Do you use creatine? Why/why not? Did it have any effect on you or is it just placebo?

Do you use creatine? Why/why not? Did it have any effect on you or is it just placebo?

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  1. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    are you fricking stupid? creatine is the only supplement with actual research data to back up it's benefits. lukewarm IQ can't even google.

    Sent from my Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      anyone can use google homosexual ass, people come on here to get different opinions

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        he asked if it was just placebo, like OP you're a dumbfrick that probably fricks his dad
        checked

  2. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    yes I use it and yes it has effects on 80% of the people who use it

  3. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    No, I heard it's too dangerous. I don't want my heart to explode, or get into a fit of creatine rage and get someone hurt.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Happened to me once but now I am clean since 2 years

  4. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    do you guys always take it or stop taking it sometimes to make your kidneys rest? I wanna try it but I read different opinions on this

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      There is no point cycling it. 3g a day is enough to eventually reach muscle saturation and maintain it. If you take creatine and do a blood test your creatinine levels will be high which docs might confuse for failing kidneys when they're actually working just fine.
      You get slightly increased strength, endurance and will look "fuller" as your muscles retain water better. Is it necessary? No. Will it make a huge difference? No. Will it help? Definitely

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      It doesn't stress the kidneys, but can mess up kidney related blood work. So don't take it for a few days before having creatine kinase tested

  5. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Is the hair loss thing a meme?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      I used it for two years straight until I started dirty bulking and no hair loss, its a meme. People only say its a meme because they are looking for something to blame on their balding genes

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Not for some, it’s a gamble

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      https://examine.com/nutrition/does-creatine-cause-hairloss/

      probably.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      It is a meme.
      Creatine has no impact on hormone production nor their synthetisation into other byproducts, and hormones are what causes androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) in the first place. The transformation of testosterone into a byproduct called dehidrotestosterone binding to the hair follicles is what makes you lose hair eventually. Creatine and balding affect/are affected by completely separate and independent mechanisms.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Based gaslighter.

        But creatine raises dht dramatically and it's dht that fricks your hair. So yes. chances of hair loss are high.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          No it doesn't. Only one study has looked at whether creatine raises DHT, the group that saw a raise was well within normal levels and they started the study with lower than average levels. They were also doing resistance training which can raise testosterone. The "evidence" creatine raises DHT is shit, there's no biologically plausible mechanisms for how creatine would even raise DHT in the first place.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            I hear the phrase "resistance training" but can't seem to figure out how it is different to progressive overload and lifting weighs because I'm a ESL. Can anyone shed light upon this conundrum?

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              It's not, lifting weights is a kind of resistance training. Resistance training refers to strength training more generally including stuff like calisthenics

              • 2 years ago
                Anonymous

                Thanks a lot!

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19741313/

            Smaller study but it does raise DHT. I wish it lasted longer to see if it dropped to normal levels but it's enough to make me avoid it.

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              This is the same one study everyone post and that I already mentioned. There are no other studies showing it raises DHT and plenty that show it doesn't raise testosterone. It's your call but it's a stupid reason since creatine is one of only proven supplements for strength athletes

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              This is the same one study everyone post and that I already mentioned. There are no other studies showing it raises DHT and plenty that show it doesn't raise testosterone. It's your call but it's a stupid reason since creatine is one of only proven supplements for strength athletes

              To elaborate:
              > The vast majority of speculation regarding the relationship between creatine supplementation and hair loss/baldness stems from a single study by van der Merwe et al. [] where college-aged male rugby players who supplemented with creatine (25 g/day for 7 days, followed by 5 g/day thereafter for an additional 14 days) experienced an increase in serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT) concentrations over time. Specifically, DHT increased by 56% after the seven-day loading period, and remained 40% above baseline values after the 14-day maintenance period
              > However, in the van der Merwe et al. [] study, no increase in total testosterone was found in the 16 males who completed the study. Free testosterone was not measured. Moreover, the increase in DHT and the DHT: testosterone ratio remained well within normal clinical limits. Furthermore, baseline (prior to supplementation), DHT was 23% lower in the creatine group (0.98 nmol/L) compared to the placebo group (1.26 nmol/L). Thus the small increase in DHT in the creatine group (+ 0.55 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and + 0.40 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation), in combination with a small decrease in the placebo DHT response (-0.17 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and -0.20 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation) explains the “statistically significant” increase in DHT noted by van der Merwe et al. []. While it is possible that creatine supplementation upregulated 5-alpha-reductase activity in these males (potentially leading to increased formation of DHT), no study has reported hair loss/baldness in humans.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Anecdotal but my friend went bald at 17 after using it or a few years, could be just bad genetics though.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      30 years old daily Creatine user, my hair is fine after years of 2g dosages.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      I have ben taking it for 4 days (stopped caus I had to get surgery) bench went up but I definitely saw more shedding

