Best Creatine product?

[Devo]

Hello people, I started lifting about 3 weeks ago and have been going to the gym about 4-5 times per week. I've been drinking protein shakes every day that i work out and have been trying to consume about 165 grams of protein per day (my body weight 165). I have noticed gains for sure already, i'm starting to bulk up a bit, but my goal is to gain at least 30 pounds by the summer, and so far i think i've put on about 6-7 pounds.

I have recently decided to give creatine a try and see how it helps, and i was wondering what brand or type of creatine is safe, reliable and effective. I'm 21 years old 5'11 and 167 lbs. at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.

 

[bbigman2000]

Hi bro, I use creatine regularly, I use it a lot with my insulin / glucose intake.

I would suggest that you drop down to 3 trips to the gym per week, I feel you may soon overtrain if you continue to go so often.

Regards the creatine, its all safe,you will find it tastes terrible, especially as I take mine with a small amount of hot water

I buy mine here :

http://www.bio-sciences.co.uk

regards bbig:

 

[Devo]

Hi,

I only hit each muscle group once a week, so i hope it's not over training, but i might be wrong.

Are there any good creatine products that would be sold at like health stores or nutrition stores? are there any certain types I should avoid?

 

[phatjimmy]

I use a brand from a local sport nutrition company called Creaplex. It has 25 less carb than cell tech or most of the other and on emore gram of creatine per serving. Also a nice plus it has L-Glutamine already in it. Tastes great too. dandanutrition.com

 

[~ThaGame~]

V-12 by SAN is the best creatine i've ever used

 

[WarriorPL]

EAS Phosphagen HP or XT

 

[bigbuffjack]

best creatine product

i've tried a variety of creatine products and i can tell you this -
it depends on what you want, if you want size take celltech, if you want strength take mega creatine by gnc even though it tastes like shit i started out at 5'9" 130 and started taking mega creatine, within 2 months i gained 15 lbs and 3" in the biceps... my bench went up nearly 60 lbs to 180 and then it slowed down... so i started taking cell tech and in 2 weeks already another 1" in the biceps bringing them up to 15" and 20 lbs on the bench and nearly 70lbs on the squats although i've only lifted for about 6 months thats what i got for ya


p.s. dont underestimate the power of protein

later

 

[BlkWS6]

Re: best creatine product

Originally posted by bigbuffjack
i've tried a variety of creatine products and i can tell you this -
it depends on what you want, if you want size take celltech, if you want strength take mega creatine by gnc even though it tastes like shit i started out at 5'9" 130 and started taking mega creatine, within 2 months i gained 15 lbs and 3" in the biceps... my bench went up nearly 60 lbs to 180 and then it slowed down... so i started taking cell tech and in 2 weeks already another 1" in the biceps bringing them up to 15" and 20 lbs on the bench and nearly 70lbs on the squats although i've only lifted for about 6 months thats what i got for ya


p.s. dont underestimate the power of protein

later


Hahahahahha so let me get this straight......you gained about 4" on your arms in less then 6months from using creatine and protein!? Wow you should be the poster child for a supplement company

 

[RusPA81]

Re: Re: best creatine product

Originally posted by bigbuffjack
i've tried a variety of creatine products and i can tell you this -
it depends on what you want, if you want size take celltech, if you want strength take mega creatine by gnc even though it tastes like shit i started out at 5'9" 130 and started taking mega creatine, within 2 months i gained 15 lbs and 3" in the biceps... my bench went up nearly 60 lbs to 180 and then it slowed down... so i started taking cell tech and in 2 weeks already another 1" in the biceps bringing them up to 15" and 20 lbs on the bench and nearly 70lbs on the squats although i've only lifted for about 6 months thats what i got for ya


p.s. dont underestimate the power of protein

later


Hahahahahha so let me get this straight......you gained about 4" on your arms in less then 6months from using creatine and protein!? Wow you should be the poster child for a supplement company

hahaha Anyways go to supplementdirect.com, buy their creatine and dextrose. Its cheap and its good.

