive been taking creatine pills for about 2, 2 1/2 weeks now and wanted to drop about 5 lbs of fat, tone up, and get bigger. i need some help.
im getting stronger but i want to tone up my chest, abs, and arms.
any suggestions?
thanks guys, appreciate it
20071119 10:55 pm
Mike – In the same boat, although, I only take protein shakes… Honestly, I would suggest pilates for toning in the abs, chest and quads, seriously, its worked for me.
As for arms, to get stronger I’ve used the max out system. You take your max curl, do as many as possible, and then go down 5 pounds, do as many as possible, go down 5 pounds and so on.. it works for most exercises, and i’ve seen a difference, also brings you’re endurance up which is always a big thing.
If you’re 175 and doing 255 you’re in good shape, although bench isn’t always everything.
If you want to lose weight, thighs were my issue, running has helped, as has pilates
20071126 11:29 am
I just started taking Creatine, although i didn’t need it. I was doing fine….but I figured that if I took Creatine then I could cut down gym time and get leaner and bigger faster. Welll i just found out that it doesn’t work that way, I heard it only boost your Stamina so you can have a little more energy to get in more reps. Would I be better off going back to taking nothing and or will I be missing something really great if I stop taking Creatine?
Just so you guys know; The reason why I’m working out is mostly for looking great without a shirt on. I don’t want to be freakishly enormus, I just want a lean and cut body with descent size.
20071207 7:47 pm
i weigh 198 and bench 225 and i stop taking creatine will i get weaker and how much?
20071208 9:54 pm
my parents dont want me mixing drinks around the house…so pills is the easiest. are there any other forms that work better than pills but arent drink mixes?
20080116 11:25 pm
weigh 130.
max bench is 215.
a lot of people say i’m overdoing myself.
love to hear your guys’ inputs.
20080117 3:04 am
hi
i weigh 75.
can bench 290.
what would you advise me to do?
20080117 4:58 am
helo.
is cell-tech the best creatine. I tried it, i gained too much mass, mostly water. but does another creatine product makes you gain like cell-tech??
20080117 4:58 pm
I am thinking about takeing creatine to gain muscle for football, but im worried about what will happen to me, if annything. What could happen to me?
20080302 10:24 pm
thought about taking creatine also worried about negatiove side effects
20080302 10:42 pm
Of all the creatine brands I’ve only tried Mass-Tech, in fact I’ve been taking it for the past year or so, with a couple of two-week breaks. Last summer when I had already taken about 5 boxes I looked really pumped up and cool at the beach. I stopped it during the X-mas period and trained a whole month without it, and oops, all was gone. I dropped in size but not strength, though. Pretty scary..so there I go on it once more
20080302 10:48 pm
Rc: Not that I know for sure but the only side effect creatine has or may have is water retention, if monohydrate otherwise creatine formula is all right. ‘ve got friends who take creatine regularly and do not have any probs. They require longer breaks though, like one month on, one off and so on. Lot of liguids drinking too.
20080309 4:25 am
i had a friend who was as healthy as a hoarse, he started taking creatine to bulk up (as all of us want), a year in a half later, this friend of mine was history….he was pronounced dead due to over flowing his body with water….so to all those out there thinking about takin that bs creatine…think again,
20080309 7:59 pm
im 14 and i am starting to take creatine.I was wondering when u work out then take the creatine does it only help arm muscles or legs and arms?
20080314 8:48 am
Bubba: Creatine facilitates full-body muscle growth
MIke: Your an idiot- your friend drank too much water; creatine dehydrates the body.
Anthony: Take 1 month off every 2-3 months. After about8-10 weeks you’ll reach a plateau effect. Quit taking it for 1 month. It is a mediacl fact that it takes the human body roughly a month to start producing its own creatine stores once you cycle-off the pill/poweder form. If you haven’t tried Cell-Tech by Muscletech, it works well. Many people will argue that, they’re fuckin idiots as well. It works, you’ll get stronger and bigger(water retention). Plan on dropping 10 lbs in weight and strength when you quit. I gained 120lbs on my bench press in about 16 bench workouts, concentrating on low-reps 3-6 range.
RC: There are negative side effects in everything we do; don’t be a pussy
Dan-0: You could potentially be an All-Conference Linebacker. Do It.
Charlie: Were you taking creatine to lose mass? Why would you take creatine if you don’t want to get massive? Another good one is Phosphagen HP.
Muhammad: Your 75lbs and benching 290? Yoiur a genetic masterpiece and ought to be in a magazine. You Iraqi?
Jun: Are you Asian, or just a shitty speller? I f you see yourself getting weaker, then you are overdoing it.
Austin: Grow a pair and tell your parents to go fuck themselves; its fuckin powder dude, not grape juice or wine and shit. If all else fails, take steroids in the pill form, then ask your mom if she’d rather have you mixing powder. Maybe she’d rather have you on roids.
Rolando: Call yourself Roly. You’ll probably lose about 10lbs of bodyeight, and some strength.
Andrew: Your gifted. You will gain massive amount of fat if you don’t diet, creatine isn’t a diuretic.
Dan: Take creatine every day. Preferably post workout on lifting days, and right away in the morning on non-lifting days. Good question.
Please note I am replying with smart-ass answers to dumb-ass questions…
Remember, when you cycle-off creatine you will have to reduce the total volume of your workout to compensate for the creatine reduction. Try and keep poundages high still, but just remember that your going to have to reduce the number of sets performed. If your not doing squats, you should, as they produce testosterone in the body, which enhances muscle growth. Keep protein levels high, 2 gm per pound of bodyweight, and take a multivitamin. Not sure if creatine causes acne, I have noticed it a little in the early stages, but it just could be that time of the month. There are times of month when we get a little more acne, kind of like how chicks get hetchup added to their taco during for one week out of the month. Personally, I don’t care for ketchup on my taco, but a few zits on my back for added muscle I can live with. You all have a good one, and don’t get bent if you got a smart ass remark; it is for your own good; do some research before you ask questions, it will help you later in life.
20080314 8:51 am
Disregard the shitty speller comment, as I feel it is the keyboard acting up again.
20080316 5:34 pm
i just started taking creatine monohydrate. im 14 and i was wondering if i stop taking it after a period of a month that my muscel i have gained will disappear? and also how much grams do i have to take daily for a 14 year old that weighs about 145?
20080318 8:50 pm
Johnny: I can see I am going to babble a page on this reply. My personal opinion is that after a month you really won’t experience the full effects of creatine. Depending on what creatine you take will significantly affect what gains you will have. For instance, cell-tech and phosphagen will bulk you up while your taking it, mostly water weight, but you will get stronger as well. Once you quit taking it, you’ll shed the water, appear smaller obviously, and may lose a little strength; it is a mind game. I load, people say you don’t need to; I have tried it both ways, and I am currently loading for my next 8 week cycle of cell-tech. I lose a little size when I cycle off, but I still achieve huge strength gains. A pill form that works good is Kre-Alkalyn 1500 by Sci-Fit. It assists in the strength gains but I don’t get the bulkiness from the additional water weight. Normally, I usually take the pills in the summer and the cell-tech in the winter, just because I don’t like to carry a lot of water weight in the summer time (shirt off). In the winter, who gives a fuck, I live in Iowa, its cold, and I wear a coat. a little water weight in the winter doesn’t bother me when my strength steadily increases. I used to take Phosphagen HP and it worked a few years back, but recently I have stuck to Cell-Tech. A lot of people don’t like it, most hate the company. Some say it is bullshit. Hey, I have been cycling it since I have been here in Iraq and have put on 55 pounds of bodyweight, decreased my bodyfat, and to pick a strength increase everyone uses..the bench press, well I have added over 140 pounds to my bench press since I have been over here. I am planning on adding another 50 lbs to it before I leave. It can be done. Of course, it isn’t contributed solely to the creatine. You need Aminos, a protein powder, good calories, maybe a multi-vitamin, and a workout that gives YOU the results you are after: strength, endurance, size, whatever your goal is. I am a strength guy. If you get strong as hell, size is a side effect of that. I monitor my leanness by running. I’ll run more or less depending on what I want to look like. I cannot say how many grams to take, because they all seem to work a little differently. I would just follow the directions. Make sure you hydrate the shit out of your body. Drink about a liter bottle of water with every meal, a bottle or so with your workout. And I use a liter per serving as well. We have a saying in the Army “Piss frequently piss clear”. Your piss should be clear and frequent, except in the morning when you rid the toxins from sleep. When taking cell-tech I mix it with a liter of water instead of what they recommend. Dillutes the taste a little and adds to hydration. I would take your creatine after your workout along with some protein within 30 minutes. When loading, keep the doses 12 hrs or so apart, depending on your workout schedule. For example, I workout at night so when I load I take a serving when I wake up after I eat. Take another serving after my workout; might be 8 hrs later, oh well. When loading on non-lifting days I take a serving in the morning, and another about 12 hours later, give or take an hour. After my 5 day load cycle, I take one serving a day after my workout, and on no-lift days I take it in the morning or when I wake up. In Iraq we have fucked up schedules. Same with cardio, if you do cardio do it right when you wake up, it sets your metabolism for the rest of the day. I always try to lift later after I am loosened up from missions and have some food in my system. I know I gave you a little more than you wanted, and I am sure some may tell you I’m full of shit. Well I am not. I’m not a creatine guru, I just know what product produces results for ME. Lifting is really finding what gives you results, and tweaking it here and there to avoid hitting a plateau. Take what I gave you and roll with it. Try the cell tech for 2 months and see what it does. I will almost guarantee you’ll like it. Eat a lot of protein; if you can eat 2 grams per pound of bodyweight. It is a little harder for me, I weigh 255 pounds, so I drink and ass load of protein powder to maintain gains. Bodyweight x2= grams of protein to eat. Add some good veggies and V-8 and you have a decent menu for muscle growth. Let me know if I helped you out. Good luck Haas.
