sup y'all what is the best brand of creatine monohydrate?
heard prolab is pretty decent
any info will be greatly appreciated
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sup y'all what is the best brand of creatine monohydrate?
heard prolab is pretty decent
any info will be greatly appreciated
[QUOTE=xsdavey;597145013]sup y'all what is the best brand of creatine monohydrate?
heard prolab is pretty decent
any info will be greatly appreciated[/QUOTE]
Any will be fine. Maybe look for a micronized but in all reality it doesnt matter that much.
[QUOTE=Dden;597145773]Any will be fine. Maybe look for a micronized but in all reality it doesnt matter that much.[/QUOTE]
This doesn't really matter what brand, some just add flavor which is uneccessary imo.
this is all ya need
[url]http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/hp/creatine.html[/url]
[QUOTE=rick00001967;597230193]this is all ya need
[url]http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/hp/creatine.html[/url][/QUOTE]
Better option here: >> [url]http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/all/creatine.html[/url]
Only $1 more, and it's Creapure certified.
Get Universal Nutritions mono, they use Creapure and 1,000 gram buckets are the best bang for your buck.
[QUOTE=ricka182;597244613]Better option here: >> [url]http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/all/creatine.html[/url]
Only $1 more, and it's Creapure certified.[/QUOTE]
As far as I know, there are about 10 brands that have creapure. I would not buy one that does not say creapure. As for the HP stuff that is recommended, perhaps people are confused by the wording used, but "Ingredients: [b]Pure[/b] Creatine Monohydrate Powder" is not the same as "creapure."
All of the following are micronized creapure: Life Extension, Ultimate Nutrition, Optimum Nutrition, Biotest, SportPharma, ProLab, NSI (Nutraceutical Sciences Institute), Universal Nutrition, AllMax.
If you're in australia and not planning to fork out alot on the wallet, growling dog by musashi is good plus it has BCAA's in it :)
As others mentioned any Mono will be fine. Can find 1.2kg tub of ours for as low as $18.00
Cheap Supplements: 15000g for $140.
[url]http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/cheapsupplements/creatinemonohydrate.html[/url]
ALLMAX Micronzed Creapure. Awesome creatine. $20 will get you 1000g, which will last you 200 days. Great deal
Like all the other guys said - go with a quality creatine - creapure is the way to go.
could someone explain what the difference would be between a basic micro creatine mono vs. a brand of "creapure".
is it just a form of creatine that is certified as being the purest you can get ??
thx
id say
Optimum nutrition
or primaforce
but all max is a good company as is universal
[QUOTE=xsdavey;597145013]sup y'all what is the best brand of creatine monohydrate?
heard prolab is pretty decent
any info will be greatly appreciated[/QUOTE]
i love Optimums Creapure
[QUOTE=rick00001967;597530513]could someone explain what the difference would be between a basic micro creatine mono vs. a brand of "creapure".
is it just a form of creatine that is certified as being the purest you can get ??
thx[/QUOTE]
CreapureŽ is the premium brand for creatine worldwide. If it doesn't say "creapure" then it is a monohydrate of lower quality. It comes down to impurities.
[img]http://www.creapure.com/uploads/tx_templavoila/g_en_sicherheit_1.gif[/img]
micronized just means it is finer particles so it dissolves faster. Plenty of lower quality creatines will just be micronized, but that doesn't change the fact that they will contain more impurities.
[QUOTE=rick00001967;597530513]could someone explain what the difference would be between a basic micro creatine mono vs. a brand of "creapure".
is it just a form of creatine that is certified as being the purest you can get ??
thx[/QUOTE]
not quite sure
id just look at the ratings and not worry
creatine monohydrate is all that u need
if you get optimum or allmax or cheap supplements youve got a pretty good product there that will do its job.
i cant recall universal selling much creatine they only have chews :o
[QUOTE=morbidxangel;597551083]not quite sure
id just look at the ratings and not worry
[/QUOTE]
The supplement companies love ignorance like this ^^^.
[QUOTE=morbidxangel;597551083]i cant recall universal selling much creatine they only have chews :o[/QUOTE]
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[QUOTE=snorkelman;597549503]CreapureŽ is the premium brand for creatine worldwide. If it doesn't say "creapure" then it is a monohydrate of lower quality. It comes down to impurities.
[img]http://www.creapure.com/uploads/tx_templavoila/g_en_sicherheit_1.gif[/img]
micronized just means it is finer particles so it dissolves faster. Plenty of lower quality creatines will just be micronized, but that doesn't change the fact that they will contain more impurities.[/QUOTE]
i thank you for the reply.
but can you tell me how this "pure" form helps with gains in strength and or mass building ??
and could you tell me how the "impurities" could hinder gains in strength, mas building, or my overall health.
thx so much
[QUOTE=rick00001967;597557173]i thank you for the reply.
but can you tell me how this "pure" form helps with gains in strength and or mass building ??
and could you tell me how the "impurities" could hinder gains in strength, mas building, or my overall health.
thx so much[/QUOTE]
Think of it like saltwater. If you add salt to regular municipal tap water it will be salty. If you add salt to water that has been run through a reverse osmosis filtration, it too will be salty. Now if you use the first salt water for a saltwater aquarium, the fish will probably die from the impurities (such as chlorine).
