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General Fitness & Exercise
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Creatine is it ok for me?

Fiveseven61
Fiveseven61
Posts: 19
Joined: 2003/03/31
United States
2003/05/06, 07:26 PM
Hey guys, I just want to know if taking creatine is good for me, I'm 15 in highschool, and i weigh 110 pounds and i'm kina skiny. Is there any side effects of it? and tell me the good stuff too. thnxs
VegetarianBoy
VegetarianBoy
Posts: 19
Joined: 2003/04/21
United States
2003/05/06, 11:43 PM
Why not go natural? From what I've heard, creatine just adds water to your muscles (correct me if I'm wrong), and when you stop using it, your muscles shrink. I used to be really thin and I started lifting in Sept. and I'm a good size now...
dahayz
dahayz
Posts: 794
Joined: 2002/05/08
United States
2003/05/07, 05:45 AM
Just so you know veggyboy, adding water to muscles is a GOOD thing. Who wants flat muscles? I sure don't, but everyone is different I suppose. What do you think makes up most of your muscle besides protein? You guessed, good old H2O. And what is unnatural about creatine? I am guessing that you are an unfortunate victim of misinformation. I suggest reading anything you can on creatine.( and no, you don't "shrink" when you take a break from using creatine) Especially since it is a combo of about 2 to 3 different amino acids. Those are pretty natural if you ask me. Fiveseven, worry about eating a healthy, clean diet with a lot of clean calories and then worry about using creatine in a few years down the line. As a 15 years old, you have got everything you need, good luck.