20080320 9:11 pm
Jeff, I gotta tell you man, you are spreading gospel here pal. I am a Soldier as well, and I spend a lot of my time in the gym. PT every morning and Gym in the afternoon everyday since OEF 4. I work out in the gym like a retard humping a doorknob. I have never had a plan or goal. I might see a picture and say “thats what I want to look like.” But thats about it. I know I can standing curl 135lbs. I don’t really care what I can bench as I have always felt that is just machismo and technique. I am about 175lbs with about 12% BF. Thats how I’ll gauge it. I try my best to keep my diet restricted (my wife is a hell of a cook so its tough) I think my biggest problem is I have the discipline to go to the gym every day, but I can never remember to take all of those damn pills. I have had some creatine sitting in a cupboard for a while, so I thought I would try it. I have all sorts of fat burners, amino supps, creatine, mega mass junk. I was just hoping to push around weight in the gym and get buff. My t-shirt is definitly tighter, but my belly is seriously hurting still. I can see the muscles in there if I am trying, but just relaxed there is nothing but a belly. Any advice for a fellow troop?
20080323 12:57 pm
Im 15 and weigh 135, im really trying to pack on some pounds but in muscle, im taking weight gainer right now, along with working out and i was thinking about taking whey protein isolate and L glutamine in the summer. Should i take creatine? i heard that you shouldnt really take it till your around 18 because it can hurt your kidneys
20080323 9:19 pm
i am 19, in Army ROTC. I am going to air assault school this summer and want to bulk up before i get there. I have about 4 months. i am 6′, 155 pounds and can bench ~180, but whenever i work out i dont get bigger just stronger. I am thinking about taking creatine because i want to get up to 170-180 pounds.
I will be running a lot too while I am lifting weights, so I am not sure what my gains will be like when i start taking it.
also, i will have to stop taking it before i go to air assault school, and i do not know how that will affect my performance or size. (there is a 12 mile ruck march w/ full combat gear tha tmust be completed in under 3 hours, will I be tired or weak from dropping the creatine?)
20080404 1:43 am
we all know once you stop taking creatine you shrink because the mass that you gain is just water weight, would the same happen if i were to take a protein supplement and then stop?
20080407 4:42 am
i belive creatine is the best workout you can have without having to push your body to an extreme level.Although you must considere the side effects if you dont stop.creatine has the abilty to turn you into a tennage mutant ninga turtle.yes i know this must be alarming to you but it is completely ture.it happened to me during a workout.i just all of a sudden turned into a freakin turtle with swords and shit around my shell.dont be alarmed though its pretty damn cool. Has this happened to anyone else?
20080409 7:23 am
Hello. I have been working out for 22 months. I started at 210lbs with 38 inch waist and I am 5′10″. I got down to 164lbs after 4 months of working out. I did cardio and a little bit of weights. I didn’t eat the way you should to gain muscle but i did gain a lot of muscle. i gained muscle eating 1500 calories with hardly any protein. My arms went from 11″ to 14 with in a few months before the 12 months of working out. I plateaued for about 6 months. So about 17 months after working out I decided to join a gym. I gained so much strength much did not get any bigger. So about a month after I joined the gym, I started eating a lot to bulk up. I read articles on how to bulk up. Well after about 2 months i went from 164 lbs to 182lbs and I went and 14% body fat to 18%. I said the hell with bulking up because I was just getting fat and not stronger. I was doing fine eating normal. Well I tried creatine and have been on i for 2 months. I started at a tablespoon on the days I work out now I only take half a teaspoon since I am running out. Well in the past few weeks I noticed my arms getting bigger. I went from 14′ to 15.5 since new years. I honestly don’t know if it was the creatine or the protein supplements. But all of a sudden My arms are bigger and my waist got smaller, I am loosing all the fat that I gained but I still weight 180lbs.
So just to verify, it will be ok to go off creatine for a while and not loose strength and size. Because I cut down a lot on creatine and thats when I started seeing results. Its just that I cant afford more right now for another 2 weeks. I dont want to shrink because I love the way girls rub at dance clubs. Some times even with creatine, I cant lift as much or do as much reps. Sometimes when I plateau on some exercises, i change the exercises and start making more progress. For example, for my biceps, I plateaud on the 80lbs using the curl bar and the bench, I started using dumb bells and 30lbs was hard to do, Now after about two weeks I can now do 40lbs easier than when I started the 30lbs. i work My biceps twice a week. I actually started getting bigger and cutter when I changed exercises.
Well any ways, am I ok if I stop taking creatine for about 2 weeks? will I shrink. Actually about 2 weeks ago I took a 2 week break for finals. Its been 3 weeks since the break and thats when I started getting bigger. I lost a lot of strength, but gained it back really fast plus more.
20080413 7:00 pm
hi there, how much water is recommended when taking creatine monhydrate?
20080415 6:43 am
im a personal trainer, i usually prescribe creatine fo rmen who want to gain lean muscle etc, i was recently told that i should take it to lean up and increase my energy, i do weights 2-3 times a week and do alot of cardio with clients, do you think ill put on weight taking this? cause thatd be every girls worst nightmare…
20080426 6:37 pm
Hey guys, im 16 and started cell-tech, can u plz tell how many servings im supposed to have during the loading phase, i think im 2 young to have that much dextrose and creatine during 5 days. IVE BOUGHT A 4.5 pound one, plz help me on this cuz i wanna look gd for the summer.
20080502 3:29 am
im 14 im about to take professional strength whey protein is it bad for me?
20080504 11:30 am
My son is 16 wanting to take creatine to help increase weight. Currently 80kg but I’ve heard it can make males aggresive. Is this correct?
20080505 8:47 pm
im 15 and bench 320…do u recommend creatine? i also squat 480
20080508 4:05 am
omar, i dont know what kind of freak you are, but now way you can bench that much at that age.
20080508 4:07 am
im 10, i weigh 400 lbs, and max out at 50lbs. should i take creatine?
20080508 4:10 am
my wife, she is a rapist, she want to plow annose of horse. i want to stop here but i no no how. if i take creatine, will i have the muscles to stop wife from plow horse?
20080509 7:48 pm
A serious question – can you take creatine and gain strength only and not necessarily size?
20080515 4:25 am
it could be possible that omar is that strong because theres a kid in clearmonte florida thats a freshman in high school and is benching 500
but im 17 and i bench 355 and squat 520 but i think its only cuz im like fat
but my question is that is it possible for me to drop about 30 pounds and not get weaker
20080516 1:29 am
i have gone from 154 to 166 in three weeks on protein and creatine. my max bench went from 220 once to working out four reps at 220 on my last set. got about 6% body fat and have only been back in the gym for about 6 weeks. but i got twigs for legs what else can i do with squats to gain size in my legs? does size really come with strength?