 

[bigliftsCNU]

Hello people, I started lifting about 3 weeks ago and have been going to the gym about 4-5 times per week. I've been drinking protein shakes every day that i work out and have been trying to consume about 165 grams of protein per day (my body weight 165). I have noticed gains for sure already, i'm starting to bulk up a bit, but my goal is to gain at least 30 pounds by the summer, and so far i think i've put on about 6-7 pounds.

I have recently decided to give creatine a try and see how it helps, and i was wondering what brand or type of creatine is safe, reliable and effective. I'm 21 years old 5'11 and 167 lbs. at the moment. Any help would be appreciated.

my first thought is... your first suppliment should be a multi vitamen... secondly... if your trying to bulk up... next trip to the suppliment store, i would get a quality weight gainer with a good amino acid profile, one that is not loaded down with sugar, and has EFA's, and some healthy cholestoral. N-large2 is a great weight gainer that fits all this criteria... i have also heard great reviews about MM4000.

you are a beginner.... so you are experiencing beginner nuerological gains right now due to the role traing has on the nevrous system when you first start lifting... dont get discouraged when these gains start to diminsh. keep on pushing.

you dont need creatine at this point. your just beginning... i could tell you the world about creatine.. hell.. i even wrote an online article about it.... but you know what?? i could sit here and tell you to eat your own crap cause its high in protein.... but i would be lying my ass off... DO YOUR OWN RESEARCH.. this is not a flame... but you YOURSELF should know what you are putting in your body before you do it.

for down the road, when your looking into a creatine product.... dont waste your money on creatine that is loaded with dextrose and 5 grams of ALA( useless at that amount)........ look into getting a good quality reg. micro. creatine and mixing it with a sports drink or some sort of juice.

just something to note... creatine doesnt work for everybody.. it is estimated that it only is helpfull for about 80% of the population... the other 20% would be wasting their money if they used it. and also... creatine is only stable in liquid form for 20 minutes.. then it turns into its waste product, creatinine.

 

[bigliftsCNU]

here is an article i wrote on creatine..

http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/hagy2.htm

dont laugh.. i was only 16 when i wrote it... so there could be ALOT ADDED TO IT.. but it gives a nice overview of creatine i think

 

[bigbuffjack]

yah haha laugh all you want

so i gained 4" in my biceps in less that 6 months... i bet you didnt know that im a hardgainer, didnt eat much, had never lifted before, and just turned 15.... hahaha laugh all you want buddy cuz it doesnt hurt me one bit if you think everything i worked for is all from supplements your wrong... like i said i didnt eat much before and had to start eating more food and less crap... you'd be surprised what changing the foods you eat and working hard and YES using supplements can do for you... so if you still want to laugh thats your problem man but im out

later

 

[BlkWS6]

bigbuffjack: That first year or so, just about everyone makes phenomenal gains. Im no stranger to that either. I was about 135lbs when I first started lifting and gained about 40lbs in the first year. Im just saying........4" in about 3 months is pretty crazy, and I dont know I just guess the tone of your post made me laugh, and the comment about one brand of creatine being used for strength and another brand used for size etc. If you did in fact make those gains that is awesome man.

 

[bigbuffjack]

yah dude your right sorry if i sounded like a dick or anything but i see where your coming from now it doesnt help that im only 15 but i was just wanted to say that my bench is stuck so i switched brands and it didnt help but it made my biceps bigger so thats that... so if anyone has any advice on how to raise my bench w/ or w/o supplements tell me aight

peace

 

[bigliftsCNU]

read my above post BBJ about why you gained so much right away...

 

[BlkWS6]

Jack: Do a search in the Powerlifting and Training forums. You will find a ton of information on the bench press. In fact, there is a sticky on the bench press in the Powerlifting forum. I would read all you can first, and then post up some questions and you will definitely be on your way. Good luck!

 

[bigbuffjack]

alright thanks man