[TheBulldozer]

(02-05-2013 12:50 PM)kosko Wrote:  

(02-05-2013 08:23 AM)Moma Wrote:  

Creatine works. I took it years ago but you can take it with an insulin spike which works wonders. I knew some cats that would take it with water. I found that shyt so I would go and buy some apple juice from Asda and take it with the creatine.
Very noticeable differences both in looks as well as performance.
I always go for good quality as well don't go for the first cheap piece of shyt you see or it will jade your experience.

This is another good tip sugar/glucose/insulin helps a lot with absorption. Its easy to fell into the trap of just stuffing the stuff down first thing in the morning or putting into your protein (not enough sugars present) but Creatine needs some type of sugar to help your body suck it all up. I would add corn sugar/Glucose or Gatorade powder to my Protien shakes and then toss in a scoop of Creatine to make sure its all getting in.

MattC Wrote:

You'll make gains off creatine but when you stop using it, you'll notice a drop. Seemed kind of pointless to me unless you wanna do the 6 weeks on 6 weeks off thing. I know of bodybuilders who have won national competitions and have done all sorts of things like steroids, etc but have never touched creatine because of the harm it does to you.

In regards to harm I think there is enough stuff out there that de-bunks that and I think many people fall into traps because they just don;t get enough water. Its hard on your system I won't deny that but if your barley getting a glass of water a day Creatine will be an issue with a lot of others things too.

The brand I use is Allmax:



It's a Creapure style Creatine and it has never failed me in the 6 years off and on I have been taking it. Allmax gets extra points for having a see through container so you can see the quality of the the product and its priced reasonable also, their are cheaper Creapure types out there but they are hard to track down I find. I have bought other brands but nothing comes close and to me nothing is more frustrating then going to GNC and have some meathead talk a bunch of shit on a Creatine and crack it open to find that dead pixe dust I was talking about earlier. If I can't find Allmax I will sometimes get brazzen enough to demand they crack open a small container at the store to let me see the product If I amd feeling like I don't trust the stores attendants knowledge on the subject/product. Unless the staff can admit/acknowledge Creapure is elite then he is talking shit and is selling me Snake Oil. That is a a top for any newbies looking into it, if he can't look you in the eye and tell lou Creapure is superior... walk out.

I use All Max as well. From what I know, it is THE highest quality creatine you can find. Nice to see you've backed me up on that Kosko. I take about 5g post workout in a shake. My shake is mixed with about 20 g dextrose as well to maximize absorption.

Since I've gotten back into heavy lifting with creatine, my numbers have gone way up. My father asked me if I was on steroids the other day.