Creatine

[Rich_2k3]

The idea of my muscles being full of water just puts me off...

[WolverineGuy]

Eh, you won't really notice it. It gives you a nice energy boost, and you do look bigger.

[White Warlock]

Well, i'm feeling reasonably content with my purchase, although would like to toss this out, seeing as i've never actually purchased this kind of... stuff... before, and am not inclined be a poser. I.e., did i pay reasonable prices? I still have a receipt and can return those items i payed too much for:

 

http://newbery.org/alan/text/regimen.gif

 

Unsuccessful, so far, in finding ZMA.

 

From my studies in the past few days, this is what i've found to be my regimen:

 

Creatine Intake

 

Creatine Regimen Cycles - 2 months on, 1 month off

 

Purchased approximately 65 days worth

 

Creatine first three days - 20 grams per day w/water

 

Creatine subsequent days - 3 grams / day w/water

 

Creatine postworkout - 2 grams w/grape juice (approx 60 gms dextrose)

 

Daily Supplement Intake

 

Whey protein - 60 gms / day (powder shake) - 15 servings purchased (hmm... need to buy 4 lbs more)

 

Multivitamin - 1 tablet daily

 

Flax seed oil - 2000 mg / day (two capsules) - 100 days supply

 

Alpha-lipoic acid (ALA) - 300mg / day (one capsule) - 90 days supply

 

Amino acid complex - 1000mg / day (one tablet) - 50 days supply

 

Niacin - 50mg / day (half tablet) - 400 days supply

 

Melatonin - 3mg / day at bedtime - 240 days supply

 

Extreme Stack (fat burner) - 2 capsules / day - 45 days supply

 

Critique away, assuming you want to.

Edited April 14, 2004 by White Warlock

[White Warlock]

Hmm... seems i'll be adding glucosamine complex and l-carnitine to the mix. still no luck finding zma. Also corrected the niacin intake above. Decreased it by half, as the vitamin complex i have already contains 20mg.

[WolverineGuy]

If you can't find something, check bodybuilding.com. I don't think they're is anything they don't have. I haven't taken a close look at what you've got, cuz I just wokeup. I'll look closer in a bit.

[daeinwolf]

Just going by what I have picked up in the last year, mind you.

 

From my understanding, you cannot gain a great deal of size and lose fat/weight at the same time. The reason being is that to make mass gains one must have more calories than you normally burn. To burn fat/weight, one must go into a calorie deficit.

 

Speaking from persoanl experience, I gained a lot in strength and in being "toned" just by upping my protein and keeping my calorie intake normal. I deceided to do a brief bulking cycle and upped the calorie intake. The results were much more size oriented and less "toned" muscle due to the increase in body fat percentage(went from 8% to 16% ouch!).

 

IF you have any questions on this, I would be glad to help as well.

 

SiK---Joshua

[WolverineGuy]

Yes, that is correct. You cannot bulk and cut at the same time.

[White Warlock]

This sounds logical. I think i'll relocate the 'cut' additives to the off-time on the creatine cycles. I.e., bulk/build for two months, lean/cut for one month.

 

I'm feeling like a test tube here.

[Rich_2k3]

Found an excellent article which should answer all ur questions about creatine, the title of it is:

 

CAN CREATINE SAFELY BOOST PERFORMANCE, REDUCE FATIGUE AND SPEED RECOVERY?

 

http://www.pponline.co.uk/prewp/schome-creatine.html

[White Warlock]

Rich, that's an advertisement for a book and it doesn't answer hardly anything. It poses the questions most people ask, but doesn't provide answers.

 

As well, what it does say on that advertisement... is hogie.