Creatine??? Im 16 and weigh 134........

[work_hard777]

Im 16 and weigh 134lbs. Although im stronger than alot of students at my school, i always seem to be lighter. Im strong but not as strong as i'd like to be. I have been looking into Creatine and just want to know what you guys think i should do since everytime i have a question i come to you people for all the right answers. Well id really like to be 155lbs by next fall like in October, do you think that is all possible if im hitting the weights hard enough?? and also is Creatine a reliable, affective and safe route take??

Thanks for your time

 

[letsrun4it]

Dude you're 16, you have unlimited growth potential. My advice: save your money on creatine and get yourself an awesome work out schedule and eat everything in site.

 

[tay1506]

Creatine is not worth the money you can save on food eat 268+ grams of protein, 2800+ calories for your size, and work out 1-2 hours a day 4 - 5 days a week. Squat, bench, Deadlift and accesory.

 

[NorgePrecision]

I don't think you need twice the protein, maybe your bodyweight. It's better to have a balanced diet. Eat the same amount of protein as carbs and less fat. Definitely try to hit the 3k mark on cals.

 

[silver_shadow]

yep, save you money for food. approx 20lbs in 7 mths is more than achievable especially since you've got loads of growth potential - age and the fact that your light right now.

 

[blut wump]

Start by drinking a lot more milk. Aim for a gallon a day, which you can hit easily by throwing down a couple of large glasses with every meal. Work heavy, compound, free-weight moves in the gym and you'll grow.

 

[b fold the truth]

Spend the money on food. Cook all your meals the night before, put them in zip loc bags and in the fridge. Carry a cooler with you at all times. You will eat the food to make the cooler lighter (and you bigger/stronger) and your grip will improve too.

 

[iliketo1ift]

Im 16 and weigh 134lbs. Although im stronger than alot of students at my school, i always seem to be lighter. Im strong but not as strong as i'd like to be. I have been looking into Creatine and just want to know what you guys think i should do since everytime i have a question i come to you people for all the right answers. Well id really like to be 155lbs by next fall like in October, do you think that is all possible if im hitting the weights hard enough?? and also is Creatine a reliable, affective and safe route take??

Thanks for your time

You'r not strong, i'm stronger then you, me and my friends can team bench press 200 for sets of 10 easy.

I weight 175 and need to cut becasue even though I look like a twig cutting is the cool thing to do.

 

[seizer]

Start by drinking a lot more milk. Aim for a gallon a day, which you can hit easily by throwing down a couple of large glasses with every meal. Work heavy, compound, free-weight moves in the gym and you'll grow.

MILK!!

Good call, man. SUCH a staple in a bulking cycle.

 

[slat1]

Food. There is not a supplement out there that will do as much for you as real food!
Steak, chicken, veggies. Drink only water and milk and a lot of it. You don't need anything else!!

 

[iliketo1ift]

That's right, me and my boyfriend eat spam for the extra protein.

 

[anotherbutters]

You'r not strong, i'm stronger then you, me and my friends can team bench press 200 for sets of 10 easy.

I weight 175 and need to cut becasue even though I look like a twig cutting is the cool thing to do.

Damn, I nearly spat my water all over my monitor when I read that! Wicked idea on the alias, whoever you are!

I would give you k, but, well... lol.

 

[djeclipse]

lol, what a tool.

 

[djeclipse]

Like everyone else in the thread said, forget about the creatine and simply eat more and train compound lifts. Don't get caught up in the hype of all these supplements, if you eat right and train right you don’t need them, especially at your age.

Do you play a lot of sports? When I was in highschool I couldn't gain weight for the life of me as I was constantly playing sports. Soccer, Rugby, wresteling, you name it. I was strong for my wight (135) but couldn't gain a pound. I even tried Creatine at one point and it was a waste of cash.

Now I know that I just wasn't eating enough for the calories I was burning.

 

[Iliketolift]

lol, what a tool.

You little bitch. Stop it already.

 

[blut wump]

Now, now, girls, don't mess with the guy's thread.

 

[s8nlilhlpr]

I use NO-xlpode which does contain creatine, but I just take it for pre-workout energy. When I took just the creatine powder, I noticed an initial 5lb gain within about a week...it was all water. No noticable difference in the mirror, or in the weight room. I stopped taking the powder, 'cause I didn't personally see a need for it. I would consider using it again, if my weight stagnates too long at one point. I would like it to slowly increase to 200, but if it gets stuck anywhere, I'll hit it with everything i can think of.