20080516 3:41 am
i weigh 480 lbs. if i take creatine will it help me gain weight. i want to gain weight for sumo.
20080516 5:25 am
hey guys im 55 and im about 300 lbs, recently i have been trying to solve my male impedence problem while gaining muscle, my question is would it be safe to directly inject creatine into my penis or maybe somewhere close to my penis even my gooch would sufice.
20080527 7:06 am
doooood use a bike!
20080616 7:53 pm
I am about 211 lbs. I’m trying to get down to maybe 195 lbs. I am already taking a protein supplement and just started taking creatine mono. Will the creatine make it harder for me to get down to my ideal weight.
20080626 4:30 am
I have what they call small-ball-itus. Will creatine make my balls larger? I also need some more hair to impress the ladies.
20080630 4:04 am
im on cell-tech and i was wondering if i get off this amazing stuff will my pecks and bicepts be saggy
20080630 4:22 am
yo pablo if ur using creatine for ur balls start lifting dumbells with it cuz that shit is made for musills
20080630 3:57 pm
If you’re looking for good quality creatine try Purple K. It comes in capsules so you don’t have to worry about mixing drinks which is a good thing for someone who is always on-the-go.
20080703 6:20 pm
I’m 14 and going into the 10th grade my bench is 215 right now i weigh 160,i’m not sure about my squat its around 275 and im taking creatine but only about 5 grams 4 or 5 times a week im getting stronger but i was getting stronger before,and can creatine dehydrate me while im on the football field
20080705 12:39 am
Ok…I seen earlier where someone asked this, but I didnt see a response with the answer I need. I just started taking creatine, if I JUST take creatine without working out, will I still gain weight? Or does creatine not work without working out?
20080705 12:43 am
And also, about how long does it take for creatine to start showing a change in your size?
20080705 2:06 am
rumors going around that creatine causes agression/irritability…any truth to it?
20080708 1:32 am
Creatine gave me shortness of breath and chest pains , therefore i stopped taking it. I took 5g a day.
20080725 1:49 am
Would creatine without working out cause fat gain?
20080810 11:15 pm
hey i realize you get smaller after stopping the intake of creatine but do you decrease to your original siize or just decrease but stay bigger than you were before you started? this is with working out the same beefore during and after the use of creatine
20080823 6:35 pm
Creatine is not the way to go.. i used Micronized creatine monohydrate for about 6 months will one break period in between. I am 17 years old and i was about 145 pounds when i started and after the 6 months i was at 165, creatine will not get you fast results, or a great amount of body mass. About 3 months ago i started to take dianabol steroids and the results are amazing, i went from 165 to 215 in the the months. The trick is eating like a horse, and working out at least once and day.
20080916 6:53 pm
well u can consume cretine for an year…..then u can have a rest for 2-3 months and continue this cycle…..utill u discontinue eith ur gym
20080919 8:23 pm
Ive just started training and just started taking creatine monohydrate, i am also taking tribulus. I am 6′4″ and weigh 200lbs. I didnt load up on the creatine, im just taking 5g/day. Will i still get the same results from the creatine without loading. Also because i didnt load should i still take a break from the creatine and if so for how long? How effective is tribulus with creatine. One last thing, my bench press really sucks. I push about 70lbs currently, what can i do to improve this. Thanks in advance.
20080922 9:53 pm
wow you all sound really sure of yourselves!!!!
sadly none of your personaly experiences matter
there are simply too many variables
however a university study i just read
stated that no losses were seen in size or strength when subjects
stopped taking creatine
20080923 6:05 pm
hi, ok ive just started taking creatine. i work out twice a week (these are intense 2 hour sessions on wednesday and sunday) and i might start doing some free weights at home. After loading is it ok if i only take creatine after i work out, or will i lose out if i dont have it everyday, because i want to get the most out of it
20080926 12:45 am
Hello can annybody tell me if Gasparis Sizeon Creatine
really works? Thanks alot
20081005 3:33 pm
hi im 17 and ive been going to the gym for about 2 months everyday from 3-5 times a week, ive gained about 20 pounds of muscle since ive first started going to the gym by working out from an hour to an hour and a half im questioning taking creatine because i dont want any negative affects on my body. Would it be better if i just naturally keep working out and gain muscle or take creatine to help the process?
20081006 5:10 am
Hey guys.
I started lifting again about 4 days ago and i take creatine and protein by bodyfortress… after 4 days i noticed change and after reading all this i really just dont know if its worth taking the creatine.. i mean yeah what will it do if i quit? just take me longer to get bigger if i just take protein?
Help me out..
My brother is a fitness trainer a bulky one like big guy no abs but HUGE.
I want tohear somone elses input…
if you could help me leavea post on here or email me at ugliot_@hotmail.com
names george thx for reading
20081006 5:15 am
oh and im 19 years old. used to lift but gave up after vacation to spend it with the girl before college =]
I promised her i wouldnt be the lean george she had.
All i want to do is fill up some sleeves you know?
Im naturally skinny bout 155.
Help me out please.
Like if you got a good bulk plan.. let me know?
I hear leg work outs make everything get bigger because of the hormane production or something?
let me know!!!
Thanks =]
20081014 8:14 pm
hey, im 12 and i weigh 275 and bench 530 should i take creatine?
20081018 7:34 pm
lol 275 and your 12
and how long have you been roiding for?
anyways to all you kiids the same age as me i heard that people under 19-20 dont really need to be taking creatine, because the our bodies already make enough and you dont need all that extra garbage. just stick to the protein
20081020 8:10 pm
I took Animal Stack about a month ago now and I gained about 30-40 lbs on my bench and gained strength in many other areas as well, but of course everyone jst mentions bench.
Anyway Ive been off it not for about 4 weeks ( this will be my 4th week off) and when I stopped taking it I was benching 270ish and Im not at about 285 ish. So unlike most people I suppose I feel stronger now that Im off it.
However I have noticed my arms have gotten smaller, which of course is the lost of the water retention. But Ive continued to work out, take my protein after lifting and Ive gotten stronger.
20081020 8:15 pm
Sorry that last post was me… anyway I meant animal PUMP not stack. PUMP is just creatine whereas i thnk the Stack stuff is a test booster? not sure but anyway I took the stack and it worked well ..
20081024 2:12 am
I have 1 kidney should I take creatine? This is the only reason I;m worried I need an answer because I don’t want to lose my frekin kidney.
Do you get really saggy when you stop? and if you work out the same after you stop do you stay the same or lose it?
I’m about 160 and bench about 273 how strong would i get in a month?
20081114 1:05 am
creatine just helps in aiding your muscle through workouts…. its main effect is to help the torn down muscles and fibers to rebuild therefore putting waterweight around the muscles but the muscles do get bigger.. and when you stop taking creatine youll lose the water weight… but the creatine has built of up the muscles and the muscle fibers so you wont lose the gains
20081123 8:40 pm
hi im 15 and weigh 150 and bench 215. i want to take creatine but im afraid if i stop taking it i will just lose everything ive gained and maybe b weaker than i was before i took it. any respones will be great.. thanx!!
20081123 8:46 pm
oh btw im taking this for football and ill be on varsity next year but i want to start.. maybe if i take this it will make me even that much more stronger to impress the coaches…
20081203 9:46 am
There’s a lot of strange ideas about creatine on this thread! Creatine replenishes the muscles’ basic energy source, ATP. Ultimately, no matter what you use for energy…glycogen, protein, fats – anything – it all become ATP before the muscle uses it as energy. In that process it loses a phosphate molecule and beome ADP – creatine gives up a phosphate molecule to return it to ATP.
That’s it. Creatine has NO inherent anabolic effect. There are no biochemical pathways by which creatine can cause or influence muscle growth directly. It provides more energy for the muscle and that’s basically it. It is a sugar after all so there’s little it can do. It has no hormonal effect as such, it simply supports you in your training – you can get one more rep out, or lift with that little bit more force.
If you’re an endurance athlete, creatine will have no beneficial effect whatsoever. ATP is the primary energy source but is literally gone in seconds (and then replenished through stored creatine) but endurance athletes go beyond this energy system so creatine is next to useless.
People using predominantly fast twitch muscle fibers (weightlifters, bodybuilders, sprinters, gymnasts etc) will benefit from creatine supplementation – but you can saturate your system which is why you need to take a break every few weeks.
