What are the positives and negatives to creatine?

[rsyed25]

I'm 16, 5'8, 160 pounds, im moderatly built id say... but i wanna bulk up some more, i was thinkiing of takin creatine before working out and protein shakes after working out...but i wanna know whats good and whats bad about creatine for my body? I drink about 7 500 ml water bottles throughout the day anyways sooo the deflation thing is no big deal.

[lovehasrisen]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=112484941

[RollTide99]

I'm 16, 5'8, 160 pounds, im moderatly built id say... but i wanna bulk up some more, i was thinkiing of takin creatine before working out and protein shakes after working out...but i wanna know whats good and whats bad about creatine for my body? I drink about 7 500 ml water bottles throughout the day anyways sooo the deflation thing is no big deal.

creatine will slightly increase strength, and possibly size, generally for me both strength and size increase goes away when off creatine, which in turn sends me into " depression " mode, because i am smaller/weaker than i was a few weeks before, even though its not much AT ALL. to be honest its not really worth the $ to me unless you take it non-stop, never coming off.

I havent taken it in 6 months or so

[sb8160]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=112484941

This.....

[CodyKG]

You don't need creatine, but if ya wanna drop some cash on it, go for it.

[Muoio117]

You may get smaller when you get off of creatine, but that's only because creatine retains water in your muscles and when you're no longer taking it the water leaves. It's not very noticeable and your strength gains will remain. If you were to get some, but the simple creatine monohydrate. You can get a 200 serving container for about $20. So it's pretty cheap and it most definitely works. I use Dymatize Micronized Creatine, you should try it.

[aduncan502]

i have taken creatine for years and it wasnt until the other day that i found out creatine is completely a waste of money. All creatine does for you that you will notice is increased water retention which will make you look bigger. Creatine Kinase is used in the body to store energy so when theres a demand for more adenosine tri phosphate (ATP) creatine kinase will take its phosphate group its holding and give it to adenosine di phosphate and turn it into adenosine tri phosphate so your body can use it for energy. I spent almost an entire month learning about this in physiology so now i will never waste my money on creatine supplements again. your body gets enough of it from meat.

[Characins]

i have taken creatine for years and it wasnt until the other day that i found out creatine is completely a waste of money. All creatine does for you that you will notice is increased water retention which will make you look bigger. Creatine Kinase is used in the body to store energy so when theres a demand for more adenosine tri phosphate (ATP) creatine kinase will take its phosphate group its holding and give it to adenosine di phosphate and turn it into adenosine tri phosphate so your body can use it for energy. I spent almost an entire month learning about this in physiology so now i will never waste my money on creatine supplements again. your body gets enough of it from meat.

I have a cousin with BsS and MD that would tell you otherwise.
Creatine can definitely help in more ways than just muscle volumization.

[the1satanfears]

You don't need creatine, but if ya wanna drop some cash on it, go for it.

It's wicked cheap. So cheap it might as well be a requirement. 40 bucks a year isn't too expensive for anyone.

creatine will slightly increase strength, and possibly size, generally for me both strength and size increase goes away when off creatine, which in turn sends me into " depression " mode, because i am smaller/weaker than i was a few weeks before, even though its not much AT ALL. to be honest its not really worth the $ to me unless you take it non-stop, never coming off.

I havent taken it in 6 months or so

You can take it non-stop. Try it. It's fun.

i have taken creatine for years and it wasnt until the other day that i found out creatine is completely a waste of money. All creatine does for you that you will notice is increased water retention which will make you look bigger. Creatine Kinase is used in the body to store energy so when theres a demand for more adenosine tri phosphate (ATP) creatine kinase will take its phosphate group its holding and give it to adenosine di phosphate and turn it into adenosine tri phosphate so your body can use it for energy. I spent almost an entire month learning about this in physiology so now i will never waste my money on creatine supplements again. your body gets enough of it from meat.

You're wrong. You have an idea of the mechanism, but supplementing it allows for MORE energy because you can do more of the phosphate group exchange because your body is more saturated with creatine.

[mja33]

creatine will slightly increase strength, and possibly size, generally for me both strength and size increase goes away when off creatine, which in turn sends me into " depression " mode, because i am smaller/weaker than i was a few weeks before, even though its not much AT ALL. to be honest its not really worth the $ to me unless you take it non-stop, never coming off.

I havent taken it in 6 months or so

idiot

[Ballzack1]

Is it worth it for 16 year olds?

Nah.

[mja33]

Is it worth it for 16 year olds?

Nah.

? not sure if srs

[stronguy91]

i don't know if it's the creatine or the fact i have began to eat more carbs lately or maybe both, but i can rep out 225 on bench a couple more times than before

[Ballzack1]

? not sure if srs

Yeah very.

You all know nothing, you say stuff like " I hate it when people think creatine is steroids"

I hate it when people say its perfectly safe for teens to use.

You guys are risking its effects it can have on you when your older, but no one knows those effects.

F that shizz imo i wouldnt want to risk anything till im atleast 23.


Source: My moms Pharmacy.

[mja33]

Yeah very.

You all know nothing, you say stuff like " I hate it when people think creatine is steroids"

I hate it when people say its perfectly safe for teens to use.

You guys are risking its effects it can have on you when your older, but no one knows those effects.

F that shizz imo i wouldnt want to risk anything till im atleast 23.


Source: My moms Pharmacy.

Momma's boy thinks he's a scientist.

IMO the only long term side effect is a possible shutdown of ATP production [chemical dependency] due to the external source of creatine. I don't think that will happen though.
Solution: 8 weeks on, 2 weeks off, etc.

BRB going to throw away all meat, putting it away til im 23, "F that Shizz"

[the1satanfears]

Yeah very.

You all know nothing, you say stuff like " I hate it when people think creatine is steroids"

I hate it when people say its perfectly safe for teens to use.

You guys are risking its effects it can have on you when your older, but no one knows those effects.

F that shizz imo i wouldnt want to risk anything till im atleast 23.


Source: My moms Pharmacy.

You're dumb. When I started on creatine, I did exactly what the directions said: consult a doctor. I spoke to not only my father, but he spoke to other colleagues who are more versed in the subject than he is. His conclusion was that it was safe.

And you won't ever stop using ATP. That's how you have energy. If you stopped producing it, you'd, you know, die. Because everything would stop. You may decrease in natural production while on it, but you'll never stop producing it. And in your body strives for homeostasis, your natural levels will return to you very quickly.

Momma's boy thinks he's a scientist.

IMO the only long term side effect is a possible shutdown of ATP production [chemical dependency] due to the external source of creatine. I don't think that will happen though.
Solution: 8 weeks on, 2 weeks off, etc.

BRB going to throw away all meat, putting it away til im 23, "F that Shizz"

[Ballzack1]

Momma's boy thinks he's a scientist.

IMO the only long term side effect is a possible shutdown of ATP production [chemical dependency] due to the external source of creatine. I don't think that will happen though.
Solution: 8 weeks on, 2 weeks off, etc.

BRB going to throw away all meat, putting it away til im 23, "F that Shizz"

Excess supplementation of creatine.


Jus sayin.

Your pretty educated I take it. Believe everything you hear, you might learn something.

[the1satanfears]

Excess supplementation of creatine.


Jus sayin.

Your pretty educated I take it. Believe everything you hear, you might learn something.

If you follow the directions on any creatine supplement, you will not be in excess. At all. If you're taking 100g of CM each day for like ever, yeah, that might be too much. But most people take 5-10g a day. Your kidneys can deal with that.