While you will not die from impure creatine mono, and you probably will not notice any less strength, chances are that you will be wasting some money, may need to use a tad more, and may suffer from stomach discomfort, and possibly other maladies due to these impurities.
Listen, almost every supplement company carries creatine mono. The market is flooded, so the price is pretty cheap. Why would you pay the same (sometimes more/sometimes less) for regular creatine mono when you can get creapure?
Sorry to the reps who work for a company that doesn't use creapure. you will have an uphill battle against an educated consumer because no matter how you claim it is "pure" you are fooling only the ignorant.
Anyone who is inclined to buy a creatine that does NOT say "creapure," please first request that the supplement company provide you with the most recent HPLC test results and pay particular attention to the levels of Dicyandiamide, Creatinine, Dyhydrotriazine, and sodium.
If you don't know why, spend 5 minutes and read this article:
[url]http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/brink/creatine-impurities.htm[/url]
prolab creapure
[QUOTE=snorkelman;597567633]
Listen, almost every supplement company carries creatine mono. The market is flooded, so the price is pretty cheap. Why would you pay the same (sometimes more/sometimes less) for regular creatine mono when you can get creapure?
spend 5 minutes and read this article:
[url]http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/brink/creatine-impurities.htm[/url][/QUOTE]
this was an interesting read. thx.
and though i certainly would not sound off any alarm bells over this, i cannot agrue with the fact that if you can buy the better quality creatine for the same price or even slightly more, it would be worth while.
im guessing cheap supplements creatine is not creapure? lol
[QUOTE=HondoKneph;597751813]im guessing cheap supplements creatine is not creapure? lol[/QUOTE]
I think it is safe to assume that if the product does not clearly announce it is using "creapure" then the mono is not creapure. It is the gold standard for monohydrate and anyone using creapure brags that they are using it.
Notice that the reps are quiet when their products do not say creapure? They will throw around words like "pure" and "micronized" which sound good, but you can buy micronized creapure from 9 solid sources, so why anyone would buy any creatine mono that is not micronized creapure is beyond me.
Of course, there are other "designer" types of creatine that are not just creatine mono, and the reps will tout the benefits/claims that set them apart from mono...but I have yet to see any study that demonstrates any designer creatine is superior to creapure mono.
[QUOTE=snorkelman;597567633]Think of it like saltwater. If you add salt to regular municipal tap water it will be salty. If you add salt to water that has been run through a reverse osmosis filtration, it too will be salty. Now if you use the first salt water for a saltwater aquarium, the fish will probably die from the impurities (such as chlorine).
While you will not die from impure creatine mono, and you probably will not notice any less strength, chances are that you will be wasting some money, may need to use a tad more, and may suffer from stomach discomfort, and possibly other maladies due to these impurities.
Listen, almost every supplement company carries creatine mono. The market is flooded, so the price is pretty cheap. Why would you pay the same (sometimes more/sometimes less) for regular creatine mono when you can get creapure?
Sorry to the reps who work for a company that doesn't use creapure. you will have an uphill battle against an educated consumer because no matter how you claim it is "pure" you are fooling only the ignorant.
Anyone who is inclined to buy a creatine that does NOT say "creapure," please first request that the supplement company provide you with the most recent HPLC test results and pay particular attention to the levels of Dicyandiamide, Creatinine, Dyhydrotriazine, and sodium.
If you don't know why, spend 5 minutes and read this article:
[url]http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/brink/creatine-impurities.htm[/url][/QUOTE]
Yeah cause no one has never experienced any gains using Creatine Mono :rolleyes:
Creapure is good but quality Mono is not hard to find
[url]http://www.trulyhuge.com/bodybuilding/creatine.htm[/url]
[url]http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10078740[/url]
[url]http://www.bodybuilding.com/fun/creatine_101.htm[/url]
plenty more out there snookie
[QUOTE=WhirlyBird;598032003]Yeah cause no one has never experienced any gains using Creatine Mono :rolleyes: [/QUOTE]
Nice strawman. I never said non-creapure mono equals zero gains...but I am guessing that SNS doesn't use creapure...;)
[QUOTE=snorkelman;598036623]Nice strawman. I never said non-creapure mono equals zero gains...but I am guessing that SNS doesn't use creapure...;)[/QUOTE]
No we dont, what is your point
reflex creapure capsules.
[QUOTE=snorkelman;597567633]
If you don't know why, spend 5 minutes and read this article:
[url]http://www.mesomorphosis.com/articles/brink/creatine-impurities.htm[/url][/QUOTE]
That was the follow up article to this article, "What's Really In Your Creatine?" Which was published in MMI and now found here:
[url]http://www.brinkzone.com/articles/whats-in-your-creatine/[/url]