Comments on: Can Creatine Take Your Workout To The Next Level? http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/can-creatine-take-your-workout-to-the-next-level/ Get Healthy with Me, One Post at a Time Wed, 29 Dec 2010 05:34:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Sheamus http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/can-creatine-take-your-workout-to-the-next-level/comment-page-1/#comment-796 Sheamus Wed, 09 Jul 2008 20:01:30 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/?p=167#comment-796 Back in my heavier lifting days I used creatine a lot and found I benefitted from approximately a 10 per cent increase in raw strength. It also added about 5-10 pounds of bodyweight to my frame, which was pretty much all water (that's what it does), within a week or two. This makes the muscles look fuller, but it's a bit of an illusion. That weight drops within a week or two when you stop using it, too. I've never experienced cramping but the dreaded 'creatine bloat' is the worst. You need to experiment with different brands to see which one works best for you. Don't waste your money on overpriced flavoured junk like Celltech - find a middle ground between that and whatever non-brand they're selling at your local pharmacist. Back in my heavier lifting days I used creatine a lot and found I benefitted from approximately a 10 per cent increase in raw strength.

It also added about 5-10 pounds of bodyweight to my frame, which was pretty much all water (that’s what it does), within a week or two. This makes the muscles look fuller, but it’s a bit of an illusion.

That weight drops within a week or two when you stop using it, too.

I’ve never experienced cramping but the dreaded ‘creatine bloat’ is the worst. You need to experiment with different brands to see which one works best for you. Don’t waste your money on overpriced flavoured junk like Celltech – find a middle ground between that and whatever non-brand they’re selling at your local pharmacist.

]]> By: James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/can-creatine-take-your-workout-to-the-next-level/comment-page-1/#comment-795 James Hubbard, M.D., M.P.H Wed, 09 Jul 2008 14:43:40 +0000 http://www.lazymanandhealth.com/?p=167#comment-795 Great Post. If you visit your health care provider be sure to note if you are taking creatine since some protein may show up on a urine test. Although it appears safe, the jury is still out on long term effects. As you said, it is important to not take more than recommended as it could cause kidney damage. Great Post. If you visit your health care provider be sure to note if you are taking creatine since some protein may show up on a urine test.

Although it appears safe, the jury is still out on long term effects. As you said, it is important to not take more than recommended as it could cause kidney damage.

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