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      not a problem if you just grow new hair friend

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >be me thinking about roiding with creatine for a while, just a cycle to see how it can go
      >it causes hair loss

      yes thats a no in my book. I like my hair.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        It doesn't moron, don't you think 90% of the people in the gym would be bald if that were true?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        You can't cycle creatine. You have to take it every day. After 4 weeks of not taking it, you lose the benefits of it.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Supposedly it can increase DHT levels, but as far as I'm aware that was based on only one study. Anecdotally, I think I've noticed more thinning since starting several months ago, but hard to say if it's due to the creatine as I'm already in a losing battle with the Norwood reaper (on fin/min)

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      I got really bad scalp itch and shredding.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      From what I've read if you are genetically predisposed to hair loss, it will speed it up.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      2 years on, just finishing up 2 months off. Honestly I don't consider myself to even be training if not taking Creatine.

      Again 2 years on, I saw no noticeable effect. My grandfathers both had hair though. Dad has a full head of hair, so haven't been particularly worried. I'd recommend a multivitamin or hair supplement if you're worried about it.

      [...]

      It is a meme.
      Creatine has no impact on hormone production nor their synthetisation into other byproducts, and hormones are what causes androgenic alopecia (male pattern baldness) in the first place. The transformation of testosterone into a byproduct called dehidrotestosterone binding to the hair follicles is what makes you lose hair eventually. Creatine and balding affect/are affected by completely separate and independent mechanisms.

      [...]
      To elaborate:
      > The vast majority of speculation regarding the relationship between creatine supplementation and hair loss/baldness stems from a single study by van der Merwe et al. [] where college-aged male rugby players who supplemented with creatine (25 g/day for 7 days, followed by 5 g/day thereafter for an additional 14 days) experienced an increase in serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT) concentrations over time. Specifically, DHT increased by 56% after the seven-day loading period, and remained 40% above baseline values after the 14-day maintenance period
      > However, in the van der Merwe et al. [] study, no increase in total testosterone was found in the 16 males who completed the study. Free testosterone was not measured. Moreover, the increase in DHT and the DHT: testosterone ratio remained well within normal clinical limits. Furthermore, baseline (prior to supplementation), DHT was 23% lower in the creatine group (0.98 nmol/L) compared to the placebo group (1.26 nmol/L). Thus the small increase in DHT in the creatine group (+ 0.55 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and + 0.40 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation), in combination with a small decrease in the placebo DHT response (-0.17 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and -0.20 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation) explains the “statistically significant” increase in DHT noted by van der Merwe et al. []. While it is possible that creatine supplementation upregulated 5-alpha-reductase activity in these males (potentially leading to increased formation of DHT), no study has reported hair loss/baldness in humans.

      Would generally agree that if you're going to go bald it might possibly speed it up a year or two but not really any definitive evidence that I've seen.

      > Not a dr, worked for me, ymmv

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      No, it's real.......had massive hair shedding and heart palpitations, repeated multiple times during natty phases and blast & cruise. Can't use it for more than a few weeks without sides.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        moron

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Yes. It mildly raises DHT which is where the meme came from, but no studies have shown it to cause hairloss despite this.

  6. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    be aware some sellers are changing creatine by maltodrextose

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      name?

  7. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It has a minor effect (3lb water mass gain to your muscles, maybe better ATP recovery) but I just hate having to remember all the stupid powders every day and creatine in pills are hilariously underdosed.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >Put a tsp in literally anything because it has no flavor

      The horror!

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Alright bro you go through your medicine cabinet like a fricking boomer while I just go to the gym and outlift you.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          You put creatine in your medicine cabinet? I keep mine in the kitchen along with my spoons, cups, and beverages.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >a trip to my own medicine cabinet takes all day

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        I just eat it raw heaping teaspoonful and wash it with water because it won't dissolve in most any beverage unless it's hot.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      back when i took creatine in pills, it took 4 big ass pills to get the equivalent of one scoop of powder. also the same thing of pills now costs 70 dollars when it used to cost 30 lol

  8. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It does work but isn’t worth the Money IMO. I used it for a few months and did see some improvement, but was so minor that I couldn’t justify it.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      creatine is dirt fricking cheap normally. it's absolutely worth it.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        When you are a student it’s better to spend that money on rice and potatoes so you can actually make gains.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Amazon still has it in the 20-30 range, and you can do the subscribe and save cheat to save 25% too

  9. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I don't really care if it helps my lifts or not. It makes my muscles look fuller at rest. Less than a dollar a day to look better is worth it to me.

