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Wretched
Profile Blog Joined October 2009
Australia121 Posts
Last Edited: 2010-02-15 11:01:48
February 15 2010 10:51 GMT
#21
do some proper research from several credible sources to determine under which circumstances creatine will help, how to use it, and how it works as well as possible side effects

asking a bunch of random people for their personal opinion is probably the worst way to go about making a decision.

check out glutamine as well. It's useful for body building and also helps your immune system, as well as being pretty cheap.
FaCE_1
Profile Blog Joined December 2006
Canada6176 Posts
February 15 2010 11:05 GMT
#22
On February 15 2010 18:02 Mastermind wrote:
Do it.

n_n
Zanric
Profile Joined July 2007
United States66 Posts
February 15 2010 11:13 GMT
#23
I recommend protein and a NOS drink for working out. Anything else is not needed to gain muscles save good meals and plenty of sleep. I recommend mixing in running to keep your metabolism up so you can pretty much eat anything you want.
Benecol
Profile Joined January 2009
Finland82 Posts
February 15 2010 11:16 GMT
#24
It's as dangerous as vitamin pills.

If you have just started going to gym your progress will be fast even without creatine.
Piste
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
6180 Posts
February 15 2010 11:22 GMT
#25
On February 15 2010 19:01 Tippereth wrote:
Don't take creatine: if Jaedong doesn't need it, why do you?

becouse jaedong is someone who plays computer games 24/7
JohnColtrane
Profile Blog Joined July 2008
Australia4813 Posts
February 15 2010 11:27 GMT
#26
haha
HEY MEYT
meegrean
Profile Joined May 2008
Thailand7699 Posts
February 15 2010 11:32 GMT
#27
Don't take drugs.
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praetor.at
Profile Blog Joined April 2008
Austria92 Posts
February 15 2010 12:33 GMT
#28
you could just add protein shakes to your diet, too.
Catch]22
Profile Blog Joined July 2009
Sweden2683 Posts
February 15 2010 12:56 GMT
#29
On February 15 2010 16:57 kdog3683 wrote:
creatine = pump your muscles with water = steroids = bad = don't use it.


LOL WUT
Tippereth
Profile Joined December 2009
United States252 Posts
February 15 2010 12:57 GMT
#30
On February 15 2010 20:22 Piste wrote:
Show nested quote +
On February 15 2010 19:01 Tippereth wrote:
Don't take creatine: if Jaedong doesn't need it, why do you?

becouse jaedong is someone who plays computer games 24/7

Because Jaedong is a mega baller and doesn't need supplements. You should be like Jaedong.
Failsafe
Profile Blog Joined July 2006
United States1298 Posts
February 15 2010 14:18 GMT
#31
Well, it's not steroids. Creatine is probably not extremely unsafe, but it is probably not as safe as not using creatine. Your balls probably will not shrink. You might put some extra strain on your kidneys and so on, and you'll almost certainly feel kind of shitty (bloating, etc.).

Frankly, there's really no need for creatine, and if you're just starting to workout it probably isn't worth it. You'll experience big gains in muscle growth without creatine, and you can definitely feel more confident in spending your money on good healthy food and maybe whey protein. Good nutrition is way more important than creatine and it has none of the potential drawbacks. I'd do that first, and then work on working out. If you're not getting the results that you want, then consider creatine.
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Energies
Profile Blog Joined September 2003
Australia3225 Posts
February 15 2010 14:39 GMT
#32
One of the energy systems in your body is the Creatine Phosphate System. The energy unit of your body is ATP(adenosine triphosphate) Lets say hypothetically you use 10 units of ATP to do one pushup, and you have about 100 units of ATP available, which will convert to 10 pushups. When one unit of ATP is used, it loses a phosphate group becoming ADP (adenosine diphosphate). In the time of need, your muscles release enzymes to breakdown Creatine and lend creatine phosphates to ADP turning them back to ATP, this only occurs for a short period of time under stress. Which might result in an extra couple of reps during your set.

Besides that, Creatine has the ability to store a hell of a lot of water in your muscles, which is a good thing because with it comes increased uptake of nutritions into the muscles promoting faster and healthier growth.

Take creatine if you think you need the extra boost. I take it during bulking phases when I need to lift a little extra and I don't mind the slight water retention.

Google 'Creatine' do some of your own research and make up your mind, the product is safe.

"Everybody wanna be a bodybuilder but dont nobody wanna lift no heavy ass weight" - Ronnie Coleman.
DreaM)XeRO
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Korea (South)4667 Posts
February 15 2010 14:55 GMT
#33
just commit to a health workout/training regime

back in the day people said steroids were legit
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Zurles
Profile Joined February 2009
United Kingdom1659 Posts
February 15 2010 15:19 GMT
#34
friend was taking them, barely made a difference in any way imo.
sob3k
Profile Blog Joined August 2009
United States7572 Posts
February 15 2010 15:39 GMT
#35
Dude, seriously, do your own research on the internet, don't listen to people whom you have no idea of their knowledge base.

In my experience Creatine is a perfectly safe SUPPLEMENT, not a steroid, the same as Protein or vitamin C. It will help you a little, but it's obviously not going to make you look like a bodybuilder. if you want to gain muscle safely, I would do it, just for any advantage I could get, as I haven't read anything suggesting any negative effects. My old swim coach had just about everyone on the team on it, i don't know if it did anything, but my balls certainly didn't shrink and I was a pretty damn good swimmer.

Look it up for yourself though, getting random crowd opinion in a Starcaft forum has got to be one of the worse ways of learning about workout techniques.
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PanN
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
United States2828 Posts
February 15 2010 15:59 GMT
#36
On February 16 2010 00:39 sob3k wrote:
Dude, seriously, do your own research on the internet, don't listen to people whom you have no idea of their knowledge base.

In my experience Creatine is a perfectly safe SUPPLEMENT, not a steroid, the same as Protein or vitamin C. It will help you a little, but it's obviously not going to make you look like a bodybuilder. if you want to gain muscle safely, I would do it, just for any advantage I could get, as I haven't read anything suggesting any negative effects. My old swim coach had just about everyone on the team on it, i don't know if it did anything, but my balls certainly didn't shrink and I was a pretty damn good swimmer.

Look it up for yourself though, getting random crowd opinion in a Starcaft forum has got to be one of the worse ways of learning about workout techniques.


I'm guessing you haven't seen the fitness thread.
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Cloud
Profile Blog Joined November 2004
Sexico5880 Posts
February 15 2010 15:59 GMT
#37
Ask a doctor, not someone who has been taking it
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Ronald_McD
Profile Blog Joined November 2008
Canada807 Posts
February 15 2010 16:00 GMT
#38
Stop being a pussy. Creatine is nothing like a steroid. It's not going to shrink your balls

Even if you were taking real steroids (I did a cycle of Dianabol once), you still have to be taking high doses or for a long time to have any noticeable ball-shrinking effects.

Creatine makes your muscles hold extra water. The biggest danger that I can see in creatine is that it dehydrates you. Oooh scary. 5 mg a day won't make that much of a difference. I'm pretty sure I was taking 15 once upon a time. Drink lots of water, and you're fine.
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meeple
Profile Blog Joined April 2009
Canada10211 Posts
February 15 2010 16:04 GMT
#39
All you're gonna get is biased opinions on here... ask a doctor
Romantic
Profile Joined January 2010
United States1844 Posts
February 15 2010 16:07 GMT
#40
I like how you get your trusted information from a workout site, not experts, and probably some rednecks who have no clue what they are talking about. "Hey, I observed that I took this and my balls didnt shrink! Must be safe for everyone!"
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