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Creatine; The Afterlife...

CrackIzBaD Posts: 24 Joined: 2007/03/29	2007/07/27, 03:25 AM I'm curious, does creatine give gains while just on it, or do u actually keep the gains if you get off of it for a year or so? From what i've seen and heard, people keep saying they just give you a pumped look, muscle volume, and your muscles have more capacity to hold more water thus being able to lift more. So if you're off of it, won't the water capacity reduce to its normal capacity, and does that mean you don't keep 100% of your gains off of creatine? How much do you actually keep after a year off of it or so? Thanks
jbennett Posts: 1,558 Joined: 2001/02/28	2007/07/27, 11:41 AM The effects are gone after a year. Creatine is much more than just a substance that draws water into muscle cells. It plays an intricate role in energy production (ATP-PC: adenosine triphosphate - phosphocreatine). Do a search for the ATP-PC system for all the details. -------------- --JBennett "I've up-ed my intensity.... now up yours!" "Pain is only weakness leaving the body." "Never think of how weak you are; think of how strong you're going to be."
CrackIzBaD Posts: 24 Joined: 2007/03/29	2007/07/27, 01:24 PM Anything other than the ATP (I 4 got to include that), is there anything else significant about it? Or is that the main purpose we use it? So exactly how much of the gains do we keep, i knw when i've used it my overall strength increased, but when i got off of it about a month later, i kept only a small amount compared to when i was on it, is that normal?
tuin Posts: 80 Joined: 2005/03/02	2007/07/27, 01:27 PM I wouldnt spend money on creatine... :) but thats just me... maybe you have lots of it
CrackIzBaD Posts: 24 Joined: 2007/03/29	2007/07/27, 02:46 PM Nah, i just bought some for like $12, and experimented with it to see what it would do to me, thats all, but my question still pursues its answer...
	2007/07/28, 03:13 PM creatine helps with recovery as well. after cycling off a big part of the strength gains will disappear. how much depends on u. try beta-alanine /// it's the new creatine supposedly in clinical trials
CrackIzBaD Posts: 24 Joined: 2007/03/29	2007/07/28, 05:39 PM Coool, thanks guys.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2007/07/28, 06:15 PM There is no magic in creatine. It something your body produces daily by combining 3 amino acids. Plays no part with hormones, so you have to understand that no 'big' muscle will be built. Will aid with explosiveness, etc. This goes back to Jbennets post, ATP. -------------- Baseball is the only field of endeavor where a man can succeed three times out of ten and be considered a good performer
SFGiantsMVP Posts: 1,533 Joined: 2005/12/04	2007/08/09, 05:51 AM I use it solely for the recovery it aids me and I only use it on lifting days. For me it plays a major role in my recovery as for without it after a day of deadlifts I'm screw and for a few more days after that but when I use it I keep more limber and allot less sore! I was trying all kinds of methods for recovery on leg days like a bath tube full of ice to Epsom Salt baths and none does for me what creatine does. CCE is what I use! -------------- Knock-Um Down & Keep-Um Down!
CrackIzBaD Posts: 24 Joined: 2007/03/29	2007/08/24, 04:57 PM Cool thanks guys.
jbear09 Posts: 32 Joined: 2007/06/17	2007/08/24, 08:40 PM I went and tried to buy some today. But because im only 16 they wouldnt sell it to me. But he recommended Nitric Oxide Maximizer. He said it does basically the same thing that creatine does but its not as hard on your liver as creatine is.
mccanntm Posts: 18 Joined: 2005/03/29	2007/09/03, 09:59 AM I would try another store. In my humble opionion, NO is just "Snake Oil" whose only benefit is the placebo effect.