Thread: Creatine

When I was younger I decided to hit the protein and creatine, gained like 20KG in a year whilst in the gym... I still have the strength but I had a bad accident and spent nearly a year in a chair and it all turned to fat.. now I lack the motivation to get back into the gym.

Originally Posted by reinvented

not saying there is scia
but the same could be achieved with real food

whey protein is essentially a by-product that has been clevelry marketed, basically selling the useless leftovers
man wasnt made to live off shakes in my opinion

hmm, technically yes, getting it from real food is better, but most of us simply can't eat that amount of food that would give you the same amount of protein that a shake would give you.

Originally Posted by reinvented

as for creatine i'm aware of its benefits, but it provides a false positive and is it really necessary for non professional athletes? i mean it improves work capacity but when you stop using it what are you left with?
i'm not telling people what to spend their money on, but just like dodgy, ethicless insurance salesmen
i believe this is a con

Hmm I was thinking about starting creatine myself, read up about it, what it basically does is that it makes your muscle cells take in more water, so you'll look bigger and gain weight faster(for a while), it also makes you stronger, you'll be able to lift more weight, but when you stop, the muscles cells won't hold the same amount of water so you'll lose that weight, but apparently you are left with the gained strenght. (that's what I've gathered anyway.)

but if you have time doing it completely natural is possible, these things merely speed you up, I'd say they probably cut your time in half.

Originally Posted by Silverfox

i used to be into bodybuilding in my 20's and yes its great when nobody will mug you or even dare bad mouth you cos you are the size of a house, but eating 3 chickens a day and 12 eggs plus every supplement on the market , well its ridiculous. Couldnt cross my legs or touch my opposite shoulder. Creatine will help give you that "look" but i dont see the point anymore.

that's hilarious, really, you couldn't cross your legs nor could touch your opposite shoulder?
so you were one of those permantly carrying waterbuckets?

guys like that just look ridiculous, no offense, appreciate the effort and discipline that goes into it getting that size but dude...

I'd dare to bad mouth guys like that no worries, slow as fuck, and can't take hits, just muscles for showing off.