Creatine question

[rupindersayal]

Hey Jimmy,

My advice, and also the usual practice - Mix the POWDER with your Post-Workout Shake. Don't bother about the pills. You need it fast in the system after your workout. Pills will just slow the already slow process.

Just my two cents.

 

[tenpercent]

Hey Jimmy,

My advice, and also the usual practice - Mix the POWDER with your Post-Workout Shake. Don't bother about the pills. You need it fast in the system after your workout. Pills will just slow the already slow process.

Just my two cents.

There is no benefit to getting creatine quickly PWO. Taking creatine is to increase the level in your system. Timing of taking it is irrelevant.

 

[malkore]

There is no benefit to getting creatine quickly PWO. Taking creatine is to increase the level in your system. Timing of taking it is irrelevant.

agreed.

however, the pills are expensive. they are usually 1 gram pills, so you need 5 of them for a dose. pill form usually retails for almost double the powder form.


And if you're talking about crap like Kre-alkalyn or Purple-K (i.e. 'buffered creatine') run far away from them. There's exactly ZERO scientific studies to back their marketing claims and they are usually 4x the price of proven creatine monohydrate powder.

 

[jimmyk]

Cool, thanks for the responses.

Anyone have any specific powders that work for them taste wise? The only time I tried creatine I had a lime powder from GNC and I still cringe from the thought of the taste. Are they all gross?

 

[tenpercent]

Cool, thanks for the responses.

Anyone have any specific powders that work for them taste wise? The only time I tried creatine I had a lime powder from GNC and I still cringe from the thought of the taste. Are they all gross?

Buy plain Creatine Monohydrate. It is a tasteless white powder. I just mix it in some water and drink. I think my brabd is Met Rx from a local supps shop for 12 bucks. But brand won't matter much.

 

[millerjoe49]

Creatine Stack Question

Are any of you taking Cytosport Fast Twitch? I'm trying to get a diffinative answer on how much Creatine is in FT and if I need to stack a Creatine sup with it. The label says:

CytoCrea Buffered, Water Stable Creatine & GCC Precursor Matrix: 3535mg
(blend of betaine anhydrous, glycocyamine, kre-alkalyn, glycine, l-serine, alpha-glycerol phosphorylcholine, vitamin b6, vitamin b12, folic acid)

I'm alittle unsure since there are multiple listings here. Anyone have insight on the subject?

Thanks.

 

[malkore]

"CytoCrea Buffered" that part of the 'fast twitch' description is enough to prove to me it is crap.

'buffered' creatine is synonymous with 'cheap marketing ploys' that supp makers try to use to confuse us.

its junk...expensive junk. Any 100% pure creatine monohydrate is what you want...preferably with a CreaPure processing stamp on the label (both AtLargeNutrition.com and Optimum Nutrition's 100% creatine monohydrate is creapure processed)