Creatine water?

[619sss]

I have been on 7-10g Creatine for 2 weeks now and I have not seen any water gains, does that mean it not working for me??

 

[ironjunkie91]

Not necessarily. How much water do you average a day?

 

[619sss]

5-6 bottles 500ml

 

[ironjunkie91]

That's about half a gallon if I'm converting right.. imo that's not an adequate intake of water I'd say at least double that

 

[ironjunkie91]

Personally I'd take in enough to where you're pissing about every 2 hours the slowly scale it back. Don't want to dilute your electrolytes but want to make sure your getting enough water.

 

[The_Old_Guy]

This is your first time ever taking Creatine? It's not in any Pre-Workouts, etc... that you take? Do you eat a lot of meat? You haven't gained any weight at all in 2 weeks? What caloric level are you at? If at TDEE (Maintenance), maybe you under-calculated it? Maybe tissue loss is masking the intra-cellular water retention? Have you added any weight to the bar or gotten more reps? Maybe it doesn't work for you - works for most, but not all.

 

[619sss]

Not sure if the strength came from Creatine or I'm getting strong, I eat about 5 times, steaks,fishes,pizza,peanut butter sandwich, rice.... Not sure if it's 3000 calories

 

[LeanEngineer]

This is your first time ever taking Creatine? It's not in any Pre-Workouts, etc... that you take? Do you eat a lot of meat? You haven't gained any weight at all in 2 weeks? What caloric level are you at? If at TDEE (Maintenance), maybe you under-calculated it? Maybe tissue loss is masking the intra-cellular water retention? Have you added any weight to the bar or gotten more reps? Maybe it doesn't work for you - works for most, but not all.

I'd look into all of this and see what applies. Also you're probably good with just taking 5g creatine mono instead of 7-10 but it's up to you.

 

[banjobounce]

Not sure if the strength came from Creatine or I'm getting strong, I eat about 5 times, steaks,fishes,pizza,peanut butter sandwich, rice.... Not sure if it's 3000 calories

If you are not sure if it is 3000 calories, then track your intake. You probably aren't going to notice much from any supplement unless you are consistent with what you do.

 

[hsk]

I have been on 7-10g Creatine for 2 weeks now and I have not seen any water gains, does that mean it not working for me??

Are you doing a loading phase? If so, a loading phase is not necessary. Although it will take a little longer, you will still reach saturation by taking approximately 2.25g-3g daily. Less chance of potential dehydration, stomach upset, bloating, and/or cramping.

 

[GQdaLEGEND]

Love me some mono .. havent ran it in a while

Bloating/water isnt really necessary, not everyone reacts the same way .. I know i will bloat up like crazy but my friend dont (with high water intake)

But def 5 bottles of water isnt enough imo .. gallon should be a min. not just on creatine just in general .. benefits are just amazing

 

[B5150]

Are you doing a loading phase? If so, a loading phase is not necessary. Although it will take a little longer, you will still reach saturation by taking approximately 2.25g-3g daily. Less chance of potential dehydration, stomach upset, bloating, and/or cramping.

People take far too much creatine:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23851411/?i=3&from=creatine monohydrate maintenance
.03g/kg is all you need.
90kg(200lbs)x.03g=2.7g

 

[criticalbench]

I wouldn't expect much noticeable weight gain from creatine alone. Trust me, creatine is working but it is not as magical as played out to be.

 

[619sss]

Did anyone feel that Creatine increased their DHT? It seem kind of sketchy that it increased DHT by 50% in just little time.

 

[Young Gotti]

I recommend a gallon of water a day, what made it easy for me I went out and bought a few quart jugs and I know if I drink 4 of them during the day I'm good.....this way I'm not walking around looking like a goof with a gallon water jug at work and it's still easy to calculate my water intake

 

[Synapsin]

People take far too much creatine:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/23851411/?i=3&from=creatine monohydrate maintenance
.03g/kg is all you need.
90kg(200lbs)x.03g=2.7g

Yeah exactly. I take 3 gram a day from ergonine and I am perfectly fine. Maybe take way too much and then complain about GI distress, feeling bloated, etc.