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Creatine

akkadb
akkadb
Posts: 4
Joined: 2007/06/26
United States
2007/07/02, 11:56 PM
Hello,

I recently started working out again and decided to start using creatine and protein supplements. When is the best time to take creatine, before or after you work out?

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Thanks,
Akkad
SFGiantsMVP
SFGiantsMVP
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2007/07/03, 12:29 AM
You should not be taking creatine if you just started, you should wait until you can get no more gains then go for it and this could be a year down the road!

Take it now and when you can't gain anymore you have nowhere else to turn unless your into the roids!

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akkadb
akkadb
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Joined: 2007/06/26
United States
2007/07/03, 08:18 PM
I really not looking to gain size, but I heard that the creatine would help in developing lean muscle mass. Should I even take creatine?

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Thanks,
Akkad
SFGiantsMVP
SFGiantsMVP
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2007/07/03, 08:37 PM
READ THE ABOVE!

I'm not going to tell you what you want to hear I'm telling you what experience people have taught me!

Also to gain muscle mass is to gain size you can't have 1 without the other, common think about what you just said!

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akkadb
akkadb
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Joined: 2007/06/26
United States
2007/07/03, 11:54 PM
I meant lean muscle. I don't want to gain any more mass, just typed that by accident.

Thanks for the help.
2007/07/04, 06:13 AM
read supplement section on creatine.

No dont use creatine without consistant 1-2 years of wholebody training.
sportguy310
sportguy310
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Joined: 2007/07/21
United States
2007/07/21, 01:53 PM
You can take creatine, its fine. You should take creatine 15-30 minutes before you workout, and then half the dose at night, what brand of creatine did you get?