any other ladies here take creatine?

[mishsayshi]

how has it been going with the creatine? what kind/how much do you take?

i was taking creatine mono 5gr a day and i had bad tummy issues with that lol
so i switched to kre alkalyn. it doesnt bother my tummy so much but i can tell its not as effective as the mono

i also tried lowering my dose with the CM taking 3gr but still had tummy issues. perhaps i have a poor quality one? its the cheapest one i could get MRM creatine


so what have been your experiences? what are you guys taking?

[andre6313]

how has it been going with the creatine? what kind/how much do you take?

i was taking creatine mono 5gr a day and i had bad tummy issues with that lol
so i switched to kre alkalyn. it doesnt bother my tummy so much but i can tell its not as effective as the mono

i also tried lowering my dose with the CM taking 3gr but still had tummy issues. perhaps i have a poor quality one? its the cheapest one i could get MRM creatine


so what have been your experiences? what are you guys taking?

I bought the bb.com brand creatine ( I believe is just a mono) my coaches have me taking about 5g per day 1/2 pre workout 1/2 post... With my BCAA's and L-Glutamine. Seems to work good & my pump is great also my lifts have been killer! What are your goals?

[britchick884]

I prefer creatine HCl over mono. I found I had less side effects.

[mishsayshi]

I bought the bb.com brand creatine ( I believe is just a mono) my coaches have me taking about 5g per day 1/2 pre workout 1/2 post... With my BCAA's and L-Glutamine. Seems to work good & my pump is great also my lifts have been killer! What are your goals?

my goals right now are to build up some muscle. put on some mass. does the creatine you take give you any digestive problems? when i take CM it definitely helps put that extra in my workouts, the downside is that it upsets my stomach.

[mishsayshi]

I prefer creatine HCl over mono. I found I had less side effects.

great. thank you. i will look into that. did you fond it as effective as the mono? ive taken kre alkalyn it also had less side effects but i did not find it as effective

[britchick884]

great. thank you. i will look into that. did you fond it as effective as the mono? ive taken kre alkalyn it also had less side effects but i did not find it as effective

I have found it as effective and liked the fact it doesn't require a pre-load phase.

I use PromMera Sports Con Cret and as I said haven't experienced any of the side effects a lot of people have with monohydrate.

[NatAlt]

I use MyProtein Creapure (mono), didn't load it, 5g a day throughout my whole bulk (6 months) took it in post-workout shake for ease. Super results, no issues for me, but I think any side-effects you experience are individual. If you keep getting them I would consider stopping, you don't HAVE to use it for results.

[EPolis13]

You don't need to pre-load it, FYI, regardless of which kind you get. 3-5g/d every single day, at any time of day you want. After about 1-2 months, you can drop down to 3-5g/d every other day.

[JillUB]

When I started using creatine, I used 5g Con-crete everyday and I blew up like a balloon. I've never been so bloated in my life, it was horrible.
I switched to another brand, just a straight creatine monohydrate and dropped the dose to 2.5g per day. This is working much better for me. I'm still retaining water, but nowhere near as badly. I'm just accepting it right now, as I am bulking anyway. I will probably drop it part of the way into my next cut though. My body is really sensitive to bloating and water retention.
I do find I'm getting a great pump and good strength increases now that I'm taking it though!

[sy2502]

I take Dymatize Xpand before working out, which contains creatine. I have had no problems with it. If I start feeling like I am holding too much water, I take a Xpel.

[BubsNBean]

I've taken creatine HCl and creatine Mg-chelate. Love both, never noticed any bloat with either. Like EPolis said, 3-5g/day for about 2 months, then EOD.