Alphamax XT and creatine

HellAtlantic

HellAtlantic

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Would taking creatine hcl while using alphamax XT counter it's leaning out/drying out effects? I'm not exactly trying to bulk up anymore but getting leaner is a certainly a goal hence the creatine. Not sure if creatine will be adding in whatever water from my body that alphamax is hopefully trying to minimize. Any thoughts?
 
Not at all. Stacking the two shouldn't be an issue at all. Most of the water retention caused by creatine is intra-cellular, so it doesn't have an impact on looking bloated. Alphamax XT and creatine would make a great stack for strength and size gains while leaning out and looking dry
 
Never cease creatine use IMO.

Any one still talking about creatine bloat has to stop reading articles from the 20th century lol
 
Driven2lift said:
Never cease creatine use IMO.

Any one still talking about creatine bloat has to stop reading articles from the 20th century lol
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This. Creatine helps improve strength, which is something you want to increase (or at least preserve) while trying to lean out. Cutting out he creatine (if you're already taking it) seems like it would only hamper strength gains/preservation, and if you're not already taking it, adding it in can help you increase/maintain strength easier.

Betaine anhydrous (often taken with creatine) can also improve body composition (increased LBM and reduced fat mass), and is a nice addition during a bulk of a time of leaning out. There are a few products that contain full, effective doses of creatine and betaine (plus some other useful ingredients), such as CreMax XT, which can essentially be used as a staple/base during bulking, recomping, and cutting IMO.
 
^that TMG is also very synergystic with creatine, as a potent methyl donor it increases your body's natural creatine production on top of your supplementation.
This is why these are ingredients 1 & 2 in Ergonine as well

Win/win
 
Driven2lift said:
^that TMG is also very synergystic with creatine, as a potent methyl donor it increases your body's natural creatine production on top of your supplementation.
This is why these are ingredients 1 & 2 in Ergonine as well

Win/win
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E9 is a solid product as well; you can't really go wrong with Ergonine or CreMax XT!
 
Like an online bayblade battle haha
 
Jiigzz said:
Like an online bayblade battle haha
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Man I wish, it would be game over, I'd clean house.

2008 Canadian Youth Beyblade champion right here.

Jk lol
I was friggin' terrible
 
It is also worth mentioning that all the data collected on creatine has been done on monohydrate. All the other forms of creatine have had the data extrapolated and applied. Unless there are new studies that I have not seen out, different forms of creatine claiming better uptake and a difference in benefits has not been proven in a experimental set-up
 
We've seen the other forms achieve the same end result creatine level saturation, which is enough to then apply the results.

If you mean a human study of creatine effects on lbm/performance but while using another form to achieve the saturation... You may be right studies are lacking.

I have a page of citations for the various forms in my text I will review again
 
Driven2lift said:
We've seen the other forms achieve the same end result creatine level saturation, which is enough to then apply the results.

If you mean a human study of creatine effects on lbm/performance but while using another form to achieve the saturation... You may be right studies are lacking.

I have a page of citations for the various forms in my text I will review again
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yes exactly what I meant. I am not knocking on other forms of creatine, just wanted to fully disclose what I know. I switch between anhydrous and mono all the time with no differences
 
Looking at it right now, creatine salts in athlete studies, 3 references that were put up against monohydrate as a control.

All Creatine forms will work, just get an adequate amount.

Monohydrate wins both purity and value over any other form though really.

Cr Pyruvate is still being looked into for additional benefits from the salt in athletes, too.


Other studies, I have 2 here on MCC, just show they achieve saturation, as I thought.

I'll drop a chart of the %weight comparisons of some but for copyright reasons I can't photo this whole text

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Relevant are 65-72:

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Beyond that gets into CEE and how terrible that is lol
 
Damn I walked into GNC and asked for creatine and I got handed Con-Cret which is creatine HCI. Is that like a weak form of creatine? I hate GNC btw. That store is always trying to push their GNC branded products.
 
^ arguably absorbs better, saturates faster

But who cares lol. Saturate mono an extra week and pay 10% the cost
 
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