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Not responding to creatine...
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I've used both the creatine liquid & the powder. The liquid was from GNC & was....eh, ok at best. The powder was the German creatine from Pro Source. I think you got 3/1000 gram tubs for like $100. That seemed to work extremely well. For it to work for me I was drinking a Carbo Force (100g carbs) energy drink with it either before or after a workout. The extra carbs seemed to really kick things in. Didn't see a great strength increase from it but the pumps & muscle fullness that I was getting from it were fantastic. I think it's a great alternative if you ain't juicin'.
Back in the day when it was first brought out by EAS, Phosphagen, I gained 10lbs in like a week, it was amazing! Every since then (9 years agao), I've gotten nothing off of creatine. And I've tried them all. Micronized, serum, powders, effervescents, you name it. So when this new vs came out last year, glycocyamine which is supposed to help non-responders by causing your body to produce it's own creatine, I got excited. So I went out and got some EndoCre3, and you know what?......Nothing! F*** creatine, it's a waste of my money.
Just because science says it works, doesn't mean so in every individual.
Just because science says it works, doesn't mean so in every individual.
bowling ball nutz
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ppi's creatine works for me, I recently started it with slin,gh
supertech69
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I never really got much from creatie untill I used it recently as Quadsweep suggested durring my pre-contest diet. I'm not sure if it is the actual way I ran it or had something to do with the diet. I ran it as such.....1st & 6th week Load 1 tsp per meal, weeks 2,3,4 & 7 1 tspn with 1st meal & one post training, weeks 5,8,9 and 10 off. Seemed a little unusual to me when I first read it but, for whatever reason, it certainly worked. Also, it was just plain ole Natures Best Creatine Monohydrate, nothing over priced or fancy.
Swole V2 works for me and I don't respond to regular creatine.
wutangnomo
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Same here. I used creatine monohydrate and got didly squat. No weight change, no increase in weights (if any it was due to placebo effect).
Huck suggested to me to use effervescent. The monohydrate particles are very large and don't dissolve fully, thus, absorption is poor. I will be trying effervescent or micronized soon.
Huck suggested to me to use effervescent. The monohydrate particles are very large and don't dissolve fully, thus, absorption is poor. I will be trying effervescent or micronized soon.
trenfan2
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If your diet allows for it, I recommend taking it immediately post work out with a full 100g carb ultra fuel or carbo force as Daveboy mentioned. I've been told it is the 100 grams of sugars which triggers an insulin reaction, allowing better transfer into the muscle. I did see a study somewhere on this. But of course that's going to add 400 calories/100grams of sugars to your diet. Anyway, not professing to be an expert, but it does seem to work well for me off cycle. I use the cheap powder with good results.
