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Old 12-27-2006, 04:14 PM
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Hey all! Hope your holiday was a good one! I really don't know if this was covered and forgive me if I missed it but, I have heard there is weight gain that goes along with the use of creatine. Whats the skinny on this since I am also trying to lose some weight as well as build more muscle.
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Old 12-27-2006, 05:41 PM
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the weight gain is from water
Not all of it
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Old 12-27-2006, 07:19 PM
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The weight gain i think hes referring to is the water bloat some people get with creatine mono. Obviously, we hope some of your weight gain will be muscle as well.
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Old 12-27-2006, 10:10 PM
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Most of its water
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Old 12-28-2006, 09:29 AM
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Maybe for you it is?

But for me, every time I start a creatine cycle (maybe once or twice a year)
I gain at least 15 lbs in a 8 week span. Sometimes even more.
I lose about 5 lbs from water weight when I get off of it (so thats about 33%) of the weight from water. The rest is muscle and fat gains.
Maybe I am a Creatine freak, because I dont get the bloat from mono either.
* I give some due credit for my weight gains to creatine.

* One thing to mention is that new studies are showing that Creatine assists the body in synthesizing protein. So in other words, while on it, your body is processing protein more efficiently, thus more access to protein equals more muscle growth.
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Old 12-28-2006, 01:40 PM
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No thanks, I tried it and it doesnt work for me like mono.
I didnt get that "extra 1-2 reps" strength..
To me the results I got were miniscule compared to mono

I'll stick to the old school.
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No thanks, I tried it and it doesnt work for me like mono.
I didnt get that "extra 1-2 reps" strength..
To me the results I got were miniscule compared to mono

I'll stick to the old school.
ah horse****.. o well i've had really good results from it so... i guess i'll stick to that.
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Old 12-28-2006, 02:13 PM
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ah horse****.. o well i've had really good results from it so... i guess i'll stick to that.
To each his own, if you say it works for you, then keep it up, but I wouldnt call your claims horsesh!t!!!

When I myself took Kre-Alk I felt no stronger than normal and I used it for a month and I only gained about a few pounds.

With Mono I DEFINITELY feel stronger during my works and I have conceivably gained a ton of weight with it's help thru a few cycles this past year.

* 32 lbs from Jan to June 2006
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Hows the water retention going.
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try taking Lean System 7 while you're on your creatine.. it helps lesson the water retention and burn fat
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I too, got the best results from Mono. I got good results from V12 and Swole, but got just about nothing from CEE. Mono has seemed to work the best for me over the years. Everyone's different I guess.
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I too, got the best results from Mono. I got good results from V12 and Swole, but got just about nothing from CEE. Mono has seemed to work the best for me over the years. Everyone's different I guess.
Nice...There are a few of us here who prefer Mono (Traps is another)
In fact, alot of the bigger guys prefer it....go figure
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Nice...There are a few of us here who prefer Mono (Traps is another)
In fact, alot of the bigger guys prefer it....go figure
Actually, Im going back to regular monohydrate. I recently bought a kilo jug of pure creatine made by American Bodybuilding (ABB).
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I dont know, you tell me smart guy
Kre-alk is the one of the newest forms of creatine so of cource yaboyjjones will be on the band wagon. Whenever a new product comes out he's the first to recommend it. I agree with you though. Mono seems to work the best and I've tried practically every form of creatine out there. Gonna go back to mono....
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Kre-alk is the one of the newest forms of creatine so of cource yaboyjjones will be on the band wagon. Whenever a new product comes out he's the first to recommend it. I agree with you though. Mono seems to work the best and I've tried practically every form of creatine out there. Gonna go back to mono....

LOL I checked a few of his posts and I do see that trend

Anyways, good luck, but not that you will need it as Mono is a fantastic supp in my opinion too.
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creatine mono = old school = big ass mofos

When I start up creatine again next year, I am going with mono. Haven't taken creatine since college, so it will be fun for sure.
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