 

[sidney61199]

I was in the same boat when I was in high school. I was maybe 5'10'' and 150 my senior year, I was fast as hell and strong but sure didn't look it. Now I'm the same height but around 205lbs, just wait till your matabolism slows down any you'll start to pack on the weight. If I had to do it over again in high school I would have done really heavy free weights with 3 sets of 8 to 10 reps with a min rest in between. Go to the library and get some books. I'm a big fan of the library and you'll be amazed at what you can find there if you look.

 

[cokesniff]

dude, its all in your eating trust me! I started working out at 16 and could NEVER put on any weight or any muscle. I know now that it was because I was not eating enough, and I wasn't taking any protein shakes or protein bars. I know at 16 creatine seems much more exciting than "eating alot" but its ALL in your diet bro. Oh, and dont forget to hit the gym like an animal. Drink a protein shake before and after your workout (30 - 35 grams each) and then eat LOTS all day long. Youll see results, I promise.

 

[cokesniff]

oh, and stay away from hard drugs *wink*

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

I agree w/the other posters that FOOD is your best suppliment. Also- if youve never taken creatine before- be prepared to train by yourself. it gives guys nasty gas

 

[sidney61199]

I would down a large pizza myself and still not gain a pound. I also tried protein shakes and the calorie shakes. My matabolism was just way to high. If you get older 18+ and are still rail thin I would get my thyroid checked. My ex-brother in law had an over active thyroid and was rail thin and was nearing 30.

 

[tay1506]

I would down a large pizza myself and still not gain a pound. I also tried protein shakes and the calorie shakes. My matabolism was just way to high. If you get older 18+ and are still rail thin I would get my thyroid checked. My ex-brother in law had an over active thyroid and was rail thin and was nearing 30.

Trust me you can gain weight i don't care how high your metabolism is, it really doesen't matter. I guarantee if you eat 5000 calories a day you will gain weight however much will be fat. You just have to keep upping it 200 - 500 every so often until you start putting on weight. Watch what you eat and keep the protein intake from 1.5 - 2.5g per lb. of weight

 

[needtogetaas]

you dont even need createin bro.what you need to do is lern about nutritoin.get that down and at youre age you will explode.
134lbs take in about 200grams of proiten to start then go from there.just study evry thing you can about the subject.go check out the food and nutritoin forum we have here.get youre food right,and by right i dont mean ya i eat a lot no I maen to a tee and you will get evry thing you want from it.

 

[theprofessor]

I agree w/the other posters that FOOD is your best suppliment. Also- if youve never taken creatine before- be prepared to train by yourself. it gives guys nasty gas

im not so sure its just the creatine, as it just gives me the runs. so i stay away from it. i get horrid protien farts that could gag a maggot

 

[b fold the truth]

I agree w/the other posters that FOOD is your best suppliment. Also- if youve never taken creatine before- be prepared to train by yourself. it gives guys nasty gas

But women don't get gas....

 

[tay1506]

I woulden't not take creatine because it gives you bad gas.............Alot of protein is like 5x worse. Try it and see for yourself. Oh yeah and don't eat alot of egg yolks because if you think just protein is bad you should check that out.

 

[sidney61199]

It only gives you bad gas if you use the cheap stuff. The cheaper the product the cheaper the filler they use. That whole tablespoon/scoop you put in that glass of water is not 100% creatine, more like only 5% actual creatine and the rest is just a filler. Call eas or sportpharm and ask them about fillers and stuff, they'll be glad to explain it to you cause they don't use cheap nasty fillers. Also about the gaining weight thing, it can be impossible some times I would take two of those calorie shakes a day (2500 each I think) and also eat 1 large pizza and other things and never gain a pound all through High School. As soon as I hit my early 20's I was eating the same and suddenly realizing "damn I'm getting fat" so I had to slow down my eating.

 

[MsBeverlyHills]

But women don't get gas....

LOL..of course not!!! we always smell nice

 

[tay1506]

It only gives you bad gas if you use the cheap stuff. The cheaper the product the cheaper the filler they use. That whole tablespoon/scoop you put in that glass of water is not 100% creatine, more like only 5% actual creatine and the rest is just a filler. Call eas or sportpharm and ask them about fillers and stuff, they'll be glad to explain it to you cause they don't use cheap nasty fillers. Also about the gaining weight thing, it can be impossible some times I would take two of those calorie shakes a day (2500 each I think) and also eat 1 large pizza and other things and never gain a pound all through High School. As soon as I hit my early 20's I was eating the same and suddenly realizing "damn I'm getting fat" so I had to slow down my eating.

