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Creatine, cycling good or bad?
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Eatmorechicken
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I haven't used creatine in a long time, but there have been at least a couple recent studies showing increased benefit by cycling it. I can't recall what the optimal on and off periods were found to be off the top of my head though.
onerepmaximum
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I have heard that if you don't come off it or cycle, then your body will lose the ability to use it efficiently or transport it. It seems like there is a little bit of uncertainty in some of the findings done by different researchers.
onerepmaximum
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Here's one BTW Spatts congrats on your world record!
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/creatine/loading-creatine-use.htm
http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/creatine/loading-creatine-use.htm
onerepmaximum
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Ok, I'm an idiot. That's not the link I was trying to send. Hang on, I'll have to find it again.
onerepmaximum
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http://www.thinkmuscle.com/articles/haycock/research-update-013.htm
That's the one I was trying to send.
That's the one I was trying to send.
onerepmaximum
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World Record sounds cool no matter how ya say it. Continue kicking asses.
If you go to PubMed or The Journal of Applied Physiology, you will find more recent studies (actual abstracts, not articles), that show no difference from phasic intake.
Of course, that's just on paper. I would do whatever works. Just make sure your results aren't psychosomatic at the expense of your pocket book.
...and thank you (re: the record). It's pretty easy to set records when there aren't any. lol
Of course, that's just on paper. I would do whatever works. Just make sure your results aren't psychosomatic at the expense of your pocket book.
...and thank you (re: the record). It's pretty easy to set records when there aren't any. lol
cheesecake
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You have to be one of the most humble people that I know.spatts said:
...chad...
While creatine is natually occuring in your body, your gains WILL be become few and far between after several months of use. I have had personally experience with this. Most BB's or Powerlifters that use it will tell you to cycle. I do a 3 month on, 1 month off basis and it works great. I can tell that I run out of gas a little early within the first week or so of coming off but everything is back to normal in a couple of weeks and making gains on my own. Then when I start back on the gains come QUICK.
Think of creatine as you would your routine. Your body will learn it, and gains will be scarce. Change it up, and your gains will continue to flourish.
Studies? Show me studies that say Creatine continues to give the same results at 1 yr, that it does in 2 months..There is no such thing unless your MuscleTech
Josh
Think of creatine as you would your routine. Your body will learn it, and gains will be scarce. Change it up, and your gains will continue to flourish.
Studies? Show me studies that say Creatine continues to give the same results at 1 yr, that it does in 2 months..There is no such thing unless your MuscleTech
Josh
collegiateLifter
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I've generally thought that there isn't a significant difference between cyclin creatine and not, but Prime Rib said it in an interesting manner.
What i learned from Sports Restoration and Massage is that with any restoration measure whether massage, showers, vitamin preparations, etc your body will in essence adapt to the specific restoration measure. If you look at creatine in that light, then your marginal benefits of creatine will go to nill after a while, whereas you could take it for a while then stop for a while, 1month +, and then reintroduce your self to it later.
What i learned from Sports Restoration and Massage is that with any restoration measure whether massage, showers, vitamin preparations, etc your body will in essence adapt to the specific restoration measure. If you look at creatine in that light, then your marginal benefits of creatine will go to nill after a while, whereas you could take it for a while then stop for a while, 1month +, and then reintroduce your self to it later.
Eatmorechicken
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spatts said:
Onerep referenced one of the studies I was thinking of. There was another, but I wasn't able to find it.
c3ntrifug3
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My personal experience has suggested to me that I should cycle. I'm sure it varies from person to person. Generally, I find that in the first 2 weeks of taking it I don't get much of a benefit, then I start to see a difference for 3-5 weeks after that and then my body starts to adjust and I stop seeing gains.
I find that 2 months-3 months on and 1.5-2 months on is good. It also depends on what type of creatine you use (and hell, some people don't even respond well to creatine)
With Cell-Tech, however, I packed on 55 pounds of rock hard muscle in 4 weeks and my penis grew by 6 inches.
I find that 2 months-3 months on and 1.5-2 months on is good. It also depends on what type of creatine you use (and hell, some people don't even respond well to creatine)
With Cell-Tech, however, I packed on 55 pounds of rock hard muscle in 4 weeks and my penis grew by 6 inches.
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Wow. Cycling creatine... its food. Do you cycle your steaks? Beef has alot of creatine in it. In fact, I think on my current meat intake I get ALOT more than 5 grams a day. Actually around 20. Hope I don't downregulate my creatine receptors.
collegiateLifter
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then of course there's this....
the definate possibility that we're majoring in minutia.BodyByFinaplix said:
c3ntrifug3
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BodyByFina, I'm just telling you how I feel and I added caveats accordingly. I didn't cycle creatine for a while and felt like it just stopped working.
Prime Rib said:Just another FYI, all those 300 lb+ BB'ers you see in Cell-Tech adds rely completely on Muscle Tech for their size and strength
what a coincidence, i just orderd fourteen 7lb tubs of cell-tech. liftbigs gonna get big and strong now. watch out motherfuckers!!hahahahahaha
Liftbig said:
Can you hook me up with a source?????
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