Gm. My wife got creatine forfor us.
Is this useful nostr? #asknostr
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If she’s trying to bulk or has a deficiency, yes. But, I’d recommend BCAAs for most things that people use creatine for over creatine itself.
Which brings me to the point: what is she taking this for?
Gainz and recovery.
Creatine is great for gains. BCAAs are best for recovery.
I work an extremely physical outdoor job and putting creatine in my coffee didn’t for recovery didnt do anything but make me dehydrated faster.
BCAAs, on the other hand, resolved my “old man doing physical labor” soreness problem pretty quick.
Obvs personal results can always differ.
5mg a day I hear is good. Been meaning to give it a try. nostr:npub1rzg96zjavgatsx5ch2vvtq4atatly5rvdwqgjp0utxw45zeznvyqfdkxve may correct me on dosage, I forget
Sounds like I'll be adding to my coffee in the morning. Thnx
—Creatine is really unstable under acidic conditions or high temperatures. Coffee is both hot and acidic.
I don’t know how quickly or to what extent creatine degrades but there was a study I read years ago that showed that athletes that took creatine in the morning with water on an empty stomach vs with dinner had a significantly higher percentage in their bloodstream.
That’s odd. I read it was stable at higher temperatures and was fine to take in coffee. I take it with cold water during training. If you’re having GI issues with it you can take it with food.
Just something I read a long while ago.
Grok agreed when I asked but who knows. I take mine in the morning with water and an empty stomach out of habit now.
I like Rhonda Patrick’s interview for creatine info. She talks about the stability in warmer liquids.
I do similar to you: I take 10g in cold water during training in the morning. On the weekend in the morning, out of habit
You mean 5g per day.
Some do a loading phase of 20g per day for roughly a week but it was shown that it’s not necessary.
It’s good for bone health, muscle health, even brain health.
I take 10g a day but 5g is very good. For jet lag or if you slept badly, a higher dose (20g) can help mitigate the effects of that stress.
I think it's good but when I used it, I didn't feel noticeably better.
i use it daily 2.5g to 5g per day depending on my workout schedule. it increases your muscles’ stored phosphocreatine which helps regenerate atp faster during workout. can boost endurance for short bursts. only side effect is a bit of water weight at first making your muscles hold more water which some find even useful to look bigger.
Daily in the smoothie. 👌🏼
Your body makes creatine from three amino acids — arginine, glycine, and methionine — all abundant in meat and eggs.
If you’re on a carnivore or high-meat diet, you’re already topped up. A pound or two of red meat gives you 3–5 g daily, the same dose most supplements use.
Top food sources:
🥩 Beef
🐖 Pork
🐑 Lamb
🐟 Tuna
🐂 Bison
If you eat plants, supplementation helps.
If you eat animals, you’re built on it already. 💪
You have it, so why not use it? It's healthy and natural. I'm OMAD carnivore, I train very hard, and I do not use supplements. I drink electrolytes because I sweat so much, but that's it.
Good insights. I'm less carnivore lately.
Be more carnivore always. There is no downside.
I agree with all of this.
I’m pretty religious about Fish oil since I don’t eat enough and I’m worried about soil depletion so I supplement small amounts of zink. Magnesium, calcium etc.
I've started eating sardines more often for the same concerns you have - we need those omegas.
I don't think there's any harm in a little supplementation with most things.
The philosophy I'm going with is trying to develop my body's natural abilities to their highest level. I want my body to manufacture the creatine it needs from the abundant amino acids I give it. I want it to manufacture the energy it needs from the abundant fat sources I give it. That kind of thing.
So I'm trying to do everything naturally if I can.
I do drink electrolytes because they taste better than water and I do get muscle cramps sometimes if I don't. But I train hard and sweat a lot. So I could just salt my foods more and be fine, but I like the electrolytes.
If you watch animals, they all crave salt. Put a salt block outside and everything will lick that thing. My dog licks my arms when I'm sweating. If you pee in the mountains and there are goats around, they'll lick it for the salt.
So for some reason all animals seem to crave salt in addition to what they get from food. I'm not sure why. But it happens to me, as well. I have to add a little extra.
But after years of doing this I've found that most of the exercise and nutrition rules are actually just myths. You don't need carbs for energy. You don't need to eat ahead of time to 'fuel your workouts'. You don't need fiber. You don't need three square meals a day and breakfast is not the most important meal.
It's all designed to sell more products, not make you more healthy.
I've put in the work to find out for myself what is true. Turns out almost nothing we're told is factual. It's advertising.
10g a day feels like speed without the speed 🤙🏼
Coolest thing is preloading high doses for a few days can make your brain more resilient to trauma, heard it from an Andy galpin video, tried it and had less of a headache after a range day
High in this case means 15-20g
greetings fellow costco enjoyer
indeed it is, weight room feels a little lighter after taking for a bit. if it’s just a placebo it’s a cost effective one 🤷🏼♂️
Most probably this is just an other unneeded superfood or something that commercials can sell to those searching for improving something.
There are studies showing it helps with sleep on workout days. Rhonda Patrick speaks about it.
just it more meat instead
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