I still say unlease you have something wrong with you it is definatly possible to put on weight. It may be harder to put on muscle and take some work, but can definatly be done. Also the more muscle you have the harder it is to gain weight. Most weight gainers are not even over 1000 cal. So im asuming u were eating at most 3500 calories a day and for most that would be plenty, but maybe not for you. Right now im eating upwards of 5000 calories a day. I have put on 20-25lbs in 5 weeks, im not saying all of its muscle because much is water and some is fat and my gut has gotten very large because of the increased test. I'm just saying its easily obtainable with a good strict diet and hard work.

 

[sidney61199]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/tl/gainers2500.html

No offense but you can find lots of weight gain shakes out there with well over 1500cal. then drink two a day or double the serving size (which is what I did) and you got 3000cal. So I was drinking 3000cal (more or less) a day and eating all the time and was not able to gain a pound. I actually did have a full set of tests ran and they said there was nothing wrong with me at all. I thought I had an over active thyroid but I didn't. I was almost hoping I did so atleast I could take some med's and be able to gain weight. Any ways, I'm sure there are others out there in the same boat as I was and no matter what anyone says there are people out there that are not able to gain a pound no matter what.

 

[Guinness5.0]

no matter what anyone says there are people out there that are not able to gain a pound no matter what.

So certain people are immune to the laws of thermodynamics? This is quite a brreakthrough! We need to alert the appropriate authorities

Look bro, you're young and you have a lightning fast metabolism - it is very hard to gain weight in that case but is NOT impossible. It just boils down to whether or not it's worth it to you to make eating your full time job. Maybe it isn't - that doesn't mean you can't train and get strong, then gain mass as your metabolism slows over the years.

But seriously, you CAN gain if you eat enough. Sometimes it takes extremes to get results.

 

[tay1506]

thank you guinness for helping me prove my point!!!! Unlease you have something wrong with your stomach where you get no nutrients and it just runs right out of you you can gain. Try eating 6 meals a day at 1000 calories a meal and i guarantee you will gain wait because the foods got to go somewhere!!

 

[b fold the truth]

http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/tl/gainers2500.html

No offense but you can find lots of weight gain shakes out there with well over 1500cal. then drink two a day or double the serving size (which is what I did) and you got 3000cal. So I was drinking 3000cal (more or less) a day and eating all the time and was not able to gain a pound. I actually did have a full set of tests ran and they said there was nothing wrong with me at all. I thought I had an over active thyroid but I didn't. I was almost hoping I did so atleast I could take some med's and be able to gain weight. Any ways, I'm sure there are others out there in the same boat as I was and no matter what anyone says there are people out there that are not able to gain a pound no matter what.

Then you are doing something wrong. 3,000 kcal in liquid is NOT like 3,000kcal in food either.

If you eat 2-3 lbs of red meat a day, every single day, for a year,
If you eat 10 pounds of rice a week, every single week, for a year,
If you drink 1 gallon of milk a day, every day, for a year,

AND
Sleep and train properly...

You WILL gain muscle.

Eat like a horse, train like an animal, sleep like a baby, and grow.

 

[sidney61199]

OK, I'll go back and contact my Doc's from 10 years ago and have them get a hold of you guys.

 

[b fold the truth]

OK, I'll go back and contact my Doc's from 10 years ago and have them get a hold of you guys.

You aren't going to convince me that it can't be done...you will be talking to the wrong person. At 16 I was told that I might die, would never be big, was wasting my time working out, and would never compete at Marial Arts again because of my health problems. I was 6'2" and 152 lbs a the time. 12 years later I'm sitting here after making a come back in Martial Arts and I am currently an IFSA Pro Strongman at 6'2" and 280+.

Go back and seriously think about what your doctor looked like, think about the 1 semester of nutrition that he had in school, think about all he real-life weight training for athletes classes that he didn't have, realize that this ain't easy, and then make the decision for yourself if YOU are willing to pay the dues that it takes to get to where you THINK that you want to be.

I've spent years force-feeding myself to gain weight and I've proven that it can be done.

 

[tgriff]

drinking milk is a big plus...what I do though is take a tall glass of milk which is aorund 300-350 cals depending on the size of the glass and adding a serving of slim fast...which will add like 140 cals...drink one of those which ever meal...it is pretty cheap too...you can get like a 2 weeks can of it for like 5 or 6 bucks...you can also try making a power shake...2 cups milk, 1/2 cup oats, 1 serving slim fast(or protein shake), 2 tspoons of peanut butter...blend...taste like a reeses peanut butter cup if you use chocolate...Plus it is like 700 or 800 cals..

 

[Recruit]

If you disregard all the great advice you've already recieved, do not exceed 5g of creatine a day. Also be sure to drink plenty of water. But to reiterate, YOU DON'T NEED IT!!!