How do you guys use take your creatine??? - UK-Muscle Body Building Community

chris jenkins · 26-09-2005, 11:31 AM

Im just starting a batch of Extreme creatine ready for my next powerlifting meet in finland. I just wanted to know, how do you guys take your creatine? I want to get the maximum benefits for strength gains, even if it means gaining a little extra water!!!

SA12 · 26-09-2005, 11:34 AM

Is it Creatine Monohydrate or Creatine Ethyl Ester Chris?

chris jenkins · 26-09-2005, 11:38 AM

Monohydrate big man, Im coming down your gym tonight big B. Im going ass to the grass with 350kgs

SA12 · 26-09-2005, 11:56 AM

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Originally Posted by chris jenkins

Monohydrate big man, Im coming down your gym tonight big B. Im going ass to the grass with 350kgs

Most people just mix it with a little fruit juice or water and down it. I have heard that you need to dilute it 100% to get the most benefit so adding warm water to it helps.

Maybe someone can confirm this for me?

Will see you in the gym later then m8. Gimme a shout b4 you squat your max and i'll come and have a nose

chris jenkins · 26-09-2005, 11:58 AM

That sounds good to me buddy, Il try it with warm fluid. I know there is a lot of bodybuilders on here just wanted to know what they thought

RAIKEY · 26-09-2005, 12:02 PM

i throw it in my post training mix with the glutomine and protien, when the body is nice and receptive.

paul0101 · 26-09-2005, 12:15 PM

I just started on creatine. Finished the loading phase (5 T-spoonfulls a day) Take 1 T-spoon in juice every morning, is it best post work out?

**Great White** · 26-09-2005, 12:18 PM

I take CNP CEE tablets atm, but when i used powder, i used to have 5g morning with fruit juice and 10g post workout in my protien shake/MRP

Didnt bother with loading, just used 15 - 20g ED

chris jenkins · 26-09-2005, 12:30 PM

Did you notice any increase in strength or bodyweight Paul? I use caffeine in my workouts and I have heared that caffeine cancels out the creatine. I would like to take my creatine post workout, but dont want to waste my creatine if its going to get canceled out.

DB · 26-09-2005, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by RAIKEY

i throw it in my post training mix with the glutomine and protien, when the body is nice and receptive.

thats a sensible post for u numbnuts.......

when i take it i have 5 mg in the morning with a fruit juice and then 5 postworkout wiht my protien and dextrose

chris jenkins · 26-09-2005, 12:40 PM

How much creatine do you use???

**Great White** · 26-09-2005, 12:45 PM

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Originally Posted by chris jenkins

Did you notice any increase in strength or bodyweight Paul? I use caffeine in my workouts and I have heared that caffeine cancels out the creatine. I would like to take my creatine post workout, but dont want to waste my creatine if its going to get canceled out.

Strength has gone up slightly with the CEE, but hard to tell as im using it post cycle, so strength went down slowly anyway

I felt it helped me keep some strength tho.

Bodyweight, again hard to tell as i started post cycle. Dropped around 5lb post cycle (see pics in picture section) which was mainly water.

I dont belive that Caffine cancels it out, some people say that it does, but i dont believe it personally!

Stu · 26-09-2005, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by chris jenkins

How much creatine do you use???

well DB uses 5mg but he is a bit on the small side

most people use 5g which is about 1 teaspoon

paul0101 · 26-09-2005, 12:54 PM

Just did a bit of research and found this:

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Here is our advice - take the powder about 1 hour before your workout. Here is our reasoning...

It can take about 1 hour for the creatine to be absorbed into the bloodstream - and from that point you have about 1.5 hours to use the creatine or lose it. So, let's say you workout at 10am - here is our logic. At 9am you take the creatine powder. By 10am the creatine is in the blood stream. Your muscles are probably mostly saturated with creatine from the supplement you took the day before. So, some of the creatine you took at 9am may be absorbed into the muscles - but the rest is still in the blood. At 10am you start working out and depleting the creatine in your muscles. Your muscles then replenish their creatine supply from the creatine in the blood stream. Your workout ends at 11am (you really should not workout more than 1 hour - but that is a topic for a different day). Remember, you took creatine at 9am - but it was not absorbed into the blood stream until 10am. This means it will stay there until 11:30am (1.5 hours). So, now you have another 1/2 hour where your muscles can replenish their creatine supply if depleted. In a way you are getting the best of all worlds - you have creatine available before, during and after your workout.

Full article here: http://www.illpumpyouup.com/articles...e-creatine.htm

paul0101 · 26-09-2005, 12:58 PM

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Originally Posted by chris jenkins

I use caffeine in my workouts and I have heared that caffeine cancels out the creatine.

Here's a read on here for you about it mate :smoke: : http://www.illpumpyouup.com/articles...n-creatine.htm

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