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Started creatine last week and put on 6 lbs
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Date: March 18th, 2023 3:46 PM Author: exhilarant low-t heaven Feel like a bloated fool (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46068986) |
Date: March 18th, 2023 3:47 PM Author: Big alcoholic cruise ship Creatine bloat is awful. Only use it on days I lift because of this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46068990) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:06 PM Author: irate giraffe You're losing most of the benefit if you do this (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069036) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 5:25 PM Author: Big alcoholic cruise ship Yeah but there’s still some benefit right? Don’t think I care tbh even with a low sodium diet that shit makes me nasty looking (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069212) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 5:34 PM Author: irate giraffe very very minimal. creatine works by having your muscles at saturation. you can get to saturation quickly by loading, or slowly by just taking a medium dose every day, but if your muscles aren't saturated (and they WILL take on a lot of water as a direct result of being saturated), you're giving up almost all of the benefit.
I also read a long time ago, back when it was in vogue for scientists to try to figure out why creatine worked, that some argued that the muscle swelling *itself* provided some of the benefits associated with creatine. The argument was that the saturated muscles had better leverage in key lifts, and their larger cross-sections contributed to increased strength (that would partially be lost when ceasing creatine because it was a simple mechanical advantage, although some benefit from having lifted at a higher intensity for a while would be retained). |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 5:47 PM Author: Big alcoholic cruise ship I see. I try taking it EOD to get whatever tiny benefit I guess (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069275) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:03 PM Author: Flirting ruby abode son of senegal Loading phase bloating is pretty normal. Drink as much water as you can and you’ll be fine. (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069030) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:04 PM Author: Bespoke coffee pot 3mg/day and no loading works great for me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069033) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:06 PM Author: Stirring sound barrier sneaky criminal are you a high school student from 20 years ago (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069035) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:30 PM Author: Duck-like Business Firm also copped recently. seems 180.
have seen the number on the scale go up, but i've also been eating more than usual. |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:32 PM Author: Haunting federal people who are hurt parlor I've taken it every day since before I could drive. It's 18000 (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069093) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:34 PM Author: transparent talented senate How much per day is the ideal? What about for women? (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069104) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:44 PM Author: twinkling supple den cuckold Lmaoing at balding hook nosed Leiter look-a-likes taking Creatine at age 35 like it’s going to change anything.
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:47 PM Author: razzle rough-skinned set liquid oxygen stfu (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069133) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:48 PM Author: Dashing nowag puppy do you notice anything in the mirror? i understand you gain water weight with creatine, but what i don't understand is whether the water gets distributed to muscles (and thus you still look proportional etc) or if it's just net negative for aesthetics despite increasing performance (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069135) |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 4:50 PM Author: exhilarant low-t heaven I look "bigger" but I don't look leaner/more cut, if that makes sense? I definitely notice it in the gym - lifting a lot heavier/more reps and feel really good after my really heavy workouts.
At 18% bf but trying to get down to 12. I think I'll keep taking it + eating at a deficit and just go off it when I'm on vacation / going to be with my shirt off. |
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Date: March 18th, 2023 7:22 PM Author: Dashing nowag puppy ty. that sounds like a good plan to me (http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=5309055&forum_id=2#46069557) |