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Supplements can be a great aid with your health and fitness goals. Combined with the proper exercise and nutritional plan they can be quite effective.

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creatine before whey?

rockandorroll
rockandorroll
Posts: 65
Joined: 2003/05/22
Canada
2003/08/01, 09:44 AM
I have just started a creatine cycle and I have been drinking my whey shake as usual within 10 minutes of my workout and I take the creatine about 10 minutes after that.
Does the order matter? Or should I be taking one before the other? I don't take them together because I mix the creatine with gatorade for the sugar spike.
jbennett
jbennett
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Joined: 2001/02/28
United States
2003/08/01, 10:39 AM
Go ahead and mix the creatine and whey together. If you want an insulin spike, wait about 15 minutes after you drink the whey/creatine combo and have some Gatorade. You don't want to prematurely spike your insulin, that's why its better to wait (I learned that from a diebetic on creatine). The powdered G-ade has a higher glycemic index (GI) because it has glucose instead of high-fructose corn syrup. I've always prefered the powdered form. And, its cheaper in the long run.

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rockandorroll
rockandorroll
Posts: 65
Joined: 2003/05/22
Canada
2003/08/01, 03:12 PM
I prefer taking the creatine with gatorade. I don't really like creatine in the shake. I'll just wait the extra couple of minutes after I have my shake, then take the creatine with the gatorade. Thanks