When you STOP takin creatine – your body should still be well stocked. SInce creatine has NO anabolic effect it should make no difference at all to your muscle mass or training generally. You may notice slightly less energy in the gym but that should be it. You lose mass generally by eating less calories than you need. That’s it. Eat properly – train properly and you should not notice a difference in muscle mass when cycling off creatine. If you do – then it’s likely your diet, training or recovery that’s screwed up. Eat more – it’s the most anabolic substance you can ingest by far!!! Food!
20081207 2:15 pm
Well I am 16 years old,1,79 height and 71 kg.
I am thinkin’ of takin’ creatin,but I need to learn sth about them cos I am a lil bit confused.
1st of all I have a lean and cut body and I can easily do 90-100 kilos in weight exercises,if I take creatin will I lose the lean and cut body and become muscled and bluffy,cos its sth i dont want.
2nd If i stop creatin for a lot of time (lets say 2-3 years) or for ever will my ballz and muscles shrink and get belly and boobs?
3rd one, many ppl claim that someone taking creatin,it is possible that after 30 years old he would not be able to make children and he would get many heart problems.
4th one, could someone tell me what a creatin supplement for lean and cut body should contain,in order to know what kinda product I should buy. Thankz
20081210 4:58 am
I used to take preworkout supplements, Mutant Mass and creatine and I follwed all the instructions. I always tried to up the weight but I really never made much improvement. I stopped taking all of them and ever since I have been lifting move than ever before. I can’t really explain it. I’m taking nothing supplementory and I’ve never had these results. Just pure exercise. A guy I know was jacked and took creatine and stuff, but he stopped and now he’s shrunk. Honestly, advertisers can make any claim they want about their product, it doesn’t mean they actually help. Save your money, go all natural.
20081211 2:34 am
Aye Im 17yrs old height 6′2” , weight 178, and bench 215, im thankin bout starting Cell- Tech, but worried bout the side effects; on a general note, should i be worried, or okay? Either post or email me the answer at tyrone7@ballerstatus.net
20081211 10:57 pm
hello there im 14 and i want to take creatine for soccer but im scared of the consequences can sum 1 list down what are the good points and what are bad
20081211 10:57 pm
hello there im 14 and i want to take creatine for soccer but im scared of the consequences can sum 1 list down what are the good points and what are bad .
20081216 9:57 am
im seventeen and i weigh 145,will creatine give me the size i need for football
20081221 11:30 pm
I’m 18 i weigh 285 pounds my bench is 425 pounds and I’m ripped, Ive been working out since I was 15 and I think creatine is for pussies because you can do what you want without it, the whole idea is stupid, why would you want some fake ass muscles that you going to lose once you stop taking it.
20081221 11:38 pm
kr-yes it will but just remember that your going to lose it when you stop taking it so its your choice. My advice is load up on high-carb protien supplements and if you have a good metabolism eat a lot and work out even more, thats what I did and it worked, also take L-glutamine and Omega 3, then you are bound to get swole
20081221 11:42 pm
shiz-don’t be stupid…READ they are all listed on this site the good points are that you will get big and the bad is that your gonna lose those muscles when you stop taking it so just keep taking it lol
20081221 11:45 pm
ben- THANKS MAN thats what i’m trying to say
20081229 9:09 pm
Hey wasup guys is CEE good for boxing? my concern in taking it is gaining weight as in boxing we gotta watch our weight thank you
20090101 10:13 pm
Hi, ive just started taking creatine caps and plan on working out about 4 times a week, how long will it be before i see change in my body?
P.s Im trying to tone up.
20090106 4:42 pm
Creatine gave me a false sense of security. I knew that after cycling off it my muscles would be like Cinderella’s carriage and turn into a pumpin at midnight. …and boy did they ever. My muscles lost all the ‘puff’ that creatine gave them, they looked saggy and girly, my deep voice raised 3 octaves. Some of the guys at the gym started calling me Sally when my bench press went from 315 to 285.
20090107 6:11 am
NO,1 you DO NOT need to do this stupid loading phase nonsense, anymore than 10g of creatine will simply be pissed out and you’ll waste your money its that simple.
NO,2 you DO NOT need to do 2 hours sessions at home or in the gym an intense 30 or 45 min workout is ample to see the gains you need.
NO,3 MYTH this idea that all the gains you see is simply water retention is a load of crap,if you put the work in you’ll develop the muscle you want, yes a small amount of it is but not the amount that ive been reading on this site. If you do interval based cardio then you burn the fat off while at the same time building the muscle.
NO,4 the only dangerous side effects of creatine is if you do this loading phase shit coz it simply makes your liver and kidneys work harder and your only using 10g of it anyway so dont load up. If you have a pre-existing condition with your liver or kidneys then you shouldnt be taking a high protein diet or taking creatine.
20090109 11:02 pm
Ive been using creatine cycling on and off every couple months for about 8 months. Im 17 and I started at 16. I notice no side effects what so ever and nothing wrong my body. All it has done is build me up more, give my body a clean cut shape and helps me lift a bit more than without creatine.
Lots of people here are worried about some major ’side effects’ when there really isn’t any unless your doing things you shouldn’t be such as over dosing etc.
Just keep drinking water a lot when using creatine to wash out your kidney and body. Eat meat, protein, veggies etc. Just eat healthy and follow the rules.
20090110 1:27 am
Personally I think creatine is only worth taking if you’re competitive bodybuilder or athlete. If you’re just an average Joe who wants to take some short cuts to getting buff, it’s not worth it. Work out with heavier weights with higher intensity, eat more lean proteins and go to the gym regularly then you’ll build a solid foundation and wont need to waste your money on creatine that might bloat your muscles for a month then leave you looking like a deflated balloon, girly man after you come off it.
There are no short cuts to getting a good physique. I repeat, I think it’s only useful for natural competitive bodybuilders who need an edge just before posing.
20090118 4:46 am
ok, i am 15 years old and i play football for my school and was wondering about taking creatine to get a better start for varsity next year and impress my coaches. I was just wondering should i start now or next year i am 5′ 8 130lbs, and also when i get bulky from water rentension, when i run can i get a little smaller cause i dont want to be HUGE but retain the same strengh for the position i play out on the field.
20090120 9:02 pm
If you are looking to put size on try a program called P90X. The program is very intense and even caters towards athletics. Cuation, this program is extreme but works wonders…I started at 175 lbs and 22% body fat at 5′11.5″ at 26yrs old and know down to 17% body fat after only 3 months. They even suggest what foods to eat and how much depending on what you want to do. The programs are brole down into toning, weight lose, and building muscle mass. The program is a little high priced but real worth it. I take creatine with my workout and seemed to do wonders. As far as speciallized workout for football, I have a very close friend who has been a varsity coach for 10+ years and said he has never seen anything like this program…….he started making his players do it in the off season and plans to set something up for summer workouts…..trust me, this program will give you great results!!!
20090121 2:53 am
*i was wondering if i started taking creatine. After im done with it would i lose a LOT of weight and strength due to water loss?*
because honestly, i want to get a decent body and increase my strength drastically within 4-5 months time, but will i lose ALL of my strength and nice body frame after i stop taking it? or will i just go back to normal size (as in before i started taking creatine)
or is it better to just work out normally to achieve results?
im looking for a more permanent solution to my problem.
very much appreciated.
thanks.
20090122 12:50 pm
hey guys I’m 17, 6″1 and 108kg, in pounds around 235. My bench is 225, 3 sets, so it’s awesome compared to most people I’m around. But I want to increase it to 270, maybe even 315 if I’m lucky. I’m trying to shed about 30 pounds or so and also bulk up back to 230 in muscle. I’m also trying to Increase my fittnes. My plan is a 4 day split routine in the gym in the mornings, while training approximately, 5 times a week in Rugby and 2 games. I’m trying to increase my strength aswell cause I am playing seniors grade and the guys are a lot bigger, stronger, and a lot older although for my age I’m pretty heavy. I’ve have been researching supplements, bodybuilding, diets, etc for more then a year now so I do know a fair bit. Their are several products or stacks I will be taking, 1. A Nitric Oxide Precursor before Gym. The other ones are Creatine, Protein or a Creatine/Protein/Glutamine mix post training. I’m wondering what will be the best stack. Defintely Nitric Oxide, but Im wondering if i should do 1. Nitric/Creatine/Protein, 2.Nitric/Protein, 3.Nitric/Protein(glutamine mix). The thing I’m worried about is the creatine. It says to do really really heavy loading for the first 6 days, about 1 1/2 serves 4 times a day. Then for the next 3 weeks one serve post training. It says nothing about taking it on non-training days. It also says again after 1 week loading, 3 weeks use, they recommend a 2 week break. Now will the creatine still be in my system after that 2 weeks cycle so I will only have to take once after working out after the break, or will i have to massively load again. Or should i just stick with Nitric Oxide and Protein mix? for your information these are Australian products by a company called Body Science. BSc Myocytin is the Creatine name. I was thinking about BSN but its too expensive over here, and Muscle-Tech is good and I heard good things about it. I was going to do the naNO Vapour/HALO stack, but I heard HALO makes u sleepy, and I dont want to be sleepy after my workouts when I’ve got school.
