I've decided to whack a little creatine into my training, I noted that the younger lad I train with has had some good strength gains lately, he even bloody lifted the same as me in deadift.... So I though as I have a load in the house I'm going to use it up... have to watch my diet a little more though as I tend to bloat on it =(
I'll watch my strength though as I tend to get stronger quite quick on it and I'll raise my cardio to try and keep the bloating down..
I was thinking of adding creatine a somepoint in my training again but after seeing some of my mates come off it; there strength gains went down loads and back lower than before they went of the stuff. Guess if affects people in different ways.
The bloating is due to water retention. It doesn't make you store fat easier. The water retention is what makes you stronger, in part, due to the fact your muscles have a slightly larger surface are and volume, so work is easier to do.
Whats the recomended dosge for Creatine maintence? New HIT says 5g after breaky, but I've been doing that & I'm losing weight. Should I double it?
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if you're losing weight maybe you're not eating enough food.
Maybe so, I'm a little confused at the moment, I've been eating 2300-2500 cal daily - I gained 6 lbs on those calories whilst loading & now I've lost 2 lbs on those calories whilst maintaning.
Maybe so, I'm a little confused at the moment, I've been eating 2300-2500 cal daily - I gained 6 lbs on those calories whilst loading & now I've lost 2 lbs on those calories whilst maintaning.
Well that shows exactly the problem. The 6lbs is all stored water, and once you were full of creatine, no more water was being stored so the 2lbs lost must be fat/muscle.
Well that shows exactly the problem. The 6lbs is all stored water, and once you were full of creatine, no more water was being stored so the 2lbs lost must be fat/muscle.
you'd also just come off a cut johnny, your body would lap it up. And then after that, as you build muscle you need even more calories to maintain it, then extra on top to add more mass.
I think people say each 1lb of muscle needs another 50 cals just to maintain. If you are losing, then you probably need to add another 200+ cals a day. Another 5g of creatine won't do anything.
