Cellar Yeti Posted August 11, 2011 Share Posted August 11, 2011 My buddy helped me research creatine since he has the same medical problems as me and is taking it. I decided to give it a world being extra careful to stay hydrated. I even called my doctor and she got back to me and said it was fine, just make sure to drink extra as a precaution (Missing my large intestine) I started loading yesterday. Holy shit in a barrel. I have never felt this kind of energy. I busted my chops yesterday on legs and was expecting severe DOMS today but I didn't feel a single twinge of soreness. I ALWAYS get DOMS after legs day. And today I had my back day, I usually burn out pretty quick on back and chest days because I have a weak upper body compared to my legs but I just screamed through the workout and I still feel like I could go back for another round. I was also able to up my pre-workout cardio because I had so much damn energy. Creatine is fricken amazing. There is no purpose to this thread. I am just damn elated. I always blamed my small stature and weight on my genetics, but I just never dedicated myself. And now with creatine and this new found dedication and amp I feel like I can consistently add weight and finally achieve my goals of getting bigger. I love you creatine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 HAHA WHAT IS DOMS? Creatine helped me too...or its at least having a placebo effect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisjs Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 Weird but I'm glad you found something that helps. Creatine never seemed to have any remarkable effect on me, but I've found BCAAs to be great at preventing DOMS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted August 12, 2011 Author Share Posted August 12, 2011 DOMS is delayed onset muscle soreness. If you're in tune with your body you can pick up these differences. I'd put money on the fact it's not a placebo effect for myself. I tend to process nutrients faster because of my missing guts. Yeah creatine does shit or nothing to some people. I suppose I am lucky. But I honestly thing it's because of all the steroid therapy I underwent as a kid. I am know it stunted my growth and am positive it damaged a lot of my mechanisms for protein synthesis nutrient absorption and the like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted August 12, 2011 Share Posted August 12, 2011 OHHH I've heard of DOMS....when I first started working out again last year and worked my abs it was so painful to roll over in bed! now i still get it sometimes...like today in my damn shoulders, I have to change my whole planned routine...keep us posted on how the creatine continues to work! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted August 13, 2011 Author Share Posted August 13, 2011 I was able to do 100lbs across the board for posterior delt raises, shoulder press, and upright rows. I ended up going 1 hour to get all my shoulder exercises done. My shoulders are destroyed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted August 13, 2011 Share Posted August 13, 2011 Insanity!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 I'm done loading tomorrow. I am going to do 5 days loading 25 days maintaining, 5 days loading and so on. Maintenance suggestion is 5g of creatine a day. I wonder if, being a vegan, it'd be recommended for me to maintain at double that seeing as how there is no supplement creatine in my diet from meat. Creatine really works. My dummbell bench press has gone up 20lbs now that my muscles are super hydrated. Bumped the calories up to 3k indefinitely. Just a few extra slices of toast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted August 15, 2011 Share Posted August 15, 2011 Can I ask how much you weight? Youre a male right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted August 15, 2011 Author Share Posted August 15, 2011 My last weigh in was 1 week ago, I was 135. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
superman1234 Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 Maintenance suggestion is 5g of creatine a day. I wonder if, being a vegan, it'd be recommended for me to maintain at double that seeing as how there is no supplement creatine in my diet from meat. You know, that's a really good question... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I've been considering taking this, but worry about side effects and stuff. It's so hard to find out the truth on these things, and the long term effects. I don't know anybody who has taken it, who is even over 40, so I don't know how it could affect you in later life. I read that "studies" say it is safe to take 5g per day, but I dunno who conducts these studies or what they really are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vege Posted September 15, 2011 Share Posted September 15, 2011 I've been considering taking this, but worry about side effects and stuff. It's so hard to find out the truth on these things, and the long term effects. I don't know anybody who has taken it, who is even over 40, so I don't know how it could affect you in later life. I read that "studies" say it is safe to take 5g per day, but I dunno who conducts these studies or what they really are.I just wanted to say exactly the same thing. I was very close to buying Weider creatine couple of days ago, and then I said: no, you will not take anything synthetic in your body! That is just against everything I believe considering nutrition... I will eat natural foods and work out regularly and I will be satisfied whatever the results... I would not want to get bigger and stronger and then sick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 It's creatine, it's made up of 3 amino acids. It's harmless. All it does is recruit water to the muscle cells to super hydrate them. If you take too much, you pee it out. I've been on it for 2 months. I go to the doctor next month, I'll have em run a liver panel and post the results. I was taking 10g of creatine a day, but did more research. The human body makes about 1g itself and 2lbs of meat has about 1g of creatine. So I dropped it down to 5g, just wasteful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 I have a question - why load and then stop? I take it every day... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 I take 5g every day, 365. Loading is good when you first start. I don't see the point in taking months off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Oh I see loading and then maintaining, sorry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Well most folks do 1 month on, 1 month off, then a reload when they start again. But personally I don't see the point. They say it's because your body adapts to the creatine? But that's silly, creatine is just 3 simple amino acids, there's no way for it to adapt to water retention recruitment, there are so many variables. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Yeah im definitely not going off of it until I cut in January. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Personally I didn't retain water with creatine, even on 10g a day. I also didn't gain any water weight. I'm also incapable of bulking, which is also weird. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Have you considered more food? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Well I am eating 3,750-4,000 kcal now. I could eat more, but at what point does it become absurd? No matter how much I eat, or how little cardio I do, I just don't get fat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Do you get fat or gain muscle?? Which do you mean? I guess I just like to tell people to eat more because I always could eat more and I wish I could do it without getting fat or at least fear of getting fat. No one will answer me about if I'm eating too many calories or not lol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cellar Yeti Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 Do you get fat or gain muscle?? Which do you mean? I guess I just like to tell people to eat more because I always could eat more and I wish I could do it without getting fat or at least fear of getting fat. No one will answer me about if I'm eating too many calories or not lol! I don't get fat, I just gain muscle. Well I dunno, I might be stalling cause my weight came out to 143 again after a week. But most calorie calculators say I need 3000kcal for 143, and 3500 kcal for 175. So, I don't know. Actually, I can manipulate my body fat by manipulating the saturated fat I eat By going from 25-75% of the RDA sat fat guidelines I made my body fat go from 9% to 11%. I was having trouble gaining muscle being so lean so I started eating more PB/coconut oil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jungleinthefrunk Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Do the calculators account for the insane amount of weight you are lifting? I weigh 140 now and it tells me 2000 to maintain, but im a chick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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