Creatine through the contest??

ctgblue · 04-14-2005, 03:29 PM

Do you guys prefer to run creatine all the way through the show, or do you drop it a certain point before and why?
I am using Storm by Universal and will be using Clout by MAN, as well as plain monohydrate.

ctgblue · 04-18-2005, 09:17 AM

Moved this here from the roundtable sectio where I got no responses.
Anybody have any input on this one?

My thoughts are to run it all the way through unless there is a real problem with subcutaneous water retention.

bigcity · 04-18-2005, 09:24 AM

Yeah I think you shouls go over there it seems to be buzing. I was wondering why this thread wisnt closed

sniffy54 · 04-18-2005, 11:17 PM

blue-

from my experiences it didn't work well with me--i cut it out. maybe like 3-4 weeks out or so. but for some it might be a good idea to keep in.

its one of of those things you got to try and note the effects.

**homonunculus** · 04-19-2005, 12:41 AM

I have heard too many people say it makes the hold water to warrant keeping it in. (I have noticed no difference, really.) It may help w/ your carb up, but it does run the risk of pulling water into the interstitium osmotically if it is absorbed in the gut, but not taken up (muscle is full) or cleared by the kidneys (matter of time, plus other things perturbing renal metabolism).

Depending on carb-up timing, it can help with the carb load, but I'd try to cut it out a couple days before, just to be safe. (Unless, of course, you know it makes no diff. for you...)

-R

ctgblue · 04-19-2005, 09:06 AM

Thanks guys
Since I am not going to be as lean as I'd like to be, I'll opt to drop it just in case.
I surely won't need to be holding any extra water in my waist fat cells.
I'll keep the potassium up through the show and hope that helps to hold water in the muscle and not under the skin.

04-14-2005, 03:29 PM	#1
ctgblue Heavyweight Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Behind you, waiting to steal your protein Posts: 1,871	Creatine through the contest?? Do you guys prefer to run creatine all the way through the show, or do you drop it a certain point before and why? I am using Storm by Universal and will be using Clout by MAN, as well as plain monohydrate. __________________ Lift big 2 get big TrueProtein.com Use discount code ctg001 for additional savings on already great prices mod at bodybuilding.com mod at iron-forum.com mod at melanoplanet.com Obesity related illness will account for more than 1/2 of all health care costs in the next few years. So why is the damn government waging war on the FITNESS Industry?? "Before you criticize someone, try walking a mile in their shoes. Because, then you're a mile away, AND you've got their shoes"

04-18-2005, 09:17 AM	#2
ctgblue Heavyweight Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Behind you, waiting to steal your protein Posts: 1,871	Moved this here from the roundtable sectio where I got no responses. Anybody have any input on this one? My thoughts are to run it all the way through unless there is a real problem with subcutaneous water retention. __________________ Lift big 2 get big TrueProtein.com Use discount code ctg001 for additional savings on already great prices mod at bodybuilding.com mod at iron-forum.com mod at melanoplanet.com Obesity related illness will account for more than 1/2 of all health care costs in the next few years. So why is the damn government waging war on the FITNESS Industry?? "Before you criticize someone, try walking a mile in their shoes. Because, then you're a mile away, AND you've got their shoes"

04-18-2005, 09:24 AM	#3
bigcity IntenseMuscle VIP Member/ Intense Set of the Month May 2007 Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: In my own reality Posts: 2,860	Yeah I think you shouls go over there it seems to be buzing. I was wondering why this thread wisnt closed __________________ Limousine ridin, jet flying, kiss stealin, wheelin dealing, son of a gun WHOOOO!!!!

04-18-2005, 11:17 PM	#4
sniffy54 Heavyweight Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: NJ Posts: 1,224	blue- from my experiences it didn't work well with me--i cut it out. maybe like 3-4 weeks out or so. but for some it might be a good idea to keep in. its one of of those things you got to try and note the effects. __________________ TeamSniffy.com (If im too busy there is only one guy that has my personal approval and trust to declare you "Sniffy54Approved" and thats rcs6856) __________________

04-19-2005, 12:41 AM	#5
homonunculus Super Moderator/Roundtable Expert Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 9,322	I have heard too many people say it makes the hold water to warrant keeping it in. (I have noticed no difference, really.) It may help w/ your carb up, but it does run the risk of pulling water into the interstitium osmotically if it is absorbed in the gut, but not taken up (muscle is full) or cleared by the kidneys (matter of time, plus other things perturbing renal metabolism). Depending on carb-up timing, it can help with the carb load, but I'd try to cut it out a couple days before, just to be safe. (Unless, of course, you know it makes no diff. for you...) -R __________________ NOW AVAILABLE: DAVE HENRY - XTREME MEASURES VIDEO!!! <<<WATCH THE TRAILER>>> -------- FOR THE ABSOLUTELY HIGHEST QUALITY SUPPLEMENTS...AT THE ABSOLUTE LOWEST PRICE... www.trueprotein.com

04-19-2005, 09:06 AM	#6
ctgblue Heavyweight Member Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Behind you, waiting to steal your protein Posts: 1,871	Thanks guys Since I am not going to be as lean as I'd like to be, I'll opt to drop it just in case. I surely won't need to be holding any extra water in my waist fat cells. I'll keep the potassium up through the show and hope that helps to hold water in the muscle and not under the skin. __________________ Lift big 2 get big TrueProtein.com Use discount code ctg001 for additional savings on already great prices mod at bodybuilding.com mod at iron-forum.com mod at melanoplanet.com Obesity related illness will account for more than 1/2 of all health care costs in the next few years. So why is the damn government waging war on the FITNESS Industry?? "Before you criticize someone, try walking a mile in their shoes. Because, then you're a mile away, AND you've got their shoes"

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