  10. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >/why not?
    i can't tell if baldposting regarding creatine is real or not and i'm not going to risk it.

  11. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    [...]

    [...]
    To elaborate:
    > The vast majority of speculation regarding the relationship between creatine supplementation and hair loss/baldness stems from a single study by van der Merwe et al. [] where college-aged male rugby players who supplemented with creatine (25 g/day for 7 days, followed by 5 g/day thereafter for an additional 14 days) experienced an increase in serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT) concentrations over time. Specifically, DHT increased by 56% after the seven-day loading period, and remained 40% above baseline values after the 14-day maintenance period
    > However, in the van der Merwe et al. [] study, no increase in total testosterone was found in the 16 males who completed the study. Free testosterone was not measured. Moreover, the increase in DHT and the DHT: testosterone ratio remained well within normal clinical limits. Furthermore, baseline (prior to supplementation), DHT was 23% lower in the creatine group (0.98 nmol/L) compared to the placebo group (1.26 nmol/L). Thus the small increase in DHT in the creatine group (+ 0.55 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and + 0.40 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation), in combination with a small decrease in the placebo DHT response (-0.17 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and -0.20 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation) explains the “statistically significant” increase in DHT noted by van der Merwe et al. []. While it is possible that creatine supplementation upregulated 5-alpha-reductase activity in these males (potentially leading to increased formation of DHT), no study has reported hair loss/baldness in humans.

    not reading all that

  12. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    8mg a day. Capsules. Helps with muscle fatigue for me, that's about it. I don't get bloated, stayed 200lbs for 8 weeks I've been using it. Fat disappeared and muscle took its place. I do get creatine shits frequently from taking it, won't lie. It's useful I suppose.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >mg
      anon...

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      2/10

  13. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I take it and I have absolutely no idea what it does

  14. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >No longer getting gassed on my second and third working sets for my big lifts

    Completely worth it in my mind

  15. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Does it matter when you take it?

  16. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Signs that creatine is killing me?

  17. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    [...]

    >I am NOT a doctor. This is NOT advice
    Stopped reading right here

  18. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    is there a point to taking it everyday if i'm only working out 3x a week

  19. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I use creatine. I notice strength and size improvements when I'm on it vs off it. It also gives me crazy jitters so it might just be tainted with stimulants, I'm not sure.

  20. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I'm not bald but have thinning hair and am 36 so I haven't taken it. Just citrulline.

  21. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I got 500% more mires on creatine (14-15 in last month compared to 2-3 prior to that), it really pumps your arms, thats the biggest difference for me

  22. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I have been taking it on and off (for months or years at a time) for the past 15 years, never noticed a difference.

  23. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    No, I dont want to lose my natty card

  24. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    [...]

    When you say slight - in that study DHT was raised by like 44% I believe. So not that slight.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >1 study
      >miniscule sample size (n=20 divided into 2 grps)
      >never replicated
      >not even attempted to explain the underlying mechanism and what fricking creatine could possibly do to influence DHT)
      >44% increase is shitall in the grand scheme of things when measuring variables like that

      that study is worthless on its own but the human mind is primed for "better safe that sorry" so young men insecure about hair loss ran with it and will continue running until the end of time.
      just take some creatine its the only supp worth a damn

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        why don’t we just get 20 mfs together on this board and replicate the study

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        It's a known fact that it raises conversion from test to DHT DRAMATICALLY and there are hundreds of reports online of hair going bye bye after introduction of creatine.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      if DHT was actually raised by 44% that's fricking awesome and SARMs-tier

      high T also has a myriad of terrible side effects yet you wouldn't call out somebody for trying to boost their T through supplements or lifestyle changes

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        > if DHT was actually raised by 44% that's fricking awesome and SARMs-tier
        According to study it was 56% during loading and then 40% at maintenance.
        It is fricking awesome and all the benefits are well studied and confirmed.

        Unfortunately it fricks your hair so if you're already prone to hair loss, you're better off forgetting it even exists or I guess pairing it up with fin to compensate DHT effects.

