How far in advance can i mix Creatine?

[Trans damm]

can i mix it with water the night before so its ready in the morning?

[Må®ïñå]

Originally posted by Trans damm
can i mix it with water the night before so its ready in the morning?

No, I don't think so...I'm pretty sure that once it is in liquid form, it quickly converts into creatinine which is useless.

Marina

[Veritas]

Just put the creatine in a contact lense case. Crak it open and pour into drink when you need it.

[Hydrogen]

It's so easy to just pop open your creatine container and throw some in. Just make your shake the night before without the creatine, and in the morning put it in. Like said above, creatine rapidly deteriorates into creatinine. I personally don't let my creatine sit in a liquid mixture for more than 30 minutes.

[jweave23]

I have read that creatine stays stable in a liquid solution for almost 30 days, then usually turns into creatinine.

[SUPAJAwS1]

ya thats bs creatine doesnt immediatly turn into creatinine, it can be stable for a long period of time...u shud be fine bro if u mix it the night before...ill try to find some studies to prove this, i kno ive seen some somewhere

[Hydrogen]

Yeah, from the companies that sell liquid creatine mixtures. lol

[dio]

Originally posted by jweave23
I have read that creatine stays stable in a liquid solution for almost 30 days, then usually turns into creatinine.

Yeah, I think Layne has some research supporting this.

[hardknuckle]

I have a 40 bottle in my room, there's still some beer in it. It's been a month and I haven't thrown it out yet. You guys think it's still worth drinking? I personally wouldn't drink my creatine unless it was mixed in the last 30 seconds.

[dio]

Your amazing beer analogy has caused me to disregard science forever.

[hardknuckle]

Well, I try and make a difference.

[jasonpfriend]

I had the same question and I stumbled across this.


Is Creatine Stable When Mixed In Water?
Technically the answer is:
“NO, creatine is not stable when mixed in water.”

However, it’s stable enough for all practical purposes of mixing and consuming creatine supplements.
You’ve probably heard the ridiculous rumors going around about how creatine breaks down in water so you have to drink it within seconds of mixing it up or it will be totally useless.
Well, thankfully for us creatine is not that fragile. You can mix creatine in liquid and take your time drinking it, there is no big rush to instantly chug down your mixed creatine drink.
Creatine In Water
If you train at a public gym I’m sure you must have seen some of the local “muscle-heads” with 3-4 supplement containers all laid out on the sink in the men’s locker room mixing up their post workout shakes. Now while there is nothing “wrong” with this per say, they could save themselves the hassle of carrying around all those containers by simply mixing up their post workout shake before going to the gym, and then just taking the pre-mixed drink with them in a thermous or shaker bottle and drinking it after their workout. The pre-mixed shake will be perfectly fine and just as potent a couple hours later as it would be if you mixed it up instantly on the spot.
In fact there have been studies done on creatine mixed in water that has been left for 120 days. And even after 4 months of sitting in water the creatine was still at 80% of it’s original potency of when initially mixed. So you don’t have to worry about it breaking down and becoming useless within the matter of minutes after you mix it. There is nothing wrong with mixing your creatine drink up in the morning and then consuming it later that same day (as long as it’s kept cool of course).

[jasonpfriend]

I just realized that this is like 10 years old.

[HarrySeaward]

I just realized that this is like 10 years old.

21 years old now

[zakandrews398]

Other benefits from drinking water related to weight loss include helping you stay hydrated while you exercise and helping remove waste from the body. In general, drinking water helps your body run more efficiently.