If you don't Take CREATINE or SUPPLEMENTS your missing out!

[Domain]

dude, in no explode, its not creatine that gives you energy and makes you more focused, its an abundance of coffeine and taurisene.
How do I know? I used it.

and when did i ever say there was creatine in it?

[Domain]

I have started going to the Gym the last couple of months and was thinking of Using Creatine. I feel I need more strenth to train harder.
Can someone give me the lowdown?

Will it help?
Is it worth using?
and what is it when you cycle creatine?

Thanks

DMC

i wouldnt use creatine if you are under 18 or 21.

yes it helps if you have a balance diet and train hard and are looking to put on strength and size 6-8 weeks is a cycle and then go off it for like 2-3 months the best stuff is probally Gaspari size on you mix this in a water bottle and drink it during your work out so by the end of your work out you should be finished with the drink.

[Trick]

All I have to say is this: Name me a boxer of repute who uses creatine.

[fraidycat]

Creatine supplementation does two things.

First off, it is a muscle cell volumizer. It makes the muscle cells larger by swelling them with water. It is popular among weightlifters and frat-boy meatheads for these reasons: A.) it makes you look bigger and more pumped; B.) the larger muscles increase your available leverage and therefore, yes, make you temporarily stronger.

Secondly, it is a factor in ATP production. ATP is what your body uses to produce muscle energy during short-term, intense exercise. In scientific terms, creatine monohydrate is called an ATP precursor. Creatine increases ATP levels, especially when it is accompanied by carbohydrates.

Creatine is great for hitting the weight stack, not so good for boxing training. I use it on my non-boxing days when I'm lifting.

Off-topic: I've tried NoExplod, and I didn't get anything from it other than a case of road rage and a major headache. I gave mine away.

Because creatine uses water for cell volumization, its side effects include the symptoms of mild dehydration: cramps, constipation, & headache. To offset this, you have to drink a lot -- a LOT -- of water. For me, at 176 lbs, I need to drink a half gallon of water EXTRA per day to keep this from happening. That's on top of the half gallon I drink during my workout and my 3-4 glasses a day "normal" intake. How much weight does all that water add? Enough to bump me up a weight class.

Because it requires short-chain carbs for transport, it means you have to throw it back with 8 oz. of fruit juice, the sweeter the better. G**** juice is recommended. That's 150 calories, folks. That's 15 minutes on the treadmill at an easy jog, or 5-6 sets of skipping rope. By the time you've burned off the calories, chances are good that the ATP production benefits from creatine will be gone. No amount of creatine supplementation (at least, no amount you could safely take) would sustain you through an honest boxing workout. For me, a boxing workout is 90 minutes, and when I'm working, I'm at 80% of my max heart rate, for 3-minute rounds with 1-minute breaks. And I know some of you work out harder than I do.

A daily dose of creatine might get you through an amateur bout. Maybe.

All that said, strength in the ring is nothing that technique can't compensate for. I have had my ass handed to me too many times by people I can outrun, outbench, out-arm-wrestle, etc. My job requires physical strength and I enjoy being physically powerful. My boxing style relies on explosive power and big punches. So I lift weights and I supplement, but it's more for strength outside the ring than for boxing. I know plenty of guys who box exceptionally well who don't lift weights and don't supplement.

Creatine supplementation as essential for boxing? I don't buy it. Getting your ass kicked by a guy just because he supplements? Bull****. Utter bull****.

[Hourglass]

Pssht. I do just fine on my own. Turn anger into motivation and its like being on a constant adrenaline rush at the gym...i've got a friend whos into all that stuff and he hasn't impressed me yet, hes been taking it and working out for just as long as I have been doing my own thing (about 5 years). He still cant keep up!

Motivation goes a long way.

I guess creatine is great if you want to bump up a weight class as said above me, with that said I still dont think i'd use it less I was really in a rut and couldn't add weight even after tons of hard work or if it was a rush to meet a weight. Thats just me though.

[Domain]

All I have to say is this: Name me a boxer of repute who uses creatine.

I am not a name dropper. But ishe smith uses it.

[Trick]

I wouldn't call him a great, my point is look at all the best out there, do they use creatine or not? The answer is no, they became the best, probably beating a number of meatheads on it, without it.

[Golden-Gloves]

Creatine is garbage for Boxing.. It retains water in the muscles, causing them to swell up and become tense, this will effect your speed and endurance, the only thing you will gain from creatine is power, but is it worth your speed and endurance, nope..

[DMC]

Ok thanks for info!
Next question, I started doing weights and going to the gym to loose some weight and gain some muscle. If Creatine causes muscle to get bigger due to water in the muscles, you would put on weight. However will it effect weight loss as in FAT loss. I have already gone from 90kg to 79kg in last 3 months I still have more to loose off my gut, and I was thinking of using Creatine to give me more strenght and power to push harder at the gym. I am 31 and I stand 176cm tall. The Boxing I am doing is only sparring and it's just to learn to box and stay fit, I am not going Ameteur or anything.

What do you guy's think?

DMC

[Run]

I think of that **** like the guy who buys a fancy set of golf clubs for thousands of dollars but ends up just flat out sucking at golf.

Why do people need that? beyond me.



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