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Gainer22 Posts: 5 Joined: 2002/07/17	2003/02/03, 02:31 AM I've heard many different ways of taking creatine monohydrate. Can anyone tell me the best way to take it? (empty stomach/w food or juice, dissolved/straight powder) I've tried different ways but would like a sure-fire answer if possible.
arturo03 Posts: 137 Joined: 2003/02/11	2003/02/13, 04:06 PM ive been told dissolved in a non acidic juice ( grape is my personal favorite) works the best because if it is soluted in a liquid it can saturate your muscles much faster than any other way. -------------- Get Rugged
Carivan Posts: 8,542 Joined: 2002/01/20	2003/02/13, 04:56 PM Grape juice is the best as it is highest in fructose. We keep alot of frozen juice here just for that. Make sure you drink it right away after mixing the supplement. -------------- Nothing is too small to know, and nothing is too big to attempt! Ivan Montreal Canada
ageis Posts: 198 Joined: 2002/10/25	2003/02/13, 08:07 PM I really can't tell you the best way of taking it but I can tell you the fastest way of taking it: make sure to carry pure creatine in your gym bag. After your workout, take a fat tablespoon (that's also in your gym bag) and scoop some creatine in your mouth and then chase it with water. I never have time or at least I don't like wasting time mixing drinks other than whey protein. -------------- MOO!
bigdavid Posts: 139 Joined: 2001/04/05	2003/02/14, 11:45 AM I personally don't like mixing nor using powders I use creatine monohydrate liquid, One dropper full 15 minutes before work out and that's it. The only think I keep in the gym bag is, multi vitamin and glutamine, I like to take them right after work out.
ngower Posts: 34 Joined: 2003/01/11	2003/02/14, 01:49 PM If you take a schhp of creatine with out mixing it does it have a bad taste? -------------- -------------------- Nathan Gower "Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you can do." - John Wooden
Gainer22 Posts: 5 Joined: 2002/07/17	2003/02/17, 02:05 PM Yes, I find that taking the powder by itself is really unappealing. Right now I take a heaping Tsp with warm white grape juice an hour or so before work out. I take another 1/2 Tsp later on after a period of not eating. I may try dissolving it though. Thanx guys.
ageis Posts: 198 Joined: 2002/10/25	2003/02/17, 05:51 PM creatine without mixing tasted like chalk. I find it not that bad at all. You only taste it for a few seconds. -------------- MOO!