Creatine monohydrate

[Pumpupthejam]

Just wanted to know how long until it makes a difference/takes effect.

Cheers.

[decade]

after the loading phase for me

[justhell]

hey how it going,it works great for me, it normaly kicks in second or third day if having 20 grams a day.i take it for 5 weeks then give my body a break from it for 4 weeks.

[Pumpupthejam]

hey how it going,it works great for me, it normaly kicks in second or third day if having 20 grams a day.i take it for 5 weeks then give my body a break from it for 4 weeks.

Hey. What difference do you feel? More strength?

[IronHyde]

Also interested in this. What brands are you guys using?

[EZcurl]

Balance 100% Pure Creatine Monohydrate with the green label.

Freakin expensive for a small container at Health 2000. I got some good strength gains considering it is cheapo made in china stuff.

Inner Armour Creatine looked like real shiny icing sugar and did absolutely nothing for me. Waste of money.

Used Red8 Creatine which was mixed with what smelled like Horleys orange flavour replace drink powder. You had to use a giant scoop for a serve. It worked well, but the taste was too much half way through the container and I never finished it.

Now using a creapure brand powder which is spot on for strength increases and body weight gain post loading but expensive.

[fudoc5]

the best i've tried so far would have to be EAS phospogen elite. not too pricey .

[gmm]

BigMD and I use Metaphysics Creatine Monohydrate. I find it takes effect about a week after I start take it. Find I recover quicker (less muscle stiffness) and seem to be able to gain strength. I have 6-8 weeks on and 4 weeks off.

[teamfatboy]

BigMD and I use Metaphysics Creatine Monohydrate. I find it takes effect about a week after I start take it. Find I recover quicker (less muscle stiffness) and seem to be able to gain strength. I have 6-8 weeks on and 4 weeks off.

I'd been using the Metaphysics Creatine Advance - the same basic product with AAKG, L-Arginine, Taurine and Vitamins B3, B6 and C.

Why ? Probably cos I didn't notice the regular Monohydrate on the shelf :doh: but I agree with GMM that it is effective, at least for me. I found that it seemed to work better for me than other products including NFS Kre-alkalyn.

[justhell]

hey how it going,it works great for me, it normaly kicks in second or third day if having 20 grams a day.i take it for 5 weeks then give my body a break from it for 4 weeks.

Hey. What difference do you feel? More strength?

yeea dude,i find i can push an extra rep or 2,and add another set in.it does work for me,gives you more strength and ya muscles feel fuller. on down side when you have done cycle of 5 weeks,mentaly you feel like ya need somthing to help boost ya up and cant wait to do another cycle.also you do gain weight even if its water?i find because i drink lots of water i get a bloated stomich.but i keep on doin it. :wink:

[Gym rat]

I bought a of balance creatine monohydrate off one my co workers looking forward to using.Question for you guys who use creatine monhydrate dose creatine monhydrate help you recover quicker compare to other creatines that are out there?

the best i've tried so far would have to be EAS phospogen elite. not too pricey .

I have used EAS phospogen elite I thought it was ok

[Ronin]

What's the general consensus on monohydrate vs Kre-Alkalyn? Kinda like the idea of no side effects and no need to load, but is it as good as the claims that are made about it?

[Ordy]

yet to test myself. but monohydrate is cheaper per serve.

[EZcurl]

Cheap is good

[justhell]

What's the general consensus on monohydrate vs Kre-Alkalyn? Kinda like the idea of no side effects and no need to load, but is it as good as the claims that are made about it?

hey Ronin iv tried kre-alkalyn as well,and didnt notice much increases at all realy,i prefur micronisied monohydrate because it mixes much better than straight monohydrate in cold water.

[JoeBlogg]

I use Optimum's Creatine Monohydrate and works very well for me. I can feel a big increase in strength after about 2 weeks of using creatine. And then when I go off it, I can feel my power is gone. I tend to use it for 7 or 8 weeks and then 2 weeks off.

[GHOSTN]

optimum, they use creapure creatine..

2kg for like nz $80 http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/opt/crea.html

cant go wrong, chinese shit like $40 for 300gm here

have got good strength gains just finished loading phase other day

[Ordy]

Would be nice if the suppliers were bringing in the larger containers to NZ.

Thats a good price, what the shipping costs on stuff like that though?

Best i seen in NZ is 300g PVL's creapure (canadian made) for $31

[JoeBlogg]

I bought Optimum Creatine 300g from Nutratech for $28. I've used Kre-Alkalyn as well, the monohydrate worked better for me.

[GHOSTN]

If you were just to order the creatine shipping would be around $40nz id recomend getting a few items making shipping per item not so bad. Still $120 for 2kg of german creapure monohydrate is a good deal $6 per 100g so $18 for 300g

[Mr_Krabs]

Just a warning, if you do buy a large quantity make sure you repackage it into smaller lots, otherwise if you open a 2kg bucket every day for a month youll find that the powder will start to go lumpy as it takes on water from the atmosphere. Damp creatine will slowly break down to the useless (toxic) creatinine over time.

[rose]

chinese shit

If you don't get Creapure, at least make sure the creatine is HPLC tested for purity. Should say it somewhere on the container.

What's the general consensus on monohydrate vs Kre-Alkalyn?

Kre-Alkalyn is a con.

[GHOSTN]

Just a warning, if you do buy a large quantity make sure you repackage it into smaller lots, otherwise if you open a 2kg bucket every day for a month youll find that the powder will start to go lumpy as it takes on water from the atmosphere. Damp creatine will slowly break down to the useless (toxic) creatinine over time.

true, cheers for the heads up.

[Ronin]

What's the general consensus on monohydrate vs Kre-Alkalyn?

Kre-Alkalyn is a con.

Not tryin to be a smart arse here, serious question...Is that an opinion or can it be backed up?

[knock knock]

There's been a few studies debunc the claims of kre-alk and ethyl ester. Not just opinion. My training partner and I both found mono to be the best, although I have concerns about mono causing cramps. Didn't get that on kre-alk. Anyone else notice this?