20090122 12:54 pm
ohh, and 1 more thing is it neccesary to take L-Glutamine? cause i probs will be taking these products. On top of that I will be taking, A Multi-Vitamin, Joint Formula, ZMA, Fish/Flaxseed/Primrose Oil, Chronium Piconilate and a Liver Health tablet. Should I take creatine? and is it neccesary for me to take these EFA’s and Liver Health? the liver health I’m worried because maybe of all these tablets and creatine will cause damage, and the EFA’s are for health.
20090202 3:50 am
If my penis is 8 and 3/4 inches long, and I start taking creatine, will my penis grow in girth and length to about 12 and 1/2 inches? Also, when I stop taking it will it go back to 8 and 3/4 inches or something a little longer but still less than 12 and 1/2?
20090202 6:17 pm
can creatine help lose weight?
20090210 11:27 am
how many creatine are there which help you gain weight , muscles, strenth , power and growth.
20090211 3:32 am
hey guys weigh 225 and want to drop drop down to 210… i want to take creatine for lean muscle mass without gaining more weight.. i was taking hydroxycut and lifting moderate weight with cardio and a decent diet.. the question is can i keep taking hydroxycut to lose the fatty weight and take creatine to gain lean bigger muscle wothout gaining weight or is this counter productive ?
20090211 7:14 am
hey what is the best creatine on the market. Also does creatine work when taken about 2 times a week and what are the reprocussions of taking it and when stopped
20090218 8:11 am
Hay Am 27 120 slim Body i Need To Build my Body creatine helps To me
20090224 11:00 am
I’m 6ft 3, i weigh 16 stone and i’ve just turned 18. My upper body is reasonably muscular but the bottom half needs some toning.
I have just started taking creatine and i’m hoping to build on my upper body strength through weight lifting, at the same time I am running every night with the hope of loosing some weight on the bottom half.
Can both be achieved at the same time?
Any reccomendations for a better work out would be much appreciated
20090225 3:39 am
I have been working out for about 4 months now and I am taking creatine. My goal is to gain muscle and lose fat, especially near my abs. I work out 4 times a week for about 1.5-2 hours and about 2 or 3 days when I don’t, I run about 2-3 miles. I didn’t know if I was cancelling this out and if I am should I stop taking creating until I get as lean as I want and then start taking it again or what?
20090301 7:52 am
creatine.com read it, learn it. It does none of the above post.
20090302 8:18 pm
Hi guys, I’m 12 years old and weigh less than a cup full of warm oxygen. I bench around 1900lb, yeah i hold the world record. I don’t know what creatine is, but i feel like gloating cause i don’t get enough love IRL.
If anyone wants to touch me like a human call me on 0800 lying tosser
20090304 5:51 am
I’m taking simple GNC XXX weight gainer, obviously in hopes of gaining weight and mass. Are there any bad sides to taking a weight gainer?
20090311 11:11 pm
creatine will make your cock small
20090316 2:14 pm
hello to all,
i have stopped training now for 4weeks due to money i’ve been training for 3 years on and of love the sport, i weighed 220lbs, now down to 215lbs, would taking creatine and training own body weight keep my weight or even put more on. i do press ups, dips, pull ups and other body weight exercises.
any relpies would be thankful , scott
20090323 3:32 am
I’m 16 yrs old and play a high level of hockey. A lot of these players I play with and against all use creatine. I weigh 175 right now. And I’m 6′2. I try to workout 4 times at least a week. Does creatine have any side effects like peeing Crystals or anything? And with taking protein shakes, will creatine help out a lot?
20090325 3:19 pm
grow up for fuck sakes weak bastards
20090325 3:22 pm
why would u pee crystals? fuck man think before u talk
20090326 12:52 am
im 11years old and i bench 265 and i weigh 85 pounds ppl think im on steroids but im not
20090403 10:01 pm
can you mix two or nor supplement
20090403 10:04 pm
can you mix tow or more supplements at a time
20090409 9:06 pm
Im 16,6-4, weigh 200 pounds, pretty solid but i want to take creatine to gain some extra pounds of muscle, and get hella bitches this summer, can i take it for like a month and stop and if i do what will be the side effects, and is six star creatine good shit.
20090413 11:20 pm
how many pills should i take daily?
i work out 3 times a week, do i still take it even the days i dont work out?
20090414 3:30 am
Im not sure for the pills but for the powder your supposed to take it directly after your work out and on your off days you take it in the morning then a dosage 12 hours later
20090417 3:20 pm
hey
i start taking creatine monohydrate power for 2 weeks with working out….then i stopped training about 2 weeks coz of my exams…..if i want to start again
how to take the creatine…also start with these four days of 4.5 mg….or start normally take the 2 doses before the training and before the sleep …or wht??
thanks advanced
20090427 1:52 am
Hey
i took creatine pills for like a month, 2 pills a day , i have grown some muscle mass and a litle strength, now i havent taken them in bout a week and a half , i have not seen any decrease of muscle mass or strength, i was just wondering if any one knows if it takes long to see affects from not taking it.
20090427 10:23 pm
i know how to cycle through creatine, but can anybody tell me if i work out during all 3 of the cycles? i know to work out during the maintanance cycle, but do i work out during the loading cycle and the few weeks of taking no creatine?
1 more question- i weigh 130 and i max out at 175. does anybody know about how much my max will go up while cycling through creatine if i would out 3 times a week for a whole month.
20090428 1:47 am
Hahaha Jeff you’re the man. Ok i have a question i been working out for about to years with just protein i have gain some mass but like everyone else i want some more so im thinking about creatine the thing is that in two months from now im going on vacation for a month what happens when i stop taking it and stop working out at the same time.
20090428 1:58 am
if you start right now you should be fine because the cycle lasts for about 8 weeks. yes going off creatine for a month is gonna make you lose a some strength and mass, but nothing big. you can always start back up after vacation and do another cycle. just be sure to drink plenty of water. 1-1.5 gallons a day is what i suggest.
20090428 2:10 am
Thanx for that reply Jimmy…so you dont think that im going to loose whatever i gained if i dont workout for that whole month?
20090428 2:15 am
you will lose some of it. but not all of it. i wouldnt recommend taking creatine monohydrate though. i personally like using creatine ethyl ester better because you dont have to go through a loading cycle and works more effectively than creatine monohydrate. but again drink a lot of water with whichever one you choose. thats one of the most important things. cycling correctly and drinking enough fluids. (not sodas).
20090430 3:26 am
Hello there. I’m thinking about taking creatine to start getting big for football. The only thing im worried about is the losing of mass once you stop taking it. I hear that if you ease off of it and ease onto whey protein then you shouldn’t lose as much mass. is this true?
20090503 7:38 am
Do i have to be in proper form (i.e : muscles should have grown to their proper shape) before supplementing with creatine….since creatine does not build muscle tissue, rather, by water retension, this makes me wonder…..hope someone could advice on this…thanks
20090506 12:29 am
im 15 and im coming off my second acl reconstruction. im healthy enough to do almost everything normally but i weigh 160 and bench 205 in 9th grade. I want to get stronger and gain weight for football so should i start taking creatine right now? i took it last summer. also take into account spring practice is just beginning so is now a good time to start up again and if i do does it effect healing of a knee surgery in anyway good or bad?
20090510 9:22 am
I used creatine for about 2 months…my bench soared from a mere 125 to about 205 pounds.
I stopped and lost 11 pounds and im skinny again. Its like i never worked out. So yea this stuff really makes you shrink. However, i stopped working out altogether so that might be why
20090510 10:58 am
Hey guys I started taking roids cuz I’m a wrestler in the WWE, went into a rage, and killed myself with my home gym pully machine. Should I take creatine?
