Creatine and water retention.??

[dan the man]

Hi,
from everything i have read it tells me that creatine gives you mass by having your muscles hold as much water as possible. Also many sites have clamed that creatine has been proven to give a 6-12% power increase. Say i want power increase and dont want the water weight simply because it would slow me down in hockey, what should i do. is creatine not the right thing?

also is a loading cycle really neccisary. some of the sights i have looked at claim better results if you load with 10 grams the first 4 days then go to 5 grams a day.?

 

[DIVISION]

Hi,
from everything i have read it tells me that creatine gives you mass by having your muscles hold as much water as possible. Also many sites have clamed that creatine has been proven to give a 6-12% power increase. Say i want power increase and dont want the water weight simply because it would slow me down in hockey, what should i do. is creatine not the right thing?

also is a loading cycle really neccisary. some of the sights i have looked at claim better results if you load with 10 grams the first 4 days then go to 5 grams a day.?

The water retention is not so drastic that it will affect you in hockey.

Loading is bullshit, just a marketing gimmick. You should just take the standard 5GM ed.....

Hope this helps.

DIV

 

[dan the man]

will the creatine help with a boost in speed then?..or will it just level out gain more strength to carry the extra water?..

 

[pit-bullBOB]

will the creatine help with a boost in speed then?..or will it just level out gain more strength to carry the extra water?..

u wont get tired as fast so in the long run u get faster......

 

[DIVISION]

will the creatine help with a boost in speed then?..or will it just level out gain more strength to carry the extra water?..

It will help moderately, but what does it matter? It's hockey, not track.

You're stressing the water too much, you don't really notice the bloat because it's in the muscles.....you're really worrying too much about this I think.

It's only creatine, not AAS.

DIV

 

[dan the man]

hahahaha ok, thanks Div. one last thing, would using it for 2 months be too long? this is just sorta my proposed time.

 

[reelbig004]

you could stay on creatine permanently. There are no known sideeffects and it is not beneficial to cycle creatine

 

[DIVISION]

hahahaha ok, thanks Div. one last thing, would using it for 2 months be too long? this is just sorta my proposed time.

You can use it as long as you want without sides.

You can cycle it if you want, but I don't see any advantage.

If you're going to use it, you might as well use it 24-7.

DIV

 

[dan the man]

alright, cool..K to you div

 

[hammertime30]

you could stay on creatine permanently. There are no known sideeffects and it is not beneficial to cycle creatine

That's bullshit....I've noticed that after running creatine for a lengthy time that my heart beats harder and my stamina decreases with cardio type activities such as running, jogging, basketball and so forth...Many other guys I've spoken to claims the same thing!