Group: General Diet & Nutrition

Created: 2011/12/31, Members: 399, Messages: 16719

With such a topic so broad we truly try to cover the basics from all angles in this group. Nothing too big or too small. Nutrition is as significant if not more as exercise is to reaching your goals so learn all you can.

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Creatine and Caffein

fykes
fykes
Posts: 3
Joined: 2002/06/13
Saudi Arabia
2002/12/08, 02:03 PM
Is there any harmful effect on creatine absorption when drinking coffee, say 5 cups a day of hot,brewed,gooood coffee? Does it make creatine less effective?
Carivan
Carivan
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Joined: 2002/01/20
Canada
2002/12/08, 03:28 PM
Since caffien is a diuretic I think you would be defeating the purpose of the creatine.


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Philia2
Philia2
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Joined: 2001/10/19
France
2002/12/09, 01:48 AM
Yes the problem is water.
To put it as simply as posible; Caffein dehydrates and creatine needs water to function......

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neptune_
neptune_
Posts: 38
Joined: 2002/11/22
Canada
2002/12/09, 01:23 PM
Go to johnberardi.com and do a search there. He's written a good article on mixing creatine and caffeine.