20090513 2:31 am
Hi
I just purchased cell mass. I weigh 165 and have a 6 pack but want to get more muscle in my arms. Will the creatine take away my 6 pack. And also if i only do one cycle of creatine and then go back to taking syntha 6 for awhile will i notice a big change. Thanks
20090514 5:27 am
what happens if u dont work out enough when u take creatine?
20090518 4:56 am
hey jackass, dont be a disrespectful little piece of trash, chrsi benoit was a great professional wrestler regardless of what he did outside the ring. and he has family and friends that may come across stuff like this and they see it’s jusr some disrespectful little punk and they get hurt by your ignorant comments. so please grow up.
20090521 5:12 pm
I’m really shocked at some of your comments. i believe you all are teenagers right. Let me tell you one thing, creatine is just a supplement. Creatine is not an anabolic steroid, creatine is like water compared to steroids. you wont hurt your heart if you stop using it so dont be so silly and use the freaking supplement. i hope god you never get to take steroids because your lack of knowledge is unbelieveable.
this creatine thing reminds me of an anecdote in the gym. there were two kids that were praising for this magic supplement that will make your muscles explode and it wasnt steroid. We laughed our asses when they told us The pros, they were using creatine. i think my cat uses creatine. haha
knowledge kids, knowledge
20090608 9:52 pm
Ive been on creatine for a while now because I lift for football. I gained about 15 pounds and my bench did go up. A lot of kids on my team say that I need to stop taking the creatine when the season starts because it dehydrates you. Would it be worth it to take once or twice a week during the season or would it not be enough to make a difference? Would that still dehydrate me too much?
20090614 9:57 pm
im playing college football and i weight around 163 all muscle i run a 4.45 40 yr dash i was wonder will creatine add good muscle weight to me with and will it dehydrate me because im very active and a d1 college athlete
20090618 6:25 am
i am 5 years old and i weigh 10lbs and i bench 450lbs… if i take creatine, can i get up to 15 pounds and add 50 pounds to my bench???????????? PS: my mom thinks im fat
20090624 4:17 pm
Hey… this is a serious question. I have been taking creatine for like 2-3 weeks now and i swear to god my penis has gotten smaller….when i beat my meat now it seems as if my cock is skinnier (still about the same length though) than wat it was before i started taking creatine… Has anyone else here experienced a skinnier penis after taking creatine for a while?!?!?! ….PLZ HELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!…………………
20090625 8:29 pm
i am 4 years old i weight 634lbs and bench 5 lbs is that bad should i take creatine?????!!!!
20090629 1:40 am
beatin ur meat makes it smaller.. don’t believe me? get a gf and dont beat it.. it will get thicker, eh especially if you’re having sex. but no worries it still will grow
20090711 6:01 am
its true i once had a 6 and 2/3 dick… after 2 months of creatine my weiner went down to 4 and 3/4… when i put it into my girlfriend now she laughs at me.
ive used numerous extendders to get the baby back. but i fear my cock has lost form… How do i get SMALL JERRY back?
20090727 1:37 am
hey guys alota you seem like professional trainers lol didnt say you were but your all knowlegable in this creatine usage so can some you help me with some questions i kinda need answered, email me at darkblade92@sbcglobal.net please and thanx
20090731 1:40 am
Okay i just picked up this creatine stuff… all i wanna know is when to take it like before or after working out or both.. and days im not working out do i take it?
20090806 10:29 pm
Jonathan – Go to this website.
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/creatine/loading-creatine-use.htm
It might help you out.
20090830 12:57 pm
some experts says that we can take creatine long as we can….but you need to be well dehydrated….you need to drink atleast 1 gallon of water per day……because CREATINE NEEDs WATER…..creatine does not have a side effects…..
20090904 5:38 am
I’ve been taking creatine for a month and going to the gym for an hour everyday. I also drink alot of whey protein and in a month I look swolen.
20090905 1:48 am
I will post two quotes/ links from reputable studies, one confirming creatine’s likelihood as a performance enhancing substance, and another confirming that any short-term negative effects are usually negligible (taking recommended doses, short-term: about 8-weeks. People with high or low blood-pressure should probably avoid creatine. Long-term studies haven’t been done, as it is a relatively new fad). Actually, it appears that the second study monitored individuals ranging from .8 year to 4 year creatine supplementation, and found all individuals to be within normal clinical ranges.
1)
http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2001&issue=10000&article=00009&type=abstract
“Our findings indicate that creatine, supplemented concurrently with resistance and anaerobic training, may positively affect cell hydration status and enhance performance variables further than augmentation seen with training alone.”
2)
http://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/pages/articleviewer.aspx?year=2001&issue=02000&article=00002&type=abstract
“All group means fell within normal clinical ranges. There were no differences in the reported incidence of muscle injury, cramps, or other side effects. These data suggest that long-term creatine supplementation does not result in adverse health effects.”
My conclusion:
There have been no significant confirmed side effects of creatine, only speculation. Some people don’t recommend it for people under 18 yrs old. It can potentially raise blood pressure, as it stores extra water in the cells of your muscles. Some speculate that it could potentially be harmful to the liver or kidneys, as they have to process it. However, when you think of all of the random chemicals you consume every day, I can’t see any reason why creatine would be any more likely to harm you than they would. Best to not take drastically high amounts, though, like alcohol or any other chemical, etc. While no short-term side effects have been observed, no comprehensive long-term studies have been done either, so take creatine at your own risk.
20090907 6:17 pm
im 16 i weigh 130 lbs. and im 5.5 tall i’ve been training for 2 years n im benching 215 n squating 295 and im tire flipping 780 pound tires i only take protein do you think i should take creatine ??
20090909 5:02 pm
Hi im 15, 365lbs have elephantitus and three kidneys. Should I take creatine?
20090916 8:51 pm
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20090916 8:52 pm
to Rob: Donate one kidney and start taking creatine
20090918 10:41 pm
i have got creatine and i am worried 2 take it i am 15 and 9st and are very week wat should do? wat can happen if i take creatine then stop thanks a lot
20090919 5:48 am
I organize a bike race in Lance Armstrongs honor, and I want to get real fit for it. I am from Calgary Canada. However I am a recovering Coke addict, can I take creatine, will it make me bigger, or will it shrink my balls? My penis is very small and I am concerned it could make it smaller, plus because of the coke I don’t want my kidneys hurt? FYI I am also unemployed so what is the cheapest kind?
Thanks guys, and dont rip on me.
20090919 5:48 am
I organize a bike race in Lance Armstrongs honor, and I want to get real fit for it. I am from Calgary Canada. However I am a recovering Coke addict, can I take creatine, will it make me bigger, or will it shrink my balls? My penis is very small and I am concerned it could make it smaller, plus because of the coke I don’t want my kidneys hurt? FYI I am also unemployed so what is the cheapest kind?
Thanks guys, and dont rip on me.
Joe Dutton
20090919 8:43 am
pls tell me dosage of creatine.
20090923 1:41 am
im 15 just started taking creatine for 5 days and i see the rippness already. but anyways i have 12.5 in biceps not that big but in just three months of taking it could i get up to 18 in if i work out like im suppose to and i also take it everyday
20090923 1:41 am
im 15 just started taking creatine for 5 days and i see the rippness already. but anyways i have 12.5 in biceps not that big but in just three months of taking it could i get up to 18 in if i work out like im suppose to and i also take it everyday
20090925 12:37 am
I’m currently taking creatine and gained 10 in the first three weeks while lifting and running. over the past two week havent gained a pound while still doing the same workouts and running? Why am i not gaining weight
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20091005 2:09 am
I stopped taking creatine and my bench went from 145 doing 3 sets easily down to struggling doing 3 sets of 125, but i’m stroinger than when i started.
20091009 12:50 am
Many of the doctor I’ve asked about protein and creatin
suggest I should’nt take them due to the fact that if iI stop using it,
It will shrink my body like an old man
for example….the governor of California Honorable Arnold [forgot the last name]
so i have already bought four flavor of whey protein ahd creatin
and still have second thought about using them despite the fact given and recommend by my doctor and other health care personnel…
so what is your suggestion
20091010 1:07 am
I’m 17 about 5′8″ and weigh 137 lbs. I run roughly 40 miles a week due to cross country practice but I wrestle too, I was considering taking creatine post wrestling up to fall cross country to get big for my senior year. How much, often, and how come( I like to know the reasons not just yes/no )
20091021 6:48 am
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20091026 9:03 am
Everybody please ignore everything on this thread except for Martin’s response. Thank God for you, Martin! I was scrolling down this thread wondering where all the sane people had gone.
