Do you take creatine for reasons other than (or as well as) its effects on physical performance?
You can't just sit there and expect your muscles to magically grow, but they will grow better if
you do take creatine.
Indeed, the athletes who
did take creatine experienced fewer episodes of cramping muscle tightness, muscle pulls, dehydration, illnesses and contact injuries.
Not exact matches
According to a study in July's Journal of the American Dietetic Association, weightlifters who
took supplementary
creatine could
do more powerful jump squats and more bench - press repetitions because their ATP was replenished faster.
Creatine is not an acute - acting supplement, meaning its effects are in no meaningful way affected by when you
take it, so long as you
do so consistently (i.e., daily).
The concern is that athletes who
take creatine may be enticed to try other ergogenic aids, such as harmful and illegal steroids, although whether they actually
do is unknown.
For example, sleep deprived rugby players who
took creatine improved their accuracy when throwing a ball (compared to those who
did not
take creatine).
Paul metropolitan area during the 2009 - 2010 school year to a series of five questions about muscle - enhancing behaviors, two healthy (changing eating patterns and exercising more) and three unhealthy (using protein powders or shakes,
taking steroids, or employing another muscle - building substance such as
creatine, amino acids, HMB, DHEA, or growth hormone), researchers at the University of Minnesota and Columbia University found that almost all students surveyed (90 % of boys, 80 % of girls) reported
doing at least 1 behavior with this as the goal, and up to one - third reported the use of unhealthy methods.
However, some people who
take creatine don't realize this and they instantly put all the blame on
creatine instead of their own malpractices.
Even though both of the aforementioned studies pose a strong indication that
creatine dose timing is important, neither one of them had a control group that participated in lifting weights while at the same time
taking a placebo dose which logically
did not have
creatine monohydrate.
However, this study also produced different results since it didn't notice any significant reduction of strength between consuming
creatine before and after exercising, which indicates that timing
creatine doses only has an influence on muscle hypertrophy while
taking creatine before and after exercising has the same effect on increasing strength.
Results When the students had
taken the
creatine they were able to
do more addition sums.
I personally
take 2.5 grams of
creatine before the workout and mix another 2.5 grams with this drink as I consume it during the workout (I finish my last sip by the time I am
done).
I personally
did not follow this routine as I thought it would be harmful to
take 20g of
creatine a day.
However, people who
do not eat well or who eat very little fish and meat can also benefit from
taking a dietary supplement with
creatine, because they are likely to have a lower
creatine supply present in the body.
Ignore any claim that you don't have to load with liquid
creatine or
take it on off days - there's no apparent extra benefit of
creatine serum over powder other than it's a liquid.
The newest research says «don't
take creatine and caffeine at the same time.»
A 2006 study
took two groups of vegetarians and vegans (who
do not get the dietary
creatine omnivores get form eating meat).
Now if you lift often or you are someone who plays additive sports for strength and power I
do recommend
Creatine for you ask any sports person they must be
taking the
Creatine to maximize their athletic goals because it is the most effective supplement out there.
-- I
do not
take supplements (i.e, I eat fish / chicken breast after a workout instead of protein powder) and
does not use pills like:
creatine, virtago and the likes.
I
did Michael and I didn't see the fact that arguably the world's authority on
creatine monohydrate and a company that has conducted millions of tests and most likely thousands on this very subject strongly advises against it
taking the two together.....
A lot of people are afraid of
taking it because they don't have correct knowledge about the supplement and misguided by fitness gimmicks which often say «
Creatine damages kidney».
No research has been
done on whether this is also a good marker if you
take creatine, but that hasn't stopped doctors from scaring the hell out of
creatine users.
In a 2003 study, Dr. Kreider and his colleagues found that long - term
creatine use (over a 21 month period)
did not pose any problems for football athletes who
took five grams a day compared to their non-using counterparts.
There are many reasons why you need to opt for
creatine, but the most important thing to remember is that if it is
taken in the right dosage, it can
do wonders to your body.
There doesn't appear to be a bad time to
take creatine, so whatever time of day you'll be sure to get it in is the time you should aim for.
I personally don't recommend
taking creatine.
I'm not a huge «supplementer», but I
do try to follow your advice and
take daily
creatine, Amino (EAA), fish oil and a multi.
In this case, all that the user really has to
do in order to
take Creatine is for them to pop the pill into their mouth and swallow it down with water.
You won't have to
take any fat burners, protein powder,
creatine or anything like that if you don't want to and you'll still get great results.
However, don't
take it more than 5 grams per day, as your body may face hassles while handling that amount of
Creatine Monohydrate.
It is true however that some people
do not respond to
creatine; although sometimes these «non-responders» can become responders if they
take it with whey protein and glucose.
Given you only use ATP for the first 10 seconds or so of an exercise before switching to a different energy system
does it make more sense to focus on lower rep, higher weight exercises when
taking creatine or should you just continue with your normal workouts?
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I exercise 4 days a week and I've read that I should continue to
take creatine on non-workout days as well as the days I
do workout, in order to keep a constant supply of
creatine in my system.
If you want to play it safe,
take your caffeine and
creatine separately, which is a moot point for most of us who
take caffeine before workouts and
creatine after (which is what you should be
doing to get the most benefit from both).
Many active people
taking creatine don't know this though and are alarmed by high creatinine levels popping up on a blood test.
Creatine muscle stores usually get saturated within a week of taking creatine supplements, so further creatine intake only maintains the achieved creatine stores but does not increase them furt
Creatine muscle stores usually get saturated within a week of
taking creatine supplements, so further creatine intake only maintains the achieved creatine stores but does not increase them furt
creatine supplements, so further
creatine intake only maintains the achieved creatine stores but does not increase them furt
creatine intake only maintains the achieved
creatine stores but does not increase them furt
creatine stores but
does not increase them further [3].
However, since I have a blood - pressure monitor and
take my blood pressure frequently just out of habit and curiosity, I
took it while on
creatine, and what
did I find?
Can I
take the Aminoz
Creatine Xtreme on the days that I don't train?
Yes, You can
take Aminoz
Creatine Xtreme even on the days you don't train.
So if you wanted to
take creatine suppliments they would also be vegan (little secret he doesn't share meat eaters need to suppliment with it as well to get performance benefits).