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I play a lot of rugby and so a year ago decided to start using Creatine just to see what it would do. I chose Phosphagen HP because it came highly recommended in a number of research articles and, given that most creatine supplements cost about £45 a month, I wasn't going to waste my time. Well, after about four months of taking the stuff whilst working out I decided to stop. I did notice that I was able to train better after a heavy session than people I was training with who weren't taking the stuff but didn't really put on much weight or see a sudden increase in strangth. I had, however, over that three or four month period seen a good gradual increase and the key that showed that the creatine was working was two months after i stopped taking it, my bench press dropped by 10kg literally over a weekend. I remembered that it takes about two to three months for creatine to get out of our system so this seemed to be the key.
I started back on the PhosHP and have comeon leaps and bounds since then. Whether this is down to creatine or training harder I don't know - its difficult to tell and I waver between taking it and giving it up - mainly becase it is so expensive, but usually end up going back to it. I've tried pure creatine - which is cheaper - but at the end of the day all of the research i have read points to a combination with dextrose and stuff so PhosHP seems the best bet. Am I throwing my money away? Maybe and I wouldn't recommend creatine unless you had some cash hanging around and you really wanted to improve your explosive fitness - other than that dont bother. Oh, and another thing, if you leave creatine dissolved in water for more than a couple of hours it turns into Creatinine which loses the benfits, and if you take lots of caffeine - in whatever form - this damages creatine uptake.
I agree! It's only when you STOP taking something like this that you notice the benifits its given you. Definately increases explosive power and energy levels but do you reckon its actually the creatine water retention that makes you put weight on, the activity of the substance itself or just the fact that you can work harder?
Yes, lots of milk. I know this can block you up but I do lots of exercise and have trouble keeping my weight up (I have to be pretty heavy) so milk=protein=good.
Hi there. I am here to check your health out! You said in a comment about zinc that you always have a cold so I thought I'd look at some of your older stuff to see if you mention anything relevant.
If you are playing rugby you could be generally run down. It's such a demanding game that it knocks you up for days. The temptation is to gobble Mars Bars to get some glucose back in your muscles. But the sugar is bad news for your immune system. Sugar wipes out white blood cells. If you are overloading on sugar, try cutting down to see if it improves your colds. The other thing worth considering is that it may not be a cold but an allergy - do you drink a lot of milk?
Sorry to be nosey, but I'm very interested in nutrition - and a deficient diet can lead to all sorts of health problems.
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07.07.2001 21:49
I agree! It's only when you STOP taking something like this that you notice the benifits its given you. Definately increases explosive power and energy levels but do you reckon its actually the creatine water retention that makes you put weight on, the activity of the substance itself or just the fact that you can work harder?
21.12.2000 15:57
Yes, lots of milk. I know this can block you up but I do lots of exercise and have trouble keeping my weight up (I have to be pretty heavy) so milk=protein=good.
21.12.2000 15:52
Hi there. I am here to check your health out! You said in a comment about zinc that you always have a cold so I thought I'd look at some of your older stuff to see if you mention anything relevant. If you are playing rugby you could be generally run down. It's such a demanding game that it knocks you up for days. The temptation is to gobble Mars Bars to get some glucose back in your muscles. But the sugar is bad news for your immune system. Sugar wipes out white blood cells. If you are overloading on sugar, try cutting down to see if it improves your colds. The other thing worth considering is that it may not be a cold but an allergy - do you drink a lot of milk? Sorry to be nosey, but I'm very interested in nutrition - and a deficient diet can lead to all sorts of health problems.