You get more pumps with Creatine. I don't feel more "energy" but my muscles don't burn out as quick and fill up with lactic acid. Creatine is food for your muscles.
About stretching: I hear stretching is worse for you then good. In all my years of sports I ALWAYS injured myself when listening to foolish team trainings and going along with their stretches pre-game or race. Stretching is bullshit and for weight training it loosens up the joints to much exposing them to more stress and thus potential for injury. Don't get it twisted I still "warm up" but my idea of stretching is just taking a 5lb dumbell and doing a few motions to get warm and blood flowing. I never understand why it would be beneficial to stretch out a muscle before the heavy stress of compound movements. Its like jerking off before sex some swear by it but it really has no benefits at all.
About stretching: I hear stretching is worse for you then good. In all my years of sports I ALWAYS injured myself when listening to foolish team trainings and going along with their stretches pre-game or race. Stretching is bullshit and for weight training it loosens up the joints to much exposing them to more stress and thus potential for injury. Don't get it twisted I still "warm up" but my idea of stretching is just taking a 5lb dumbell and doing a few motions to get warm and blood flowing. I never understand why it would be beneficial to stretch out a muscle before the heavy stress of compound movements. Its like jerking off before sex some swear by it but it really has no benefits at all.