Creatine can be beneficial for helping you have harder short workouts, and, yes, therefore help you gain muscle, because… well…. if you can push a bit extra, you’ll get a bit extra. THAT, however, is IT.
The rest is psychological placebo and – HELLO – the marketing spin of an industry who are all benefiting quite nicely out of everyone’s desperation to find a miracle substance to get the aesthetic they are made to feel they need in this society.
It’s not necessarily evil, it’s not a bad idea as such, but it isn’t what most of you are choosing to believe it is.
If you do regular weight-based workouts, Creatine will help you workout slightly harder, which should help you gain some more muscle. End of story. If you wanna pay through the nose for that, fine. But don’t think you’re going to take it and just magically turn into Hulk. If you just ate better and were more disciplined in your exercise, you’d save a lot of dosh and be healthier than what most people are who are taking creatine at the expense of a proper dietary intake.
20091026 9:07 am
PS: Oh, and Creatine has almost NOTHING to do with weight loss! If you want to lose weight, it’s actually very simple (and cheap!). You get on a treadmill and you RUN LIKE THE WIND! And you stop eating shit. Done, weight gone! Creatine isn’t going to help you, and neither is any other commercial drug.
20091029 6:50 pm
i think peoplw who take this crap should be banded from playin sports cause its not helping people and when ppl need a heart thansplant this person cant give one if they wanted to!!!!
20091101 12:58 pm
Hey Hello dears…
Can you please advise me…?
i weight 77 KG…. can i use Creatine with Weight Gain Drink Mix (Muscle Juice)
if yes…. can you tell me the mothod dear please i need help….!
thnx alot
20091113 3:45 am
Hey just wondering if i am benching 200 right now without Creatine and then get on creatine for a good 5-6 months and then lets say i stop taking Creatine. will i be back to the 200 i benched before or will i be higher or lower after all the creatine has worn off.
20091115 6:56 pm
I’m 15 and I don’t really kno anything about weight lifting and using creatine. How long should my workout be? Should I try to lift as much as I can while using creatine or should I start out small since I have never worked out? Can I use creatine while running or doing push ups and sit ups and it still work? My last question is what is the deal about the water retention or whatever? What does that mean and what are the effects of that and is it a big deal???
20091116 2:42 am
So i feel like im going to lose all of what ive gained when i go off creatine, in a month and a half ive gotten a bit bigger in all of my upper body and gained 11 pounds, i dont want to take creatine forever so once the jar is gone im done. am i really going to lose all of what ive worked so hard for?
20091126 9:45 am
When i use a creatine do I have to stop using Caffeeine?And how much water shuld i drink when I use Creatine?
20091127 4:07 am
Yeah i’ve noticed Whey protein has added a small amount of acne to my chest and a lot of the people who take it. I’m not sure if this is just coincidental?
20091204 11:48 pm
Tell me if im wrong, but is this not a good way to describe creatine?
Creatine is like a super-charged pair of runners. These runners help you run for longer, thus working your muscles harder and runners let out this gas which helps you gain mass. but it does wear off (the gas)
once you stop using the runners (over time) you wont be able to run as well, but your muscles will still be stronger as there is no link between the runners and the muscle. but the mass will decrease because it has worn off, but there still will be the mass you put on from your muscles.
20091207 4:12 am
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20091209 9:07 am
I’ve just started creatine and need to know how much time it takes to gain about two inches on my arms I’m 77kgs and can lift 130kg bench but still my biceps are 14inches pls leave a reply anyone
20091211 11:14 am
…..believe me folks, creatine really works!!!!
20091211 11:17 am
…..w/c is better, whey protein or creatine?????
20091211 3:29 pm
i can bench 30lbs rooooah
20091213 7:47 am
Hey Guys, Im planning to take creatine. 16 years old. The reason I lift weights is I just want to look good without a shirt on. i dont want to be freakishly enormous or sht. i just want to have a ripped body. does creatine help in building abdominal muscles? when should i take creatine? and when will i have my breaks? and when will i stop?
Thanks, Cheers!
sam
20091213 4:40 pm
you just need to take5gms of creatine a day and drink 3litres or more water and you’ll get a cool lean body in around 2 months
20091215 8:34 am
Anyone that takes this blog seriously-
I am going to start taking creatine in a few days. I am going to record dosage, time of intake, gains, side effects, and post cycle effects of the powdered form. I am on bodyspace. My profile name is justjake81 I thought it would be great to see someone with a well documented experience with creatine. Since I see no such thing, I’ll make one.
20091218 2:24 am
Anybody who gives their kid creatine should be put in jail. Teens have ego issues as is. Their body isn’t done growing naturally yet and you are only disturbing the process and potentially causing harm. Its possible to get ripped without creatine. It just takes a little longer. All creatine is water weight. Once you stop taking it, you lose everything you gain. Besides its expensive to keep buying over and over. Eat plenty of chicken and go easy on carbs. Any of these get ripped quick supplements are a health concern. Eat right no driver thrus greasy burgers pizzas taco bell at 4 in the morning. It takes real discipline not some magic shake to get a real gym body.
20091219 6:09 am
i am 33 years old i weight 210 lbs and bench 295, i been taking creatine for 2 years now with breaks (one mount on and off), im just wondering if i stop taking creatine will i lose my age and be 20 years old boy again? please help with this, is mean a lot to me !
20091219 6:12 am
i am 5 years old i weight 420 lbs and i can bench 490. do i need creatin guys?
20091219 6:19 am
Im 20 years female, I want to ask you guys if I take creatine with my chest grow??? In this case I will save some money on a plastic surgery? Many thx
20091219 6:23 am
Hi I’m 33 years old and i have been taking creatine for 6 mounts, im weight 524 lbs with my boots on but after the toilet, if i stop taking creatine will my boots get smaller?
20091219 6:27 am
Hi I’m 120 y old poor man and i can bench 800lbs. when i take Viagra and creatine.
20091219 6:32 am
if you take creatine your cock will be twice as size bigger then normal. but when u stop taking creatine you will lose your cock and have pussy.
20091220 8:56 am
creatine it work for me very good when i make it lines and take it with my nose.
20091220 8:56 am
or with my arse
20091225 4:01 pm
hey guys i am form greece and no one here knows about creatine. only bullshit. i am taking creatine one month now and i was wondering for how much time i should take creatine?
3 months?
6months?
one year?
2?
when creatine will hert my organs?
thanks
20091226 6:32 am
all of yall are butt fucks.. if you have to look big to feel good about your self then your a shit fuck… go blow up a plane or something
20091230 2:09 am
ok for a start anonymous shut up does blowing up planes make you feel better about yourself you terrorist, and yes shockingly enough improving your body does make you feel good about yourself
anyway on the subject lol ive only recently started taking creatine pills, to be honest ive already noticed it gives you ridiculous amounts of energy, i mean i was uncomftably energetic my first few days, but shoickingly enough i have already noticed a difference in my muscle, its definately bigger and just generally when im not lifting weights my muscels feel bigger then usual lol. but the point i want to make is that it really doesnt decrease your muscle size or your strength after you stop taking it, aslong as your drinking your 6-8 pints of water a day, (which your supposed to anyway) then you wont loose muscle because of the water retension, and just because you have stopped using something that increases your muscle volume doesnt mean it will reduce afterwards, you stay the same or even get bigger if you carry on training, its something to aid you in building up, not a tempo boost
20100102 3:57 am
i took some creatine and i started having superpowers… im able to lift a truck with one hand and fly all over. I then got arrested for running naked with a creatine pills on my mouth.. Now, im addicted. true story….
20100106 4:45 am
my question’s are:
1) HOW MANY TIMES A DAY SHOULD YOU TAKE CREATINE?
2) ONCE YOU STOP DO YOU LOOSE STREGHTH?
3) DOES CREATINE CAUSE LIVER DAMAGE?
20100106 11:21 am
What can I take after using creatine to keep my mass.. ?
Anabolics? amino Acids..?
