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simonhall84 Posts: 57 Joined: 2002/04/07	2002/04/13, 05:13 PM what if i take creatine just before my work out and then staright after my work out? ---------------------------- immortality
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/13, 08:57 PM You really shouldn't take it right before your workout as you may cramp during. If you do, drink lots of water. If you're on the maintenance phase, you really only need to take it once per day. Are you still loading? -------------- **_Robert_**
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/14, 01:50 AM You shouldn't have any problems with cramps when doing your work out after taking creatine BUT (as somebody else quite clever in here said once) since you need to take your creatine with sugar then you might risk the negative sides of a insulin spike if working out for too long. Try to do a search. Looots of posts about creatine in here. -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
simonhall84 Posts: 57 Joined: 2002/04/07	2002/04/14, 02:26 PM yes i am still loading -------------- immortality
joe_licioux Posts: 29 Joined: 2002/04/18	2002/04/21, 02:37 PM I heard the very best creatine is the effervescent stuff. Is this true?? I heard you don't even have to do a loading phase.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/21, 09:59 PM Stick with the basic white powder...this was the first and has been proven to work! Effervescent, serum...they're just too expensive and don't work as well as the good old powder. Make sure you look for the Creapure stamp... -------------- **_Robert_**
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/22, 02:26 AM Just one thing joe, your body need an insulin spike to maximum absorbtion of the creatine. Take it with some dextrose or other sugar AND of course drink A LOT of water (yes you'll be running to the toilet 20 times daily!!) -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
joe_licioux Posts: 29 Joined: 2002/04/18	2002/04/22, 01:58 PM No no, not serum guys I mean effervescent powder. It comes in seperate packets in a little box. It's supposed to absorb into your system a whole lot better without adding anything except water. I read numerous articles about it. -By the way philia what does La vie est toujours aussi belle mean?!?!
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/22, 04:12 PM I've been reading about Creasol. Any thoughts? -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
Philia2 Posts: 4,078 Joined: 2001/10/19	2002/04/23, 02:16 AM lol joe, it means that life is always beautiful..... I wasn't taking about serum, I know the effervescent one. The only change with this one and the ordinairy ones (the powder) is that you already got sugar in the effervescent ones. SO you don't need to put anything else with it. BUT it's more expensive since it's the "creatine fabricant" who put in the sugar for you and not you...... It's all a question about money..... (like so many other things....) -------------- - Nina :o) La vie est toujours aussi belle.....
joe_licioux Posts: 29 Joined: 2002/04/18	2002/04/23, 03:46 AM I read about creasol it's supposed to be a cheap and better product. But I'd stick to what Philia says. Thanks alot Philia, man beauty and brains. Too bad I'm not in europe anymore...
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/23, 01:59 PM Creasol is different than effervescent creatine though.. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
joe_licioux Posts: 29 Joined: 2002/04/18	2002/04/23, 03:52 PM I dont know to much about it. All I remember when I read about it was it doesn't absorb in the system as good as effervescent but it is supposedly better than the old white powder form. A 5 gram serving of creasol will really deliver 4 grams into your system where as a 5 gram serving of effervescent will deliver about 4.8 out of 5 grams. But it is cheaper than effervescent. That is the study that I read.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/23, 04:31 PM There's so much hype in the way of some companies claim their product effectively delivers creatine into the system. Many creatine "transport" products include ingredients like taurine, alpha lipoic acid, higher dosages of creatine, etc. etc. However, do they work better than plain old creatine monohydrate powder? They'll say anything to sell their product as the "best" creatine in the market. -------------- **_Robert_**
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/25, 06:26 PM Hmmm. Oddly enough I just came off my first cycle of creatine, and I noticed a big difference in the weight I can handle. Is this normal?? It would seem so, but I thought the effects would be more permanent. -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.
rpacheco Posts: 3,770 Joined: 2001/12/13	2002/04/25, 06:51 PM I think the point that I was trying to make was that this stuff either comes with other ingredients or in different forms (liquid, powder, effervescent, etc.). All I'm saying is that for the most part I saw no difference in the plain vs. the version with other ingredients. -------------- **_Robert_**
Boddhisattvha Posts: 1,226 Joined: 2002/03/07	2002/04/25, 07:00 PM Thanks. But what about losing strength while cycling?? I know you have gone through a couple creatine cycles, did you notice a drop?? -------------- And my soul must be iron, because my fear is naked. I'm naked and fearless.