18 year-old and creatine

[wallcrawler]

My son is 18 and has been lifting for a few months. He has made great progress working out twice a week (only upper body - can't get him to do legs, don't ask) and now some of his friends have told him they made great leaps when they started taking creatine. I gave him a supply and told him to follow these guidelines:
5 g before workout
5 g after workout
(rememeber, this will be twice a week)
5 g a day on days he doesn't lift
drink LOTS of water every day
cycle off for 2 weeks after being on for 8 weeks

My question is is he old enough to even be using creatine? And if so, is there any problem with my dosing/cycling guidelines listed above?

 

[machine23]

In my opinion he will be fine. Nothing wrong with creatine, even tho the media try scaring ppl years ago about it. Dosing is fine as well

 

[pector]

Never heard of anyone having any problems with it other than mild stomach upset. Tell him to get the deadlifts and squats in!

 

[machine23]

Never heard of anyone having any problems with it other than mild stomach upset. Tell him to get the deadlifts and squats in!

Is agree! You don't want him looking like a bird

 

[thecompound]

load it up, plenty of water with that creatine bud.

 

[Seattleborn206]

I was taking creatine when I was only 13 and I didnt have any negative side effects

 

[stevesmi]

its fine for the simple fact that it won't suppress his natural hormones.

he should not mess with any hormones till his mid 20's IMHO.

 

[ALIN]

My son is 18 and has been lifting for a few months. He has made great progress working out twice a week (only upper body - can't get him to do legs, don't ask) and now some of his friends have told him they made great leaps when they started taking creatine. I gave him a supply and told him to follow these guidelines:
5 g before workout
5 g after workout
(rememeber, this will be twice a week)
5 g a day on days he doesn't lift
drink LOTS of water every day
cycle off for 2 weeks after being on for 8 weeks

My question is is he old enough to even be using creatine? And if so, is there any problem with my dosing/cycling guidelines listed above?

I think he is old enough,,yes. If he eats meat he's getting creatine already there.
I would have him take 5g daily,,everyday.
Also,, have him train those legs...he will regret it later if he doesnt,,,plus heavy
leg exercises stimulate entire body growth.

 

[freakshow85]

If it makes you feel any better, I started using creatine at age 16. I'm 26 now. Sometimes I run it straight for 6 months. I don't believe creatine is something you have to cycle, but it doesn't hurt either way. The only bad side effect I got when I started was stretch marks on my biceps and triceps lol. My body loves creatine. I can tell a difference in my reps on day 3-4 of loading vs being off creatine.

 

[msinnott1000]

Yeah bro, creatines fine. I'm 18 and I've been in that shit since I was 16. I'd go with 15g's a day, but that's just me. Also he's 18, so shouldn't he have already been looking into supplements and been lifting or is he a non athlete. Get him a pre workout like jacked, those are fun. Gets you amp amp ampedddd. Also make sure you cycle the creatine. Never more than 2-3 months on

 

[stevesmi]

since creatine's half life is extremely long it wouldn't make sense to cycle it in short spurts. it will still be in your system long after you stop taking it. like 1 month on, 1 month off wouldn't make sense.

based on the research i've done.

just run a low dose ED or EOD and you will get the benefits. if you want to get off of it then stop taking it for a full 6 months then go back on that way. i think it takes a full 3 or 4 months to be out of your system.

 

[gixxermaniak]

Is agree! You don't want him looking like a bird

Lol

 

[wallcrawler]

Thanks for all the responses! He has used No-xplode and likes that. He already has relatively big legs. He is just not into legs exercises. He wants to work on upper. I told him how working legs would actually hepl upper body but he won;t listen. Strange for an 18-yr old not listening to his old man, eh?

 

[Mr.Dedication]

creatine is naturally in the body and is totally okay to supplement it. Most supplements are.

Just don't let me take test boosters or AIs and most important of them all don't let him hang around MMA kids that wear tapout everything and think is OD on everything just to get high.

 

[stevesmi]

Thanks for all the responses! He has used No-xplode and likes that. He already has relatively big legs. He is just not into legs exercises. He wants to work on upper. I told him how working legs would actually hepl upper body but he won;t listen. Strange for an 18-yr old not listening to his old man, eh?

start doing deadlifts, cleans, and squats with him. they are fun when doing them together.

try and teach him to split up his workouts and have a day dedicated to legs only. if he wants to succeed he will have to listen.

 

[packers6211]

Def good to go. I remember the media years ago trying to make a fuss on this and I sneaked behind my Mom to get some lol. Still using to this day and not a single problem from it. Drink a good bit of water and train hard! Creatine is a staple and will be for ever.

 

[sandradavis]

Creatine just mobilizes fluid to the muscles. the result is temporary. Although it is considered safe the verdict isn't conclusive: personally I avoid it. I use protein powder and greens+ multi-vitamins to help my body keep up with my workouts.

 

[Typo]

2-3g a day is enough to keep your body fully saturated. Especially for a young person. Take this amount everyday.
You can't use it a few times a week and expect results, it doesn't work like that.