Creatine Weakens Bones!?!?

[theACEofSPADES]

Alright so Im working out with a group of people this morning (late 20s and 30s). We were talking about creatine and one of them said the it makes your bones weaker.

"Creatine takes calcium from your bones and adds it to your muscles"

That is exactly what one of them said. He said he used to take creatine and shortly after broke his wrist and researched it and found that fact. Then another guy said he took creatine when he was playing college football and up to then, he had never broken a bone in his body. Few months after he took creatine (cycled), he broke his leg playing football.

Is this true? They said creatine for bodybuilders is fine but dont take creatine if your power train and do heavy sprints, etc. And thats the kind of training I do do.

So can somebody clear this up for me? (I take Green MAG)

[bongd]

Creatine isn't anything too exotic. If you're a carnivore, you're eating creatine all the time. These people are just regurgitating something they heard because it amused and intrigued them. They have absolutely no idea what they're talking about.

[fatpat23]

i took creatine for a while and then i got in a car wreck. creatine causes car wrecks. kind of a false cause/effect fallacy going on there.

[v4lu3s]

Creatine caused my wife to be deployed to the Middle East with the Army. She started taking it for several weeks at a time starting nearly 2 years ago. ALmost immediately after she started taking it the Army said they would deploy her, though they backed out twice, but then after her last contest last year she started a long process of trying to put on 10+ lbs of muscle, and as a part of that she too creatine for several months, during that time the Army let her know she was going to be deployed. Nothing else changed it was just the addition of creatine and suddenly they want to send her to Afghanistan for a year. Its obvious that this is a little known side effect of creatine and I would recommend anyone in the reserves, guard or active duty avoid creatine unless they want to see some action.

[GeneGnomeX]

I took creatine and had sex out of wedlock. Creatine is the anti-christ.

It increases collagen 1(alpha 1) mRNA so it may reduce fracture risk

[fatpat23]

this thread is getting some strong evidence against creatine. i think we're really starting to see the truth unfold.

[Roke]

I read that it makes your muscles disporportionately stronger than your connective tissue, so people who do power sprints(hockey, football) might be generating enough force to seriously strain the connective tissue.

My only solution is to take it lightly, 1-2 grams before a workout. Forget the loading concept. And on sports day, keep it under 1.5 grams. These low amount will just increase muscle energy without making them "too" strong.

[drxmn]

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[Squat2Grow]

I read that creatine used to contain steroids in the containers and that is why everyone was getting such great gainzz back when everyone was talking about creatinee

or maybe that was just cell tech

[drxmn]

I read that creatine used to contain steroids in the containers and that is why everyone was getting such great gainzz back when everyone was talking about creatinee

or maybe that was just cell tech

cell tech is steroidal creatine.

[Mr. Aries]

Then another guy said he took creatine when he was playing college football and up to then, he had never broken a bone in his body. Few months after he took creatine (cycled), he broke his leg playing football.

lmao.

I stopped doing plyometrics for a few weeks and Arby's bought Wendy's.

[Newbtime]

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lold

[GeneGnomeX]

I read that it makes your muscles disporportionately stronger than your connective tissue, so people who do power sprints(hockey, football) might be generating enough force to seriously strain the connective tissue.

My only solution is to take it lightly, 1-2 grams before a workout. Forget the loading concept. And on sports day, keep it under 1.5 grams. These low amount will just increase muscle energy without making them "too" strong.

This is absurd. Where do you people read these things anyway?

[bongd]

This is absurd. Where do you people read these things anyway?

They heard from a friend of a friend. And it was a true story. Do you question them!??!?!?!?

[Altitude]

[QUOTE=drunkenmaster11;158375971]And thats the kind of training I do do.QUOTE]

Do do - that explains everything you heard right there. DOO DOO.

[dribbler]

teh internetz

[Newbtime]

Alright so Im working out with a group of people this morning (late 20s and 30s). We were talking about creatine and one of them said the it makes your bones weaker.

"Creatine takes calcium from your bones and adds it to your muscles"

That is exactly what one of them said. He said he used to take creatine and shortly after broke his wrist and researched it and found that fact. Then another guy said he took creatine when he was playing college football and up to then, he had never broken a bone in his body. Few months after he took creatine (cycled), he broke his leg playing football.

Is this true? They said creatine for bodybuilders is fine but dont take creatine if your power train and do heavy sprints, etc. And thats the kind of training I do do.

