Does anyone still use straight creatine?

[double s]

Curious if anyone still uses creatine or if everyone now gets it through PWO's and other blends?
For those that use it solo, what brands do you use?

 

[Swanson52]

I use creatine in my intra shake. Just buy it bulk from True Nutrition.

 

[aaronuconn]

I use it in bulk still. I believe this is the cheapest you'll find:

http://www.nutraplanet.com/product/serious-nutrition-solutions/creatine-monohydrate-1200-grams.html

 

[mpaquett]

I use Universal or Orotine for my creatine. None of the pre's I take have it, and none of them that I have tried recently have either.

 

[bakerwil]

Curious if anyone still uses creatine or if everyone now gets it through PWO's and other blends?
For those that use it solo, what brands do you use?

Cheapest bulk Monohydrate i can find everyday. Cheap and effective...

 

[veaderko]

iForce Mono is what I use. I dont think PreWO have enough in them to make it effective. I dont even both counting it when I think about how much creatine I am getting.

 

[harbonah]

I use bulk sns, primaforce, On as long as its mono its good.

 

[kbayne]

SNS creatine monohydrate. Full dose post-workout.

 

[aaronuconn]

SNS creatine monohydrate. Full dose post-workout.

I go pre-workout most days, but to each their own.

 

[Driven2lift]

When using mono I go 5g post workout, easy to find it cheap in bulk.

Been using MCC for some time instead now though

 

[bolt10]

Still use cheap bulk mono from various brands.

 

[Jiigzz]

Curious if anyone still uses creatine or if everyone now gets it through PWO's and other blends?
For those that use it solo, what brands do you use?

I avoid pre's with it in generally. I go with the cheapest bulk mono I can find - general that is SNS though

 

[De__eB]

You're generally paying some level of markup to get creatine in a preworkout compared to bulk creatine, so I'd say go with bulk in most cases.

 

[MultiVitamin]

I mix 5g in with my pre-workout. Either use NP's bulk mono or SNS

 

[wicked442]

5g SNS post wo.

 

[chris223]

SNS, again.

 

[T-Bone]

I've got two kilos of MCC, when I use that up I'll be using This.

 

[RecompMan]

I've got two kilos of MCC, when I use that up I'll be using This.

I like controlled labs green mag

Bad ass product

 

[hooah47]

Definitely still use monohydrate. 5g pre and post

 

[Driven2lift]

I like controlled labs green mag Bad ass product

I love the profile, which led me to try it several times but it doesn't sit well with me.

Creignite is my go-to aside from mono

 

[ion26]

CL Green Magnitude has always been my favorite. I like creatine nitrate as well.

 

[Younglifter16]

I certainly do. 2-3 grams creapure when i can remember. So a few times a week. All ya need to mantain saturation. simple and effective and cheap

 

[shurushuru]

I currently use ON creatine. I was considering switching to BEAST Creatine.it has different forms of creatine.is it good at all?

 

[Jiigzz]

I currently use ON creatine. I was considering switching to BEAST Creatine.it has different forms of creatine.is it good at all?

Why not just mono?

 

[Driven2lift]

I currently use ON creatine. I was considering switching to BEAST Creatine.it has different forms of creatine.is it good at all?

It will be just as effective really, so ask yourself if its worth paying 5x as much.

 

[aaronuconn]

I like controlled labs green mag Bad ass product

It is for sure. I'm a big fan of MCC. Plus it contains other goodies.

 

[SuppJunkie]

I have been running plain old creatine ethyl ester capsules or powder. I get good deals on both..sj

 

[aaronuconn]

I have been running plain old creatine ethyl ester capsules or powder. I get good deals on both..sj

Creatine Ethyl Ester is less effective than Creatine Mono.

 

[fightnews]

i just use vitamin shoppe brand or whatever

 

[ion26]

Creatine Ethyl Ester is less effective than Creatine Mono.

This CEE is garbage.

 

[mountainman33]

I use kre-alkalyn. Less needed than mono. Scoop and half in my pre, scoop and a half in my post. It seems to always be on some kind of sale at vitamin shoppe.

