What does creatine actually do ?

[sam.j]

Why do people think creatine gets you big ? If so then how does it work ? And I took it for a while then just stopped.Ive started taking it again but will I see a differance in a few weeks after taking it ?

[BlueWaffle21]

Google it!!

[MickeyKnox]

volumizes (is this a word?) muscle cells..basically your muscle cells retain more water..

[Atomini]

Google it!!

This.

[< <Samson> >]

volumizes (is this a word?) muscle cells..basically your muscle cells retain more water..

Well said, that about covers it.

[Times Roman]

Creatine helps shuttle the phosphate required to convert ADP into ATP. ATP is the energy source a muscle cell needs to do work. By supplementing Creatine, this conversion process is enhanced, and helps improve the body's ability to do work. Please note this only works on fast twitch muscle fiber, and for old marathoners like me, it does zilch.

When I first started taking creatine 20 years ago, within a few weeks, I noticed a strange phenomenon. My second set produced more work (reps at the same weight) than my first set. My third set produced almost the same work (reps) as my first set. Before creatine, each successive set after the first, there was a noticeable decline in the amount of work I was able to perform. I was recording my efforts, and I was simply amazed!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creatine

http://www.ehow.com/how-does_4601472_creatine-work.html

http://www.abcbodybuilding.com/creat...0and_facts.htm

so, in reality, it does and is a helluva lot more than a simple cell volumizer!

typically, it is about 5 grams a day for full saturation after a couple of weeks. It does NOT matter when you take it. It does NOT matter if you accidently skip a day. If you take it regularly, fully saturated is fully saturated. Period!

[MickeyKnox]

^^ hence, the careful use of the popular adverb...basically.

[Times Roman]

^^ hence, the careful use of the popular adverb...basically.

I kept a log 20 years ago on my creatine use. I was taking nothing else but the creatine, so I can confidently attribute the delta to creatine use. The ability to work significantly increased. And with the increased ability to work, there comes an increased ability to gain.

[MickeyKnox]

I kept a log 20 years ago on my creatine use. I was taking nothing else but the creatine, so I can confidently attribute the delta to creatine use. The ability to work significantly increased. And with the increased ability to work, there comes an increased ability to gain.

yes i had some interesting gains as well. did you find that your joints were sore after using it? a month or so?

[gixxerboy1]

Google it!!

How do i find this google you speak of

[MickeyKnox]

How do i find this google you speak of

you have to go to yahoo for that bro..

[gearbox]

How do i find this google you speak of

you need a special pass to enter!

[AD]

creatine is also found in red meat. if you're eating 5 steaks a day already, drinking 1 more spoonful of powder will not make any difference.

[AD]

How do i find this google you speak of

is it something you wear to protect your eyes?

[MickeyKnox]

is it something you wear to protect your eyes?

awesome! very clever! lol

[Times Roman]

creatine is also found in red meat. if you're eating 5 steaks a day already, drinking 1 more spoonful of powder will not make any difference.

this is not a true statement. even low temperature cooking of red meat partially destroys creatine. Unless you eat the red meat raw, additional supplementation of creatine is worthwhile.

yes i had some interesting gains as well. did you find that your joints were sore after using it? a month or so?

I've never experienced joint soreness from using creatine. I've been using creatine for years, although, admittedly, there have been a couple of times I took a couple of years off.....

[MickeyKnox]

i love the gains from creatine but hate the soreness in my joints (elbows mostly) i always feel when i stop supplementing it.

[Times Roman]

i love the gains from creatine but hate the soreness in my joints (elbows mostly) i always feel when i stop supplementing it.

i hate to sound like a broken record, but do you supplement with MSM?

....5 grams a day forever.............

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Methylsulfonylmethane

look at the "evidence from clinical trials" section

[SEOINAGE]

creatine monohydrate works, no doubt about it. Always a lot stronger and making serious progress while taking it, of course that tapers off and I am just that much stronger, if I stop taking it I decrease in strength and ability a bit, of course going back on I get back to where I was and further pretty quick. But all my best progress has been made with creatine.

[Times Roman]

^ when my kid was playing HS football, he came to me, knowing that i know "stuff", and asked what he could take to give him an edge on the field. he suspected some of the kids were taking "roids", and even though he was a big kid (lineman), some of the other kids seemed to be making progress faster than he was and he didn't understand how that could be. The did, in fact, work out in the same gym.

So I educated him on creatine. I also told him not to tell the other kids "our secret", as then they would probably tell their parents, who don't know anything about creatine, and assume the worst, then call the coach complaining. (you always have to calculate the dumb ass parent factor in what you do). it gave him the explosiveness he was looking for, and he was good.

[gixxerboy1]

is it something you wear to protect your eyes?

just picked up a pair. Do i just wear them when working out? How long to see results?

[AXx]

just picked up a pair. Do i just wear them when working out? How long to see results?

Should be 24/7 for at least 30 days. You should SEE results then.

[gearbox]

just picked up a pair. Do i just wear them when working out? How long to see results?

What color did you get. Mine are purple!

[Times Roman]

Purple ones.... too funny!