        > high T also has a myriad of terrible side effects yet you wouldn't call out somebody for trying to boost their T through supplements or lifestyle changes
        I totally would and plenty of people do. Obviously.
        Difference is you CAN'T boost test naturally and doing it unnaturally gives you acne, stress, hair loss + bonus risk of death.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >Difference is you CAN'T boost test naturally
          well if you have shitty habits then fixing them and lifting hard will most likely improve your T

          there's like 1 or 2 weird African plants that *might* actually boost T slightly but I can't 'member the names right now

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            > there's like 1 or 2 weird African plants that *might* actually boost T slightly but I can't 'member the names right now
            Don't bother. There's been THOUSANDS of supplements that """"""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""might""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""""" boost test and all of them eventually were proven to be 100% fricking useless scam.
            The most recent one is turkesterone. But hey, as long as it brings the cash in....

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              yeah nah, I'm happy with my T
              I can't quite make out my results but I think they're not too bad (should ask /fraud/ tho)

              I think it was like 600 whatchacallits free T and 11 somethingsomethings T (healthy range was like 3 to 22)

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          You morons keep repeating this and ignoring the fact this is a low quality study and there's no biologically plausible mechanism for how creatine would upregulate conversion of testosterone to DHT and hair loss has never been reported as a side effect in any of the clinical research. Just stfu

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            Just read this thread and you'll see reports of hair loss side effect. I assume those are low quality posts as well?
            And let me guess: you also believe in God?

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              Anons posting on IST that they've had hair loss from creatine is the lowest form of evidence

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              >trusting random people saying anecdotal shit
              >"you also believe in God?"
              This is so moronic and in-your-face ironic, it has to be b8

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      see

      [...]
      To elaborate:
      > The vast majority of speculation regarding the relationship between creatine supplementation and hair loss/baldness stems from a single study by van der Merwe et al. [] where college-aged male rugby players who supplemented with creatine (25 g/day for 7 days, followed by 5 g/day thereafter for an additional 14 days) experienced an increase in serum dihydrotestosterone (DHT) concentrations over time. Specifically, DHT increased by 56% after the seven-day loading period, and remained 40% above baseline values after the 14-day maintenance period
      > However, in the van der Merwe et al. [] study, no increase in total testosterone was found in the 16 males who completed the study. Free testosterone was not measured. Moreover, the increase in DHT and the DHT: testosterone ratio remained well within normal clinical limits. Furthermore, baseline (prior to supplementation), DHT was 23% lower in the creatine group (0.98 nmol/L) compared to the placebo group (1.26 nmol/L). Thus the small increase in DHT in the creatine group (+ 0.55 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and + 0.40 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation), in combination with a small decrease in the placebo DHT response (-0.17 nmol/L after 7 days of supplementation and -0.20 nmol/L after 21 days of supplementation) explains the “statistically significant” increase in DHT noted by van der Merwe et al. []. While it is possible that creatine supplementation upregulated 5-alpha-reductase activity in these males (potentially leading to increased formation of DHT), no study has reported hair loss/baldness in humans.

  25. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    yes it works, anyone who says they are a nonresponder probably is genetic dead end (your body produces creatine) or moronic and didnt take it long enough. i feel like i definitely had more energy in my muscles after taking it for awhile and could notice it at work too. the only bad thing about it is you will have to pee more

  26. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    My usual place is out of the normal creatine and they only have "fancy" creatine at triple the price. But yes it's worth taking when you get it at normal price because it's cheap and works

  27. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    [...]

    Thanks doctor I will be taking this post as certified medical advice and holding you liable legally for my balding should any issues occur related or unrelated as I consider you to be my healthcare provider now.

  28. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Should I even bother taking this if I do cardio everyday?

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      Scientifically, no

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      if that's your only exercise then no, it only benefits weightlifters.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        breh it might not be as effective as it's for resistance training but if you go balls to the wall with your cardio it does help
        cardiogays are also working out their muscles after all

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      If it's sprinting or something that requires power and anaerobic output then yeah otherwise it isn't going to really benefit you

  29. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    just started using it about a month ago. i have noticed a big difference in water retention and that has translated to better work outs. im not lifting a shit ton more but i have noticed recovery is a bit easier because of all the extra water.

  30. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I use creatine everyday, I've noticed I can lift more for longer. Its not like a magical elixir of strength or anything but it will give you noticeable power and endurance. Doesn't really do much to the physique, it might make your chest and shoulders feel tighter or plump but its not like a steroid or anything. It does its job though. After a year of taking 2-5 grams every day I'll keep taking it for the rest of my life. I'd choose it over pre-workout if I had to make the choice.

