CREATINE: Good or Bad for boxers?

[DempseyMarciano]

Not with only 5 grams. Also, it depends on what kind of stuff you're taking. Regular creatine mono is ok, also the new CON CRET microdose has no loading whatsoever for it to work. You can do what you want, i'm just saying that 5 grams a day won't cause you any bloating or cause you to add on any bulk.

[F l i c k e r]

It's not bad for you and if you get the right brand/product of creatine, then you won't retain water or bloat like many people like to say.

I have used creatine and didn't bloat or retain water at all. People say you put on mass but in fact I dropped weight and mass. Long cardio sessions were the focus of my workouts, so it resulted in loss of mass not gaining mass. If you lift weight or alot of anaerobic work, you will gain mass alot easier.

It will improve your endurance for sure though, it definately did for me. Just use the right product, and it will be all good.

Also, I had a product that came in pill/tablet form, not powder. So I didn't need to weight or measure the amount I put in.

[BirdsIView]

IMO, bad.

Makes you retain water and yuo feel bulky and slow while training.

Na it definitely won't make you slow. When I was taking it I was able to run faster than usual, can't say for boxing though but I'd assume it'd improve hand speed as well.

[tyson]

Creatine Monohydrate in powder form is the way to go. Alot of "fast & easy" forms have showed up recently, but have no documentation to back up their claims.

Mackie Shilstone - Hopkins' and Roy Jones' fitness trainer- use and recommend creatine monohydrate in powder form for his athletes.

I used creatine during intense boxing training, and there were some things I noticed;

-Faster restitution and less sore muscles meaning more trainings over the week
-Increased weight due to water retention
-Problems with cramps, especially under the footblade and calfs.

It does affect your body, but it varies between individuals it seems. I found it to be, literally, a pain to use, but I'll admit that I'm not the most diciplined nutritionist.

[BirdsIView]

Creatine Monohydrate in powder form is the way to go. Alot of "fast & easy" forms have showed up recently, but have no documentation to back up their claims.

Mackie Shilstone - Hopkins' and Roy Jones' fitness trainer- use and recommend creatine monohydrate in powder form for his athletes.

I used creatine during intense boxing training, and there were some things I noticed;

-Faster restitution and less sore muscles meaning more trainings over the week
-Increased weight due to water retention
-Problems with cramps, especially under the footblade and calfs.

It does affect your body, but it varies between individuals it seems. I found it to be, literally, a pain to use, but I'll admit that I'm not the most diciplined nutritionist.

Yeah those are a *****. I would wake up just about every night, sometimes multiple times, with a cramp in my calf. Also it would make me breakout a lot, which is pretty much the main reason I decided to skip out on it when I went to vitamin shoppe the other day.