Creatine? Anyone?

[gibby]

Re: If your lifting hard everyday....

Originally posted by Big'n slo
Make sure your getting enough protein. Protein/weight-gain shakes are an alternative to creatine. I believe that the rule of thumb is 1g of protein per lb of body weight per day. Follow that and you will get bigger.

Yes, protein and creatine compliment each other. From what I've read, you need to load up on protein before and after you work out. Your body needs energy during tough workouts. Loading up your muscles with protein helps prevent your body from breaking down muscle for energy because muscle is much easier to break down than fat. If your body can't break down the muscle for energy, it will look to the fat to burn off for energy.

I believe creatine helps in repairing your muscles after you've torn them up but be careful in taking too much. With protein, it doesn't matter how much you take. Whereas with creatine, it can mess you up if you take too much of it.

Remember, your diet is more than 50% of your health training. You need to train your body and commit yourself to it if you want a lasting effect. Otherwise, you'll see the short term gains but will lose it in the long term because you don't maintain it.

GOOD LUCK!!!

[Miscue]

Creatine doesn't work for a lot of people because they do not drink enough water. If you don't drink enough... it won't pack your muscle sells with water like it's supposed to.

It will make you heavier by increasing your water weight.

Drink A LOT of water.

And... make sure you load up on creatine your first week... most bottles tell you how to do this.

This is even more important when you're taking protein. You could have an issue with kidney stones if you don't drink enough.

[Bubonic Plauge]

I have had years of experience with this stuff, myself and my brother, and two roomates. I was also a nutrition major before turning to psychology.

It WILL work. It volumizing your cells with more water, and ultimatley increasing your ATP. You will gain at leat 5 pounds of water weight (which you will lose when you stop taking it) within a week or two.

The serum creatines are by far the best as glucose is needed to "transport" the creatine. Otherwise take the powder with a non acidic fruit juice. Also, there is little to no load phase with serums.

You will get your greatest results from creatine the VERY FIRST time you take it, once you come off it will have less effect in the future.

It is easy to get sick, colds, flus, and adrenal burn out from creatine. You must adhere to proper nutrition, sleep, and plenty of protein in order not to break yourself down to far. The ability to "endure" longer from the gained ATP (cellular energy) will allow a more significant "positive failure," and thus a better workout for sizing. It is not so much the creatine that makes you bigger, but the ability to work out better.

Also, check with your doc, it is not a great idea to take this stuff if you are too young. ZMA, a zinc magnesuim supplement is GREAT! Natural minerals that help in the pre-production testorone. A lot of body builders are getting positive results from ZMA's when taken properly before sleep on an empty stomach.

Egg

[WicKeD_WaYz]

Originally posted by MantisMag
how old are you wicked? if you aren't through growing i'd lay off of any of that stuff. it probably even says that on the label.

I pretty much just turned 18. I think im done growing though. And yes, I have been taking protein for like 8 months now. I probably take in 100-150 grams per day. Im just looking for a more immediate weight gain.

[giblit]

i put on 40 pounds by lifting weights, over a couple of years of course but id just go natural, it just takes time.

[Mango]

Creatine is great, just drink plenty of water with it. Also, supplement an amino acid or two with it to really increase your cell volumizing effect, I do Glutamine and CLA along with it. Awsome results.

Bubonic nailed it, he knows his stuff.

ZMA rules too. I use that at night before I go to bed.

[GhillieGuy]

Hey, if you are still looking for results, i took creatine for football to gain weight too. I was like 5'9, 200lbs at the beggining of my sophmore year in hs, and now i'm the same hight and 225lbs. I worked out alot though and i have noticed from alot of experiance that after about 5 months it doesnt work as much. Then you need to stp taking it, do small workouts for about 2 months then suddenly take it again. When you stop you will lose about 5lbs., but you'll gain it alot faster doing above. just a thought...