 

[SuppJunkie]

Creatine Ethyl Ester is less effective than Creatine Mono.

Works for me and unfortunately I cannot use creatine monohydrate because it sends me to the can continuously. Now I know firsthand that creatine monohydrate works well because I used a ton of it when eas first brought it out in the 90s. I put on a decent weight and size with it. But like I said now that I am an old fart my body does not agree with it anymore. I have tried tons of different kinds of creatines over the years and cee is one of a couple that stays in my system. On top of that it seems to work fine..in addition sometimes I use kre alkalyn by true athlete and that seems ok as well. Thanks ..sj

 

[ion26]

Works for me and unfortunately I cannot use creatine monohydrate because it sends me to the can continuously. Now I know firsthand that creatine monohydrate works well because I used a ton of it when eas first brought it out in the 90s. I put on a decent weight and size with it. But like I said now that I am an old fart my body does not agree with it anymore. I have tried tons of different kinds of creatines over the years and cee is one of a couple that stays in my system. On top of that it seems to work fine..in addition sometimes I use kre alkalyn by true athlete and that seems ok as well. Thanks ..sj

Have you tried MCC? Like CL Green Mag?

 

[cjwav34]

I get full doses pre-workout from either Green Magnitude or Ultima, but I always have some bulk creatine monohydrate on hand.

 

[blacklac]

I use Green Mag when I can, but I did just grab a couple tubs of CreIgnite. Couldn't pass it up for $8-9. I have a tub of AllMax Mono around as well.

 

[rphash49]

5g Sns creatine mono post workout. I actually avoid preworkout with creatine in it.

 

[EatMoar]

I like integrated supplements creatine for whatever reason. It's cheap and pure.

 

[bananaClip]

i use crea magma? the creatine magnesium blend. i get it from swanson, its affordable and its the patented one

 

[T-Bone]

i use crea magma? the creatine magnesium blend. i get it from swanson, its affordable and its the patented one

Otherwise known as MCC. I got 3 kilos for around $7 and some change each a few weeks ago.

 

[De__eB]

I use kre-alkalyn. Less needed than mono. Scoop and half in my pre, scoop and a half in my post. It seems to always be on some kind of sale at vitamin shoppe.

Less effective and way more expensive than mono.

 

[mountainman33]

Less effective and way more expensive than mono.

How so? It's buffered so more reaches your system not being digested, thereby requiring less grams per dose, costing less over time.

 

[De__eB]

How so? It's buffered so more reaches your system not being digested, thereby requiring less grams per dose, costing less over time.

False.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22971354

 

[EatMoar]

Kre alyne is a gimmick .

 

[mountainman33]

False.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22971354

OK. So the study stated that following the manufacturers directions lead to no difference in performance or blood serum levels except during loading phase. That was 5 grams CrM vs. 1.5 Grand KA. How is what I said false based on that study?

 

[Jiigzz]

How so? It's buffered so more reaches your system not being digested, thereby requiring less grams per dose, costing less over time.

Cooper has posted on why buffered creatine is not as effective as mono

 

[Young Gotti]

all i use it bulk creatine mono, i don't really even pay attention to other "creatine" products anymore

creaplex, dymatize, sns, and primaforce all come to mind as options for plain creatine mono

 

[LimmetLess]

Creatine Mono is king.

And it's ridiculously cheap, no reason not to supplement with it in my opnion

^^Exactly.

I take low doses of creatine and arginine daily. There was a write-up about it in Tim Ferriss' book 'The 4-Hour Body'.

 

[fightbackhxc]

I use it in bulk still. I believe this is the cheapest you'll find:

http://www.nutraplanet.com/product/serious-nutrition-solutions/creatine-monohydrate-1200-grams.html

Too cheap and effective not to use it.

 

[wasme]

I either go with bulk or Crea-Trona (never any bloat with this stuff)...

 

[dkgreene88]

Currently using 5g of Iforce creating mono preworkout