Creatine - worth it?

Participant · 24 Mar 2008 at 20:40

Currently weight training 3 times a week with cardio between. Looking to gain muscle and then go on a cardio crazy diet around the start of July.

Just wondering whether Creatine would be a worthy addition to my training, i.e. would it help me add size more rapidly?

Would be interested basically to hear people's experiences of it, good, bad, and indifferent.

Morba · 24 Mar 2008 at 22:23

will creatine help? - yes, the right one for you (mono/cee/creapure)
add mass rapidly? - no. outside of steroids its your best addition as a supplement though imo.

benjo plz. · 24 Mar 2008 at 22:32

If you respond to mono it's very good. The boat is still out on cee, I think it worked for me, but imo it's inferior to mono. Gluconate is also worth a look.

Morba said:
(mono/cee/creapure)

creapure is mono

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Morba · 24 Mar 2008 at 22:36

benjo plz. said:
If you respond to mono it's very good. The boat is still out on cee, I think it worked for me, but imo it's inferior to mono. Gluconate is also worth a look.
creapure is mono .

protein powder is protein powder, there are still better ones per brand and manufacture ;]
so yes creapure is mono, but its more pure :]

benjo plz. · 24 Mar 2008 at 22:43

Morba said:
protein powder is protein powder, there are still better ones per brand and manufacture ;]
so yes creapure is mono, but its more pure :]

well yeah, that's kinda academic though, main difference is that creapure's not made in china and therefore is less likely to contain bodyhair and bits of old chinese newspaper

(that's meant to be a joke, but i've found eyelashes in CEE from MP before now :\)

SK07 · 24 Mar 2008 at 23:51

I take CEE, Cell mass. Taste is amazing like, love it (arctic berry). Just take it twice a day one scoop. One in morning and one after workout.

benjo plz. · 24 Mar 2008 at 23:53

you're such a girl

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SK07 · 24 Mar 2008 at 23:58

benjo plz. said:
you're such a girl .

Rimm3r · 25 Mar 2008 at 00:09

Is it CEE that ruins your teeth? Does anyone know if normal creatine also ruins your teeth?

I've been weight training over a year now and am about to start cutting, thinking of supplementing with creatine to try and keep my strength up throughout the cut!

I did use it when i first started training (bog standard mono from MP) and all i noticed was that it made me retain water giving me a bloated look!

benjo plz. · 25 Mar 2008 at 01:59

SK07 said:

come on, muscle milk, cell mass? what's wrong with oats and whey or cee and water? :confused:

A2Z · 25 Mar 2008 at 02:15

Robbie G said:
Currently weight training 3 times a week with cardio between. Looking to gain muscle and then go on a cardio crazy diet around the start of July.

Just wondering whether Creatine would be a worthy addition to my training, i.e. would it help me add size more rapidly?

Would be interested basically to hear people's experiences of it, good, bad, and indifferent.

so have you now decided to bulk?

Billy 2 Sips · 25 Mar 2008 at 08:58

Rimm3r said:
Is it CEE that ruins your teeth? Does anyone know if normal creatine also ruins your teeth?

CEE is an acid so the powder form can damge your teeth. Just buy it in capsule form from MP then you need not worry.

Creatine mono will not affect your teeth.

benjo plz. · 25 Mar 2008 at 09:13

Billy 2 Sips said:
Creatine mono will not affect your teeth.

I thought mono was fairly acidic too?

Participant · 25 Mar 2008 at 10:03

So Creatine - what's it actually for if it doesn't help add size more rapidly? Does it just boost the lifting performance by increasing the hydration of the muscles? If it boosts lifting performance then surely it would help add size?

A2Z said:
so have you now decided to bulk?

Lol well erm yes I suppose so

, still don't think I can eat the necessary amount to bulk really well as it requires more chicken and tuna than I can stomach, but I'll give it a shot!

Anyway it's good to have some info on creatine and its side effects; potentially I'll leave it for this round of training and consider it in the future if it gets more serious.

Morba · 25 Mar 2008 at 10:08

Robbie G said:
So Creatine - what's it actually for if it doesn't help add size more rapidly? Does it just boost the lifting performance by increasing the hydration of the muscles? If it boosts lifting performance then surely it would help add size?

Lol well erm yes I suppose so , still don't think I can eat the necessary amount to bulk really well as it requires more chicken and tuna than I can stomach, but I'll give it a shot!

Anyway it's good to have some info on creatine and its side effects; potentially I'll leave it for this round of training and consider it in the future if it gets more serious.

Creatine (mono) is probably the most studied supplement out there for building muscle. Plenty of info on google, more than is worth typing here.

If you cannot eat more then tbh creatine wont really help you. get your diet sorted first :]

SK07 · 25 Mar 2008 at 10:19

benjo plz. said:
come on, muscle milk, cell mass? what's wrong with oats and whey or cee and water?

I didn't buy muscle milk, my m8 gave me half a tub of it, it was decent. Big woop anyway whos moneys it? mine, next your gonna give me a lecture about why I buy designer clothing such as versace and armani and not asda jeans and tesco value t-shirts.

Reeve · 25 Mar 2008 at 10:42

benjo plz. said:
I thought mono was fairly acidic too?

Even if it was if you're just drinking it undissolved in water what would it matter? Acid in powder form cant erode anything, it would have to be dissolved in water first.

Billy 2 Sips · 25 Mar 2008 at 11:57

benjo plz. said:
I thought mono was fairly acidic too?

Well creatine is an acid......CEE is more acidic though is the way I should have worded it.

I've never had a problem with my teeth with either. But I've read the CEE has caused dental erosion for some people.

Skeptic · 25 Mar 2008 at 13:13

SK07 said:
I didn't buy muscle milk, my m8 gave me half a tub of it, it was decent. Big woop anyway whos moneys it? mine, next your gonna give me a lecture about why I buy designer clothing such as versace and armani and not asda jeans and tesco value t-shirts.

Not everything on this forum is a personal attack on you! I think his comment was meant in jest. Or is it that you have made some quite outrageous claims with no proof so you are on the back-foot whenever someone talks to you?

SK07 · 25 Mar 2008 at 17:25

fus said:
Not everything on this forum is a personal attack on you! I think his comment was meant in jest. Or is it that you have made some quite outrageous claims with no proof so you are on the back-foot whenever someone talks to you?

Bee-hatch tbh.