I know that it makes you bigger due to the water retention going to your muscle but as i am about to start cutting, should i get off it or stay on it?
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08-23-2011, 02:37 PM #1Registered User
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Does it matter to take creatine while cutting?
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08-23-2011, 03:06 PM #2Registered User
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Are you taking monohydrate or a different form? Personally i think the whole water retention aspect of creatine is over blown.Originally Posted by chris07tian
IMO- Stay on the creatine
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08-23-2011, 04:02 PM #3Culking
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Stay on creatine, it's very beneficial during a cutting phase. There won't be noticeable water retention with the proper dosage of creatine.
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08-23-2011, 04:12 PM #4★Steel Reinforced★
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Creatine should be a staple in your supp stash year round wether cutting or bulking.
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08-23-2011, 04:17 PM #5Banned
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this. final answer.Originally Posted by kfairhurst
really..so just take it forever eh? never worry about cycling off?Originally Posted by nics1246
interdasting.
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08-23-2011, 04:42 PM #6Registered User
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Originally Posted by snagency
hope this guy is drinking alotttt of water...Here to help!
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08-23-2011, 04:44 PM #7Banned
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one study that observed creatine use for ~20mo in athletes showed no negative side effects, and everyone thinks they should just stay on it till they die now.Originally Posted by JH34PG
sigh.
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08-23-2011, 06:08 PM #8Registered User
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I personally take my Kre Alkalyn creatine all through my competition prep or cutting phase. I find it helps a lot with minimizing muscle lose while on a low calorie diet. If you are doing a strict and hard cut you will loose some muscle, its just a fact, but I don't feel like I loose much when on Kre Alkallyn. Good luck
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08-23-2011, 06:56 PM #9Registered User
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Idk if creatine helped or not...but when I cut I took it, small doses on off days, like 1-2.5g, but on workout days 5g, my cut didn't weaken my strength so who knows creatine may have helped
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I have always used creatine while cutting, and only get off of it a few days before an event like a photo shoot or contest. Although, with Kre Alkalyn I often just keep using it right through an event since it does not mess with my stomach like straight mono.
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08-24-2011, 03:21 AM #11Gata needs his gat!
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Im using it while cutting.. Like others said, the water retention aspect is def overblown... Just dont take too much.. I stick to 5g a day.
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08-24-2011, 03:32 AM #12User
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You're over blownOriginally Posted by robertmm94
Like a loading dose? 20g?Originally Posted by kfairhurst
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08-24-2011, 03:34 AM #13Banned
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do ppl really use a "loading phase" anymore?Originally Posted by CDMMA
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08-24-2011, 03:55 AM #14Gata needs his gat!
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Ive read a few people on here using a loading phase. I never have.. 5g right after I lift... Then call it a day... Works just fine that way..Originally Posted by snagency
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08-24-2011, 03:59 AM #15Registered User
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I take Kre Alkalyn still during my cut, if anything I feel its extra important to take it if you are cutting so that too much isnt lost - I found out the hard way when I came off it and ran a cut with OxyElitePro, Lost far too much weight everywhere, even my face!
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08-24-2011, 04:09 AM #16Banned
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yeah..the whole loading phase went out with disco and bell-bottoms..Originally Posted by Sleev-les
okay maybe not that long ago, but i think it's been shown that these loading phases are not required at all.
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08-24-2011, 04:26 AM #17User
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Originally Posted by snagency
Sh*t, I've been using 100gr a day for the last week, 1kg tub is almost goneOriginally Posted by snagency
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08-24-2011, 12:54 PM #18Registered User
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well, it'll be hard to completely eliminate it from someone's diet if they eat lots of steaks. i think there's ~1g in 8-10oz of beef.Originally Posted by snagency
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