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« Reply #315 on: June 12, 2012, 02:38:37 PM »
Why is creatine in post-workout formula's? I don't get that
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« Reply #316 on: July 24, 2012, 12:25:08 PM »
Quote from: Sissyfist on May 28, 2012, 10:49:18 AM
Quote from: micky16799 on May 21, 2012, 03:00:28 PM
So if you stop taking creatine you'll stop retaining water?? or looking "chubby"??

Does the water store in the muscles or all around the body?
Becuase i dont really find myself "chubby" during creatine, only bigger.
I also find myself more defined whilst not using creatine...

so you retain water everywhere?

I have been discussing this at the Adonis index forum and the nutrition experts
(Brad Pilon .yes the dude who wrote Eat Stop Eat )
there says that the water stays in the muscles. And he  should know he has an degree on this .
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« Reply #317 on: July 24, 2012, 09:02:32 PM »
Aaah okey. So not to worry about flabbyness and blame it on the sodium? Tongue
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« Reply #318 on: July 27, 2012, 01:42:19 PM »
Great post, learned a lot.
I had heard from a few people that when you stop taking creatine you lose about half of your acquired gains in mass and strength.
Good to see that these are blown entirely out of proportion.
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« Reply #319 on: August 22, 2012, 01:03:06 PM »
Quick question.

Anything bad can happen if you take a creatine that says "Best consumed before 1 month ago"?

I have to throw it in the garbage or is it still usable?
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    « Reply #320 on: September 20, 2012, 02:37:48 PM »
    Bumping this thread because I'm tired of seeing 10 creatine posts per day.
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    « Reply #321 on: September 29, 2012, 02:30:08 PM »
    Everyone keeps saying different things through these posts.  Tongue
    Makes it very hard to get a straight answer.

    My protein powder has 3g creatine per serving so I'm taking 6g total per day.

    So 1) Should I alternate this powder (finish it) with another that doesn't have creatine? Because some people are saying the body adapts and it loses it's effectiveness if you just stay on it over time. So I would go back and forth, would probably be about a month each, or every 3 weeks, that's usually how long my powders last.

    And 2) As to what happens if I stopped taking it. I'm not just gonna get all weak and scrawny right? lol I know that the muscles swell on creatine, so when I stop taking it, they will shrink back down a little, but it should still leave me bigger than if I had not taken it at all right? And same with strength? Because even if it's a small benefit, then sure, I'll take it, but not if when I stop taking it, i'm going to be the same as if I'd never taken it. (sorry, shitty wording)
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    « Reply #322 on: April 02, 2013, 03:42:56 AM »
    Sorry if this has already been answered but I've bought some Creatine and the tub says that I should mix 5g with 500ml of water.
    Is it ok to mix the same amount of Creatine with less water?
    It tastes so horrible that I'd rather just drink it as fast as possible (maybe mix 5g Creatine with 250ml of water?) and get back to regular water.

    Will it make any difference if I mix 5g of Creatine with 250ml of water rather than 500ml?

    Thank you
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    « Reply #323 on: April 02, 2013, 04:04:39 AM »
    Actually yes for two reasons. Creatine disolves in water if there is not enought water it will not fully disolve and it wl be grainy which some people attribute to indigestion if consumed.

    Second the body needs water to use creatine. If it does not have enought it will be like dehydration.

    So if you don't like the taste mix it with something else than water. Try tea coffee or a smoothie. Make sure to drink plenty of liquids during the day to avoid be dehydrated.
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    « Reply #324 on: April 02, 2013, 05:43:27 AM »
    Thank you very much!
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    « Reply #325 on: April 12, 2013, 10:40:01 AM »
    Getting thoroughly frustrated with this FAQ's outdatedness and relevance.

    The full update of this is now my major spare-time-project, using my latest (very very handy) tool - evernote - with which I have been saving and compiling interesting articles for some time now...



    Watch this space.......
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    « Reply #326 on: April 15, 2013, 01:25:49 PM »
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    « Reply #327 on: May 11, 2013, 09:42:43 AM »
    I have been taking creatine on and off and now only take it during the weekends because it definitely makes me very sleepy.  I came to believe that it only affects some people and I happen to be the unlucky person.
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