So can somebody clear this up for me? (I take Green MAG)

you can't prove cause and effect.


if X % of people that got into car accidents had eaten peppers the day they got in the accident does that somehow mean that peppers increase the risk of car accidents?

i hate people that do **** like this.... try to connect the dots to things that have nothing to do with ANYTHING to sound smart.... maybe you broke your freaking leg because you got side lined by a 250 lb foot ball player...

[Illadelphia]

Creatine isn't anything too exotic. If you're a carnivore, you're eating creatine all the time. These people are just regurgitating something they heard because it amused and intrigued them. They have absolutely no idea what they're talking about.

LMAO!

I just repped ya for something else, otherwise i'd have hit ya for this

[bongd]

LMAO!

I just repped ya for something else, otherwise i'd have hit ya for this

Just keeping it real, brah. These amateurs need a lesson in Broscience.

[Roke]

Here's the claim for those interested:

"Where to start? Creatine and muscle cramps, muscle tears, torn biceps and hamstring pulls. So many questions, so little answers. But it seems that we have many opinions. I'm a nutritional adviser here in the San Diego, CA area. I have studied the nutritional habits of athletes for a real long time. This is what I have observed from them. This is a short version, and it is my own.

Athletes that use creatine, especially Creatine Monohydrate, seem to all have some common problems. These problems are related to their bodies lack of calcium absorption or the depletion there of. Most of the minor problems of taking creatine have to do with things like muscle cramps. Anyone who knows anything about nutrition will tell you that muscle cramping is caused by a mineral deficiency, calcium.

So, how does this happen? In order for the body to use creatine it has to be phosphated. Creatine monohydrate gets converted to creatine phosphate by utilizing the bodies stores of phosphorus. Now, when you use up all the phosphorus in the body you can't hold on to the bone structure, (weak bones). It also contributes to calcium deficiencies. Calcium is needed for muscle contractions! IF YOU DON'T HAVE CALCIUM BECAUSE YOU DON'T HAVE PHOSPHORUS IN THE MUSCLE, YOU CAN'T HAVE MUSCLE MOVEMENTS. YOU WILL HAVE CRAMPING, YOU WILL TARE, YOU WILL RIP AND YOU COULD DO SERIOUS DAMAGE TO TENDONS AND LIGAMENTS.

If you are a BODY Builder, and you don't make any fast movements, you might be OK for awhile. It's the long term effect it has on your bone structure that you should be aware of. If you are an athlete, and you do any kind of sport where you may have to make any sudden movements, YOU SHOULD TAKE A LONG!.....HARD!....LOOK! at this stuff.

Creatine in its many forms....will build muscle! But at what price. Can you say that after one year, two years, five years or ten years down the line that your body will be better for it."

http://www.nutritionalsupplements.com/creatineR20.html

[deniall]

Wow just wow!

[BillCutting]

Ive been using creatine since 1996 and have had zero issues.

[obmas]

There's a lot of conspiracy theories out there, but i personally believe that it was creatine that was responsible for september 11.

[Racer911]

There's a lot of conspiracy theories out there, but i personally believe that it was creatine that was responsible for september 11.

haha reading the entire page of responses then just seeing this at the end put the icing on the cake....i laughed..

one rep for you!haha

[TribalJMD]

all my protein shakes are made with MILK, more calcium for me, plus I take my multi (blive there's calcium there too)

[obmas]

hey guys is it true that creatine was made by reverse engineering the roswell UFOs?

[Outside backer]

year 12 taking creatine no broken bones



but i have found out that when im cycling creatine ( we all know ur supposed to cyle it ) that the gas mileage improves on my truck

[Newbtime]

Creatine in its many forms....will build muscle! But at what price.

LOL'D

[Newbtime]

thats funny because my friend said dat dere createeens causes car accidents


Alright so Im working out with a group of people this morning (late 20s and 30s). We were talking about creatine and one of them said the it makes you get in car accidents

"Creatine takes dat dere iron frum ur cars sub frame and axles and puts it in it's engine ohs noes"

That is exactly what one of them said. He said he used to take creatine and shortly after got in a car accident, he researched it and found that fact, that exact fact! he told me man, he was like yea i found that on dat dere internets, I asked him if he could show me the site where he found dat dere fact but he said the yahoo geocities site got canceled. Then another guy said he took creatine when he was playing college football and up to then, he had never been in a car accident! Few months after he took creatine (cycled), he got t boned by a semi!!!

Is this true? They said creatine for bodybuilders is fine but dont take creatine if your power train and do heavy sprints, etc. And thats the kind of training I do do.

[ali_keens_it]

hmmmm, does make you wander though, if creatine is capable of such disasters, what might something stronger do to the world?

What are all those pro bodybuilders doing to the world?

Im scared................hold me...........