  31. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I'm a "Hyper responder" Normally I am dehydrated all the time but if I take creatine in the morning I get all soft looking after a few hours.
    Also pumps don't go away.
    It kills hair tho, happens every time I use it.

  32. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    By the way you already have creatine in your system without supplementing it. Mainly found it meat.

  33. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    creatine just objectively helps with muscle development, it's been heavily researched and has no negative side effects, and the only reason not to take it as a lifter is if you're trying to hit a weigh-in for wrestling or something since creatine causes you to retain water (it doesn't make you lose fat slower though). Not using it is moronic.

  34. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I tried it a couple of times. Both times it made my hair start falling out like crazy, so I stopped.

  35. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    are there any downsides to cheap as fuark creatine? dude in my gym is selling 2 kgs/4.5 lbs of it for dirt cheap but I plan to use 300-500 grams/10-16 oz max

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      >dude in my gym is selling
      I wouldn't trust that, whatever he's selling. He probably came in it.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        thats just extra protein bro

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          beat me to it (heh)

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        Well it's actually the owner of my gym and an ex pro BB so I'd be inclined to think he's legit. Then again when I asked him if you had to load it and what not he told me it doesn't require loading and that I should take it as a pre-workout (lolwoot). I just nodded and didn't push the topic further.

  36. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    hair is finally starting to slightly thin in the corners of my forehead

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      How old are you? Its normal for that.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        26. I figure, I still have a full head of hair. I don't think it's the creatine but it was the only relevant thread and I just noticed yesterday after a haircut

  37. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    >Do you use creatine? Why/why not?
    not anymore.
    one bag of creatine has become more expensive than one vial of testosterone.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      based. Are you pinning now?

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        I'm on TRT right now, planning on doing a second blast next winter. How about you?

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          Nah. I plan to when I'm older but want to make plenty of natty gains first. So you have lower than normal test?

  38. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I value my hair more than my muscles.

  39. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It didn't affect my training sessions and I didn't notice any significant gains after using it for 3 months daily. I know people who it worked well for though

  40. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    yeah i hopped on that shit. do i have to turn in my natty card?

  41. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    You gotta drink a lot of water

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      This. Sucks especially in my case as I'm already a naturally thirsty person, then got the bonus creatine thirst, now got prescribed lithium which also makes you thirsty. I spend half my day just filling my water glass.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        >creatine
        >gear
        >acne medication
        I drink over a gallon a day shits Brutal

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          On days when I run it's terrible. I never feel satisfied. People get weirded out by how much water I drink. I think part of that is that a lot of normies will drink soda/juice and actively avoid water though.

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          On days when I run it's terrible. I never feel satisfied. People get weirded out by how much water I drink. I think part of that is that a lot of normies will drink soda/juice and actively avoid water though.

          Liquid IV packets. They sell them all wallshart. They taste good, aren't packed with garbage, and I feel like they improve my overall hydration. Might be a meme but on days when I play soccer in 98 degree humid frick weather I bounce back faster with one of these.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            You give yourself an IV? Why not just drink some electrolytes?

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          >gear
          >ance medication
          Fix your doses and stop taking acne meds you absolute moron ffs what is wrong with you morons.

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            >stop taking acne medication
            No

  42. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Does the expiration date for creatine matter? I've only got a tub of 2 year expired creatine left and I'm too poor to restock.

  43. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    Without creatine I would never hit 1/2/3/4

  44. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    It makes my face puff up and as face is the most important muscle I stopped. It's a similar effect I get when I eat too much bread.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      You might have gluten intolerance anon.

      • 2 years ago
        Anonymous

        I did read I'm less likely to have gluten intolerance on one of the meme dna reports lately but that doesn't preclude it I guess. A baguette a day makes me swell up like the michelin man. A good reason to get off the grain goblin I guess

        • 2 years ago
          Anonymous

          A baguette a day is a lot of bread

          • 2 years ago
            Anonymous

            For you

            • 2 years ago
              Anonymous

              Clearly for that anon too as he gets a puffed face

  45. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I drink a scoop of pic related before lifts, should I keep buying it or switch to a regular non-pre-workout creatine supplement? The regular stuff is cheaper, and I drink coffee so the caffeine "boost" doesn't do much for me.

    • 2 years ago
      Anonymous

      just eat a fricking banana, moron

  46. 2 years ago
    Anonymous

    I don't. It doesn't do anything for me personally. I ran 5g daily for a year, saw no benefit.

    It works for some, doesn't for others. The benefit is very very mild.

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