20100106 11:58 pm
hi im 16 and i weigh 315 lbs can i take creatine to get stronger and not mess up my boddy system or give me a heart attack i have no health problems im just fat seriously but right know i bench 225 and want to bench 300 or more by july should i youse creatine or should i not youse it
20100107 3:02 am
if you think your seriosuly fat, well you have a health problem most likely, you get it. eat to much junk well that is what happenes. Oscar, yes you should use creatine or some other safe (SAFE) supplement if you want to reach 300, but rememebr you dont want to gain to much wieght for it will be bad for you at the same time.
20100108 12:40 am
Oscar if you ultimately want to reach 300 bench press it is within reach with you being that big. just cut out on the junk food (if you eat it) cut down on sodas(switch to diet) and work out heavy but slowly because being over weight is a very serious health problem, for it puts a strain on the heart, when it comes to drastic changes so dont expect to cut alot of weight in at least 2 months. i recommend this.
monday- chest and abs
tuesday- arms and back
wednesday- legs
thursday- chest and abs
friday- rest or work any of these
also another reason you wanna lose weight slowly is you will take away the fat and replace it with muscle therefore you wont have loose skin.
i been lifting weight for three years my weight fluctuates between 160-170 i bench 300lbs all natural. no creatine. creatine is good but i dont recommend it.
just lift heavy and steady and keep at it for about 6 months and you will be a reasonably healthy guy.
but as we all know RESULTS MAY VARY
20100108 6:37 am
SO just starting on NANo Vapor feeling a huge increase in endurance but my face is turning red everytime i take it anyone know why? or what i can do to control it it stays like that for like 2 days i figure i just gotta drink a shit ton more water but want some input
20100109 8:55 pm
hey, im 9 and weigh about 50lbs, bench 495pounds and curl 330pounds should i take creatine?
20100109 11:37 pm
hay i am recovering from nasal cancer been clear for 2 years my weight goes up and down weight 175 down to 142 trying to build muscle and weight just started creatine u thank that might help me or hurt me please help
20100111 3:46 am
YES BUT I DON’T EAT JUNK FOOD OR DRINK THAT MUCH POP I JUST EAT 5 MEALS A DAY
20100112 10:41 pm
Hey i just got some creatine, wondering if it will dissolve in the drink if i let it sit out for about 2-4 hours? or will it be useless now?
20100113 10:58 pm
not cool. i took creatine, so today i woke up with a huge stomach ache. basically lasted all day.. and now diahreaaa and its hurts my stomach so much. So i dont know if this has todo with my flu i had a week ago tht passed already or the creatine i started to take yesterday
20100120 10:19 am
Hey i started taking creatine and my friend told me take it durring your lift. Also that when you stick it into your waterbottle drink it right away. For example dont make it at 7 am and drink it at 11 am because it can become poisonous to the body if left out too long. is this true?
20100120 9:13 pm
hey guys i play football and i took creatine for a week and i already saw HUGE improvment in how hard i worked and the muscle gain
20100124 1:47 am
Take kre-alkalyn it’s really good and better then the powder because it doesn’t make creatinine which i think is the poisonous result of mixed water with Creatine. 1 gram of Kre-Alkalyn is equal to 10 grams of the powder.
20100126 2:15 pm
Hey i’m 18 and just purchased some dumbells and a bench press and a multigym about a month ago.
I want to start building size on my chest and arms faster and tone up my abs, would creatine be the best thign to take? and should I take any other shakes/powders with it?
Also do I have the right equipment needed or do you guys advise me to get a gym membership?
20100126 10:10 pm
“What doesnt kill you makes you stronger”
try it. if its not working or kills you then stop.
20100127 12:16 am
I AM A OWNER OF A SPORTS NUTRITION STORE and I fell upon this while searching the internet.
I would like to CLARIFY many misconceptions of Creatine….
CREATINE- is great for building muscles. It occurs naturally in your body and helps to restore ATP (energy). When you do a rep your body releases ATPs that burst and give you energy. Your body releases creatine to restore your ATPs, now when you run out of creatine you no longer have energy to do another rep. By putting more creatine into your body you can do more reps therefore gaining muscle. Now creatine also opens up the pores in your cells and allows whatever you take with it to enter and form a mass (unless taken with water). Therefore, IF YOU TAKE CREATINE WITH WATER YOU WILL GET WATER WEIGHT. I DO NOt recommend taking it with water! However, if taken with protein your putting protein into your muscle to form a hard mass. I recommend taking your creatine with protein and if you are doing a pre-work out you should take it with that aswell. 1 scoop with a pre-work out and 1 scoop with your protein after your work out. I do not recommend anyone under the age of 18 to take it for the fact that they do not have mature muscles and it will not be benefecial enough to them. You should cycle creatine- 1 month on 1 month off so your body doesnt get used to it and also because your body was not ment to have that much creatine at once therefore causing stomach problems. Now when combined with proper exercise and taken with PROTEIN you wont lose muscle but you will lose a little strength inbetween cycles but if you use creatine properly the amount of muscle that you put on will make your strength go right back up.
KRE-ALKALYN- is a buffered creatine. If your having stomach aches with creatine monohydrate then switch to kre-alkalyn. Kre-alkalyn contains magnesium which acts as a buffer therefore making you able to take it longer but once again you need to cycle it so your body doesnt get used to it.
Hope I have answered your questions
20100127 2:55 am
Just bought some greatine and i am wondering if i can put on about twenty pounds of muscle or so, right now i weight about 170 pounds and would like to go up to about 190. Does anyone out there in internet land think its possible tqaking creatine ?
20100130 8:30 am
Im gay if i start using Creatine will i go straight? and when i stop will i go back to taking penis?
20100201 5:30 am
I am 21…my height is 178 ..weight is 57 if i took cratine i can improve my weight..? if imprrove how much time will take ?
20100209 6:54 pm
i did some searching and it says not to take after or before eating because the food will absorb the energy anyone here know if thats true by exp. Also when should i take it how long before my work out. How many grams a day?? I have looked up this but i would like to hear it from some one that has exp. I weigh 164 ,5′10 tall lean muscle i can bench around 215 curl about 130 with max reps of 3-4 times no creatine..started 3 days ago iam 20 years of age ty
20100212 3:37 am
dose creatin make you poop more
20100212 8:28 pm
I’ve just resently discoved dick growth from creatine. Before I tried creatine I did 3 sets 10 on my cock pushups. I tried this a 2 mouth agoand im at 3 sets still but doing 35 amazingcock pushups. And my boners are stiffer than ever
20100216 12:45 am
listen here, dont waste money on protein powders or any products. they will screw you up. just work out and eat right.
20100218 6:56 pm
Just eat corn. And control it within the specks for Other forms of fat and strength producing enzymes…that way…you don’t want to be like aTHE FIELD PIG who gets disectin in the BIOLOGY 202 classrooms and tossed as fodder.
Too much corn, like (for having this amidst other enzymes) CREATINE…is NOT for injestion like a tootsie pop AFTER you do battle with a meal…just eat it with other veggies an it won’t get you out of frame size…but eat it with a MEAT? HONEY you will ZOOM up and plump too huge for cheer.
20100224 2:57 am
Im considering to take creatine, i know if i stop taking creatine, i’ll lose the strength. But when i am, i’ll be able to bench more, say from 180lbs to 200 lbs. Since i am consistently training, when i stop taking creatine, would i drop back to 180lbs or will i gain extra strength already since i have been using heavier weights and improve to 190lbs?
20100304 12:11 am
i want to take creatine,which is better pills or powder? Also, how much to take a day and how much water to go along with that, and should i take breaks once and a while for how long!!??? i am 15 and weight 160 is it alright to take it at my age?
Thanks,
20100304 12:12 am
i want to take creatine,which is better pills or powder? Also, how much to take a day and how much water to go along with that, and should i take breaks once and a while for how long!!??? i am 15 and weight 160 is it alright to take it at my age?
Thanks.
20100304 4:38 pm
I ve heard that creatine causes hairloss,is that true?in my blogs number of ppl have mentioned hairloss by usage of creatine.
20100304 4:39 pm
plz ppl get serious!!
20100306 9:02 pm
Hi, I weigh 110 and can bench 290. Except the creatine make me crap my drawers in middle of rep. Oh I heard creatine make you go gay too. can anyone help.
20100310 10:53 pm
ok so i am 16 years old… i weigh about 120 and am not very strong, i do work out, but i still cant get that cut ripped look i want… should i start taking creatine and if so how much… pleasee help me