Fuck me that sounds awful! :vroam:

Worth knowing, nice one. I'm treating it seriously and only taking 10g per day now that the loading phase is done. Just been out to a club and the alcohol has made my gut somewhat more unhappy than usual, hoping it wont last for 2 months. rehydrating heavily now. also noted today that skipping doses can make me feel unwell, nearly skipped thiseve but then last minute drank 5grams w/ squash and felt alllll better. obv somesort of biological adjustment has been made in the body to process the creatine and this must be kept in balance. A pretty fun hobby so far.

I've done creatine on and off for years. TBH I've not noticed much difference, perhaps a small performance boost.
Just mix it in with a couple of protein shakes a day. Not before bed, I did that twice and couldn't get to sleep.

I'm struggling to take in 3000 cals/day eating clean. I think I need to get on that mass gainer stuff.

Some motivation for you

http://chanarchive.org/content/37_fi...7575773298.jpg

You will see a much larger, fuller and rounder muscle belly.

I've been taking creatine now for a little over a week (meant to buy casein but my dumbass got mixed up at the store the first time) and since using it I've seen improvements with my workout ability. I take the creatine about half hour before my workout, and I have seen an improvement in my ability to workout longer, feel less pain, etc...

I've also experienced much more thirst, having to piss quite a bit more often, and I'm sweating less. This last one worried me quite a bit the first few times I was working out, because I could feel my heart rate skyrocketing in the process (couldn't determine body temp), but I wasn't sweating much. So I've begun taking long water breaks during my workout so that I don't overstress myself, and then take a cool shower immediately after workout & whey shake. Seems to be helping. Only side effect that I really don't enjoy is the heavy feeling that the creatine leaves in my stomach.

But in the week or so that I've used it, I have seen quite a change. My (usually) skinny ass is beginning to look like there's muscle there, which is a vast difference to how I used to work out and only seemed to tone, rather than build. And all this within a week? I can't wait to see what three months looks like.

point of note, drinking heavily and creatine do not seem good together due to body dhydrating. next day hangover fucks the kidneys enough without added creatine prssure. have had to miss a couple of days recouping from alcohol, resuming now. might cut down th drink and go out 'to socialise' insted.

Thanks for bringing that up, because I had a similar experience with alcohol. Saturday I went out to dinner with some girls and had one Dos Equis with my tacos, and all throughout the movies later I was pissing like I had drank a whole six-pack... I think I ran to the bathroom 7 times within a 3 hour period. So, definitely watch the alcohol consumption with the creatine.

having dabbled with creatine for a while now I really like it. worked out I only need a 5g teaspoon a day to sustain a good level. Whether its the dehydration effect causing me to drink more water per day, or the sugars in the squash I have with it, or the creatine itself - I do feel bigger and more energised when using it. I hold my body in better posture and muscles look bigger from water retention.

Bad side is I drank heavily t'other weekend and fucked up my intestines, think I was too dehydrated for too long. Had bad number 2;s plus stench fart production for several days. Came off creatine immediately and now have to re-do loading phase. Such a shame that drinking seems incompatible with it.

Interesting, I started day one of loading today and was planning a big night out on Friday. Would it be wise for me to put off Creatine until next week? or Just avoid excessive use?? I've read loading isn't all that important in the long run anyhow, just for quick results??