[BB_Crazy90]

I still cant decide wether i should use the creatine monohyddrate i have, with my protein. Im trying to get bigger but semi cut at the same time, i want to look good for the beach etc. What would you guys do? Im trying to get a body thats big with definition just wondering if you guys think i should add it to my supp stack. thanks all

[Thomas_Rivera]

I use creatine when I cut. I think alot of people do it when they cut as well. The water retention you will get with creatine will be in your muscles, thats a good thing.

[lil_big_junior]

use both man, stop thinking...remember NIKE just do it, lol

[cook82]

yeah take creatine during bulking and cutting

[cook82]

Originally Posted by BB_Crazy90

I still cant decide wether i should use the creatine monohyddrate i have, with my protein. Im trying to get bigger but semi cut at the same time, i want to look good for the beach etc. What would you guys do? Im trying to get a body thats big with definition just wondering if you guys think i should add it to my supp stack. thanks all

get big and get cut hmmmm....... dont we all!! I hate to tell you this you cant bulk and cut at the same time. To bulk and increase muscle mass you have to increase your caloric intake which will cause some fat increase. To cut you are decreasing your caloric intake therefor reducing your fat levels. Sorry to tell you this it is EXTREMELY hard to do both at the same time unless you are using gear....gotta pick one and since it is summer i would go with cutting then after summer start to bulk

[Sparky_dustin]

If you want to look good on the beach then you shouldn't take creatine as it will cause your body to retain water.

i disagree...i am cutting have been taking creatine the whole time. yes i retained water, but still my muscles look full. im cycling off soon, and i guess maybe then i'll see the difference but i don't think it is that detramental while cutting

[Burchelli]

Actually I've taken creatine pyruvate, and it worked the best.
It digest's streight to your blood stream without going through liver or what ever.

It tastes like coinx10000, but it worked for me.

Creatine monohydrate's have never worked for me. Tryed them with table spoons, tea spoons, loading phase, no loading phase.

Only pyruvate worked.

There's no real proof that creatine is bad for dieting, neither.

[Sparky_dustin]

Originally Posted by justlift32

i disagree...i am cutting have been taking creatine the whole time. yes i retained water, but still my muscles look full. im cycling off soon, and i guess maybe then i'll see the difference but i don't think it is that detramental while cutting

So it only really makes a difference when going for a contest where you want to be completly dry?

[Thomas_Rivera]

Creatine doesn't cause aweful bloating. Your going to retain water yes, but water in the muscle. Thats a good thing.

[BB_Crazy90]

alright i think ill take it, a little size wont hurt and it will be good for me, what do you guys recomend for loading phase or is that all bs and stuff? I also play lacrosse so wont the water retination kill me lol when im sweating and running non stop? ok thanks guys i guess ill use the creatine

[Thomas_Rivera]

This is how I do it. Loading helps to saturate your muscles quicker with creatine.

Week one loading
15 grams a day.
5 grams three times a day, break fast, time in between your last meal, and last meal
Week2-4
5 grams per a day, 2.5 pre workout and 2.5 post workout.

I personally just stay on for a month at a time, but i feel the difference beyond that. It depends on your body weight. I took a little extra when I was in my 200s

[BB_Crazy90]

ok can i lift during my loading phase?

yes of course

[Burchelli]

Originally Posted by Thomas_Rivera

Creatine doesn't cause aweful bloating. Your going to retain water yes, but water in the muscle. Thats a good thing.

Yeah and if you didn't know how (BB_Crazy90), creatine pulls water from other parts of the body to perform it's work in cell volumization of the muscle. This what makes the muscle fuller and firmir.

However, you need to drink water, I suggest you drink full 8 ounce glass of water 8 times a day in order to get this use out of creatine. REPLENISH YOUR WATER INTAKE!

[BB_Crazy90]

alright thanks guys! :)