Supplement Safety/Information Guide For Parents, Kids, and Potential Users

[CaptainFalcon0]

jorge

[huntage234]

Look I could not be botherd to read all that so just answer my question i am starting a supplement stack which has:

Muscle pharm whey protein
Cellucor c4 extreme
USplabs modern bcaas
optimum opti-men
Now omega 3

i am 15 years old wondering would this be safe if not which ones would be fine also what sort of doses i should take and when to take it all ( before or after workout, days that i dont workout which one to take first after workout etc.)

Many thanks, Harry

[Acesopro]

Good read

[met3ork]

Thinking about buying this since its sold 1kg for the price of 500g atm.


It says it is full of 100% Micronized creatine monohydrate (with low traces of proteins becouse its bagged in the same room with proteins in the factory)

What does micronized mean?
Worth buying?

[mves]

so i used MuscleTech's Cell-Tech for about 34 days now, and i didnt gain weight, when i started i was 140/139, and i'm still 140.. but i did saw a little more definition on my shoulders, back, my chest still not so big but i gotta keep trying, and my biceps are a bit bigger too.. i'm about to finish this one, so i'm gonna try Optimum Nutrition's Micronized Creatine Powder.

[Hyruliangoat]

Will answer qurstions in the am!! Just got unbanned!!

[longfellowdeeds]

Haven't started creatine yet but

Quick question, lets say on occasion you slack off and don't get enough calories/protein/carbs/fat as you should on certain days. Will this do my body harm if I'm taking creatine? (let's say I've been taking it for 2 weeks already) or will I just see no gains?

[basieman]

Is it true that you are not supposed to take creatine longer as 6 weeks??

[basieman]

Because you body adepts to it or something

[Hyruliangoat]

Is it bad to be taking too much supplements at the same time? For example: glutamine, vitamin D, BCAA's, and omega 3 pills all at the same time. Thanks in advance guys!

No you are fine, dont worry about glutamine, drop it.

Look I could not be botherd to read all that so just answer my question i am starting a supplement stack which has:

Muscle pharm whey protein
Cellucor c4 extreme
USplabs modern bcaas
optimum opti-men
Now omega 3

i am 15 years old wondering would this be safe if not which ones would be fine also what sort of doses i should take and when to take it all ( before or after workout, days that i dont workout which one to take first after workout etc.)

Many thanks, Harry

You couldnt be bothered to read it all? Oh ok

[lamairet]

hey i read your ammino acid post and i remember reading somewhere beta aline works well with creatine...is that true?

[Hyruliangoat]

hey i read your ammino acid post and i remember reading somewhere beta aline works well with creatine...is that true?

yeee mayne thats fine. take em both

[Hyruliangoat]

wooo awesome it has reached 10k views!!! lets try to get it to 20 now!! to those who post it on their ********/twitter etc or just reccomend it to people I will rep them! Just send me a screen shot and 15k reps will come at you!

[Arcos27]

So I have a question for you guys, I'm looking into taking creatine because my energy levels are horrible. I take pre-workout, but I want more muscle stamina. Something that will give me a
better baseline energy level for the day. I think creatine could improve my strength levels and help my workouts stacked with whey and pre-workout.
I'm just wondering if creatine is gonna make me gain quite a bit of weight with all the, "Water muscle", and make me kinda puffy. I got no problem with gaining weight for strength, because
I'm not on a cut just trying to get strong and build more muscle. So you guys think creatine would be a good idea? If so any creatines you recommend?

[stewy101]

Creatine Med Facts.
http://www.stjohnprovidence.org/Heal...e.aspx?26,2359
http://www.organizedwisdom.com/Creatine/wt/med
http://bidmc.org/YourHealth/Conditio...?ChunkID=21706
http://www.umm.edu/altmed/articles/creatine-000297.htm
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/d...tural/873.html
http://www.jissn.com/search/results?terms=creatine
http://examine.com/supplements/Creatine/
http://pennstatehershey.adam.com/con...=33&gid=000297
http://www.querycat.com/question/06a...c27854eabbca78
http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Blog/...-Strength.aspx
http://www.naturalstandard.com/index...title=Creatine
http://www.cnn.com/2011/HEALTH/exper...lis/index.html
http://www.charlespoliquin.com/Artic...t_Nutriti.aspx

[plaka1000]

Creatine Med Facts.

What are your overall findings and opionion?

[plaka1000]

I need the truth about forms of creatine. I've been taking kre alkalyn. Is that good stuff or crap? If its crap, what should I switch to?

[MaliBooCRO]

I need the truth about forms of creatine. I've been taking kre alkalyn. Is that good stuff or crap? If its crap, what should I switch to?

I dont see what's wrong with monohydrate.

[SethBJJ]

favorite books on nutr science/biochem?

[Daviant]

sweet

[Hyruliangoat]

favorite books on nutr science/biochem?

The only books I really read are on pharmacy. For nutrition I have only read a couple (found is just better to read studies) but the mt. sinai's med school nutr book I found to be really good when I first started. I dont remember there being that much that was debatable info wise, I haven't read it in 2 years though. As for biochem, cant say there, BUT if you want some web sites to look at, I can link them to you if you are interested

[Tomster18]

Is there any advantage to taking creatine whilst on a cut?

Or should you only really take it on a bulk as the OP said if you arn't getting enough calories it won't work as well.

[SethBJJ]

The only books I really read are on pharmacy. For nutrition I have only read a couple (found is just better to read studies) but the mt. sinai's med school nutr book I found to be really good when I first started. I dont remember there being that much that was debatable info wise, I haven't read it in 2 years though. As for biochem, cant say there, BUT if you want some web sites to look at, I can link them to you if you are interested

thanks for the reply and yeah the links would be great

[iRelentless]

So with creatine loading, how long(in days) do you do that for? Then for how long do you just take 3-5g?

[Arcos27]

So with creatine loading, how long(in days) do you do that for? Then for how long do you just take 3-5g?

Loading: 7 days

4 to 6 week matinence phase: 3 to 5 grams a day.

After the matinence phase you should get off of it for 2 weeks then repeat the cycle.

[Brahccoli]

not even once

[Hyruliangoat]

thanks for the reply and yeah the links would be great

will post a bunch of stuff 2maro, its on my other comp not the one im on now.

[iRelentless]

Loading: 7 days

4 to 6 week matinence phase: 3 to 5 grams a day.

After the matinence phase you should get off of it for 2 weeks then repeat the cycle.

And there is no harm to the body doing this, either the loading or maintenance phase? Also I heard you should drink a lot of water when using creatine, is that true, and if so why? Also what is a good creatine to use? I use myofusion for whey protein...

[Arcos27]

And there is no harm to the body doing this, either the loading or maintenance phase? Also I heard you should drink a lot of water when using creatine, is that true, and if so why? Also what is a good creatine to use? I use myofusion for whey protein...

Nah creatine is pretty much harmless brah. It WILL make you retain lots of water in your muscle cells thoughs. Making you larger than normal, people say keep hydrated, but you'll be hydrated 24/7 with all the water you'll be retaining. Don't worry it'll go away an you'll lose that extra bit of mass once you get off of it.

The pros to creatine is it gives you an extra boost of strength an let's you lift bigger an harder than you normally would. Although you'll lose the water mass you will retain all the muscle you build while working out harder than usual.

I'm gonna try out gold standards mono hydrate creatine 20 bucks for 120 servings. I'll tell ya how it goes.

Edit: Just noticed the fact that you were 17, supplements are not intended for use of minors and could possibly have adverse affects on your health. Just a warnin I thought I'd drop in, but overall if it's just creatine and whey your takin no harm should come to ya brah

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