Hey guys Ive been bulking for a couple weeks now and i am on creatine, I loaded and now am on maintnance. I weighed myself when i first started and i was 184 and i weighed myself this morning 2 weeks later, and im only 189. I thought i would be holding a bit more water then this. Any suggestions guys?
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Thread: Only 5 pounds in 2 weeks!
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02-03-2002, 09:42 AM #1Registered User
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Only 5 pounds in 2 weeks!
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02-03-2002, 10:12 AM #2Registered User
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Bump cmon guys........
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02-03-2002, 12:17 PM #3Registered User
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Not sure but check your diet and make sure your eating enough calories. Creatine will retain water weight, but you need the cals to add the muscle.
Eating Everything in Sight!
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02-03-2002, 07:34 PM #4Registered User
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are you spiking your insulin when you take creatine?
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02-03-2002, 09:05 PM #5
Since when creatine is supposed to do more than a few pounds of water?
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02-03-2002, 09:07 PM #6Registered User
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Yeah my calories are in check, averaging 4200 a day. Im taking my creatine direclty post-workout and yes im spiking it with grape juice and 30g dextrose.
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02-03-2002, 09:37 PM #7Registered User
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That's about right. Creatine will give you about 5lbs of water weight gain. Do you really want to be holding more water than that?
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02-03-2002, 09:39 PM #8Registered User
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Its not that i wanna hold alot of water, its just that about 2.5 pounds of that is muscle, so that leaves only 2.5 pounds of water weight????
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02-04-2002, 04:43 AM #9
based on the info you mention.
If you could gain 2- 2 1/2 lbs a week, that would be 20-25 lbs in a 10 week bulking cycle. AND YOU WANT MORE. Sounds good to me.
Patience.
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02-04-2002, 07:18 AM #10Registered User
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No, i gained that in 2 weeks exactley, i guess thats ok but i was kinda lookin for more water retention in my musclesOriginally posted by Chi_town
based on the info you mention.
If you could gain 2- 2 1/2 lbs a week, that would be 20-25 lbs in a 10 week bulking cycle. AND YOU WANT MORE. Sounds good to me.
Patience.
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02-04-2002, 07:36 AM #11Registered User
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5 pounds in two weeks is alot. Don't be too concerned with it, just keep up your training, diet and supplementation and be happy with what you get. Sounds like you're doing fine to me.
Lifting weights makes me happy.
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02-04-2002, 07:50 AM #12Registered User
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LOL ok guys i just needed feedback, i will just keep at it and see what happens in the next couple weeks!
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02-04-2002, 08:02 AM #13Registered User
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About how many pounds do you gain per month on average?Originally posted by joe78
5 pounds in two weeks is alot. Don't be too concerned with it, just keep up your training, diet and supplementation and be happy with what you get. Sounds like you're doing fine to me.
Thanks,
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02-04-2002, 11:35 AM #14Registered User
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what exactly were you expecting, to gain 10 ripped lbs in a week? When I start a new creatine cycle I only put on 3 or 4 lbs of water over the first week. Your results are average.
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02-04-2002, 02:06 PM #15Chairman of the board
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Not to point out the obvious, again, but 5 pounds in two weeks and you are complaining ? 52 weeks per year, 5 pounds per 2 weeks. In 3 years you'd be Mr.Olympia if you kept that up.
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02-04-2002, 02:19 PM #16Registered User
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Cool thanksOriginally posted by Big Cat
Not to point out the obvious, again, but 5 pounds in two weeks and you are complaining ? 52 weeks per year, 5 pounds per 2 weeks. In 3 years you'd be Mr.Olympia if you kept that up.
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