Have You Ever Taken Creatine?
By elmiko
@elmiko (6630)
United States
December 3, 2008 4:47pm CST
I've taken a variety of brands over the years. It gives that extra short burst in a workout. They have actually done some positive studies on it in certain studies. I don't take it too often as it tends to keep me up better than caffiene does. There was one kind that I really liked that I can't find anymore and was very affordable. It was Twinlabs brand in tablet form. It made me feel awesome with energy more than any other brand. I use to be able to buy it around my area. All brands definitly are not alike when it comes to creatine.
2 responses
@simonllabelle (83)
• Canada
7 Nov 09
Personnally the best creatine I ever used was CREADEX. It's just some crazy product. I saw myself growing bigger in one month and when I stopped, I kept everything. I also took some Weider monohydrate, it works pretty well also! It provides faster recovery and more stregnht! I also tested Krea Genic from Weider, but I prefer power when it comes to monohydrate of jsut simple creatine. When it's a blend of creatine and other products, I prefer in pills. To jsut give you an idea of how CREADEX worked on me, I took half of the box, only half. after that half, I could curl the double, yes the double, my arms were just enormous and this was the only suplement I was taking! If you want to give it a try I encourgae you because it is just great honestly!
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
8 Nov 09
thanks for the recommendation. i do hear from one study that a good deal of the mass that is gained with creatine is kept. for some reason i can't handle the creatine during the day real well as i just have too much energy and get more irritated. taking the creatine at night is fine though as the added energy wakes me up and is great to lift weights at night with it. i know your suppose to drink a lot of water with creatine or it can result in hypertension(high blood pressure)that can cause anger issues. the only counter i have found is to drink a great deal of water before taking creatine during the day. the water consumption at that level is so much before taking the creatine that its almost not worth it as i feel like a water tower,lol. the pumps are great and i have gained good arm mass on creatine in the past so i can understand where your coming from.
@elmiko (6630)
• United States
22 Oct 09
i like mountain with creatine as it makes me feel best while using it. are you saying don't take creatine with caffeine? Why is that? I take the creatine ethyl ester if i take creatine which doesn't require a loading phase like regular creatine. creatine ethyl ester offers better absorption. i know about taking creatine with plenty of carbs. i don't take it constantly so there is a wash out for me. honestly i hardly ever use creatine anymore. it was really good when i used it regularly but i'm more concerned about the high blood pressure it gives me. it did make me feel good though but not so much now.
