Creatine: (Everything You Need To Know)

[AbuHajar25]

in 7 days I will be a month since taking Cell Tech MT Creatine. 5g a day of Mono and some HCL. Prior to that I never saturated so took Mono only on training days.

After 30 days should I just maintain 5g on training days and not on off days? And for how long?

Thanks!

[WillBrink]

in 7 days I will be a month since taking Cell Tech MT Creatine. 5g a day of Mono and some HCL. Prior to that I never saturated so took Mono only on training days.

After 30 days should I just maintain 5g on training days and not on off days? And for how long?

Thanks!

5g per day for the rest of your life.

[AbuHajar25]

5g per day for the rest of your life.

sorry on workout days only or both workout and non workout?

Thanks again

[WillBrink]

sorry on workout days only or both workout and non workout?

Thanks again

That's every day regardless of workout days or non. .Taking creatine on workout days only is bro science and shows a poor understanding of creatine.

[justinholliday]

The only supplement i've taken is creatine...let's just say I'm natty as Mike O'hearn and Simeon Panda combined.

[AbuHajar25]

That's every day regardless of workout days or non. .Taking creatine on workout days only is bro science and shows a poor understanding of creatine.

What if i just take on workoot days, which may add to 3-4 and even 5 times a week anyway? Was doing that before and cant say i saw a difference.

Thanks

[SilvanaWilliams]

I'm sure you've heard this a few times already, but thanks for the really good info. This has answered my many questions about creatine.

[WillBrink]

What if i just take on workoot days, which may add to 3-4 and even 5 times a week anyway? Was doing that before and cant say i saw a difference.

Thanks

Seriously dude?!

I'm sure you've heard this a few times already, but thanks for the really good info. This has answered my many questions about creatine.

I have, but I don't get tired of hearing it

[AbuHajar25]

Seriously dude?!

Yes. What will happen, difference wise. You claim that I have to take it everyday, I want to know what difference will it make comparing to taking it on workout days only.

[WillBrink]

Yes. What will happen, difference wise. You claim that I have to take it everyday, I want to know what difference will it make comparing to taking it on workout days only.

True answer is I don't know as it's not been studied. If the dose and schedule you follow keeps tissue levels the same as every day schedule, then it will make no difference. If that schedule does not result in high tissue levels the every day schedule does, then you'd get less benefits. I'm not aware of any studies examining at exactly what dose and schedule tissue levels drop off, but it's a study I'd like to see done. Maybe after a period tissue levels are saturated, one can go to 3-5 days per week at X dose and maintain tissue levels, but we don't have that data. So, as creatine has a bunch of potential health benefits, it's dirt cheap, and all studies to date have used it daily, be they with or without a loading phase, every day is what makes most sense until shown otherwise.

[Shelifts77]

Any women out there with experience with creatine?

[WillBrink]

Any women out there with experience with creatine?

Creatine has no sex specific effects, so it's moot really. Women will experience the same benefits/effects per the OP.

[Averageboy]

Thank you very much for all this good info!

[tanksoldier]

Does creatine lose potency over time?

Just found a jug in a closet I forgot about, it was packaged three years ago and is “ expired” by about a year.

Yes, I’ll probably just toss it and buy another but it made me wonder...

[hoffmane598]

Does creatine lose potency over time?

Just found a jug in a closet I forgot about, it was packaged three years ago and is “ expired” by about a year.

Yes, I’ll probably just toss it and buy another but it made me wonder...

Yes, it does. It lose potency after expiration date. In any case I would just recommend purchasing a new bottle.

[remonmakram]

I want to know if it possible to take one scoop of nitro-tech containing 3gm of creatine, then later i take one scoop of nitro-tech gold”without creatine”, to keep the creatine at 3 gm only daily?

[WillBrink]

Does creatine lose potency over time?

Just found a jug in a closet I forgot about, it was packaged three years ago and is “ expired” by about a year.

Yes, I’ll probably just toss it and buy another but it made me wonder...

Loss of potency would be due mostly due to creatine -> creatinine conversion. While it will not do you any harm, the stuff is so cheap, chuck it out and get new creatine so you don't have to wonder if you're getting full dose.

[tanksoldier]

Loss of potency would be due mostly due to creatine -> creatinine conversion. While it will not do you any harm, the stuff is so cheap, chuck it out and get new creatine so you don't have to wonder if you're getting full dose.

Already tossed it. I was just curious because I had just read this excellent thread and then found the old jug of creatine.

Thanks for the answer.

[kingofturtles]

Thinking of hitting up some creatine hcl.

I see you said that mono has been studied more. Do you know anything about hcl though? Has it been studied at all? Any reason not to take it?

[kingofturtles]

^^ cant edit for some reason but I mean kre-alkylin (sp)

Thinking of hitting up some creatine hcl.

I see you said that mono has been studied more. Do you know anything about hcl though? Has it been studied at all? Any reason not to take it?

[WillBrink]

Thinking of hitting up some creatine hcl.

I see you said that mono has been studied more. Do you know anything about hcl though? Has it been studied at all? Any reason not to take it?

^^ cant edit for some reason but I mean kre-alkylin (sp)

Covered on the OP with link to more info on that topic. CM is still the way to go. Other than some inhouse thing, HCL has nadda for data and contrary to all the BS the buffered creatine companies put out, shown to be inferior in every way to CM.

[Mtarek1122]

thanks for the help

[saltymeat]

Sorry in advance if this is not the appropriate thread to ask this.

I just recently received a 400g supply of ALLMAX nutrition creatine and realized that it no longer states that it is made from Creapure. I can only assume this means they no longer use creapure.
I was highly disappointed by this since in the past I use to use this product exclusively.

I would prefer a creapure product, can anyone make a suggestion of a creatine monohydrate that uses 100% creapure please. Thank you in advance.

[WillBrink]

Sorry in advance if this is not the appropriate thread to ask this.

I just recently received a 400g supply of ALLMAX nutrition creatine and realized that it no longer states that it is made from Creapure. I can only assume this means they no longer use creapure.
I was highly disappointed by this since in the past I use to use this product exclusively.

I would prefer a creapure product, can anyone make a suggestion of a creatine monohydrate that uses 100% creapure please. Thank you in advance.

Simply search BB.com store etc for companies using Creapure as their source. You could also simply ask ALLMAX if/why they no longer used Creapure. I use Jarrow currently.

[saltymeat]

Simply search BB.com store etc for companies using Creapure as their source. You could also simply ask ALLMAX if/why they no longer used Creapure. I use Jarrow currently.

Thank you for the response, I greatly appreciate it. As far as contacting ALLMAX Nutrition, I sent an email but never heard back. Thank you for the recommendation on Jarrow Formulas, I am going to look into that.

[nourmoubayed]

Love it ! Thanks

[Ericleavitt97]

Does it matter what time I take my 5g of Creatine?

[WillBrink]

Does it matter what time I take my 5g of Creatine?

Timing does not appear to matter, though most tend to take post workout. More info, see OP.

[Kaliegyms]

Can I still get lean while taking creatine?

[ArdentiFilms]

Always great info from Will. Thank you!