I used to take the Phosphagen HP however there is so much sugar in there that I had to make a change. It did do what it was supposed to, but just to much sugar. Now I am taking a sugar less product by Cytodyne called Phosphaplex. I was skepitical at first but I have been using it for some time now and it appears to be working fine. The taste is ok. As far as regular powdered creatine, the Phosphagen and prolab creatine worked well to however they always seemed to put me in the can and man that sucked. Good luck and take what works for you. Happy holidays...