Creatine: Water hold

Do you hold any water when you take creatine ?

  • 0lbs, absolutely no water hold

    Votes: 2 16.7%

  • 1 lb

    Votes: 1 8.3%

  • 2 lbs

    Votes: 3 25.0%

  • 3 lbs

    Votes: 2 16.7%

  • 4 lbs

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 5 lbs

    Votes: 2 16.7%

  • 5 lbs+

    Votes: 2 16.7%
  • Total voters
    12

ReaperX

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Do you hold water when you take creatine ? (any kind).


I have a tendency to hold close to 5lbs of water when I get on monohydrate. I usually lose the excess water about 5-6 days after the last dose.
 
in before the haters...... joking

With mono i think i held a bit but nothing substantial. Maybe a pound or two. Been on CEE for a few months now on and off and i cant say i noticed any bloating etc. When my bottle runs out i think ill be going back to mono. Its cheap and effective.
 
Australian made said:
in before the haters...... joking

With mono i think i held a bit but nothing substantial. Maybe a pound or two. Been on CEE for a few months now on and off and i cant say i noticed any bloating etc. When my bottle runs out i think ill be going back to mono. Its cheap and effective.
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When I tried CEE I held less water as well. I think it wound up being in the area of 2lbs. It was not as effective as monohydrate for me.
 
im just going to say 1lb because its possible but honestly my abs look better now then before i got back on monohydrate, and im still eating the same amount. Not really doing anything different so idk. Creatine mono is like steroids for me lol.
 
yeah too bad monohydrate affects me the way it does b/c it works, along with the cramping, holding water, and stomach aches.
 
pistonpump said:
im just going to say 1lb because its possible but honestly my abs look better now then before i got back on monohydrate, and im still eating the same amount. Not really doing anything different so idk. Creatine mono is like steroids for me lol.
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do you keep taking it on your cycles?
 
Australian made said:
do you keep taking it on your cycles?
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i have yet to take it on a cycle, next one i will tho. Actually this is the first time in years that i have actually taken my creatine everyday, usually i just blow it off and end up stopping. Being dedicated to it is paying off right now.
 
pistonpump said:
i have yet to take it on a cycle, next one i will tho. Actually this is the first time in years that i have actually taken my creatine everyday, usually i just blow it off and end up stopping. Being dedicated to it is paying off right now.
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Didn't you say you had some from 3 years ago ?
 
pistonpump said:
i have yet to take it on a cycle, next one i will tho. Actually this is the first time in years that i have actually taken my creatine everyday, usually i just blow it off and end up stopping. Being dedicated to it is paying off right now.
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It seems to becoming kinda extinct. No one seems to refer it to people anymore. Too many new supps out that people would rather try. I have "blown it off" myself but recently decided to get back on it after spending too much money on crappy 30 day cycles of various ineffective supps .
 
Australian made said:
It seems to becoming kinda extinct. No one seems to refer it to people anymore. Too many new supps out that people would rather try. I have "blown it off" myself but recently decided to get back on it after spending too much money on crappy 30 day cycles of various ineffective supps .
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i hear yah mate ;)..... gotta go back to the tried and true, its cheap as fvck too, cant go wrong in my book!
 
Yeah I hold water but I look at it as a good thing. I don't notice any sub-q water but my pecs always swell up nicely.
 
I think the fact thats is about $20 for a kg which would last you ages puts people off. "if its that cheap it cant be that good"..........and it aint in fancy coloured bottles either.
 
Isn't it actually documented in studies that it causes intra-muscular water gain?

I gain weight when on, but don't look bloated at all.
 
i tried the dosing different like post workout, or preworkout, early morning, etc, etc.


I think it just really matters that you get 10g+ every 24 hrs whenever.
 
ReaperX said:
i tried the dosing different like post workout, or preworkout, early morning, etc, etc.


I think it just really matters that you get 10g+ every 24 hrs whenever.
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I agree, with one serving comming around workout time. Have you tried going over 10gr/day? I noticed a huge difference in strength and muscle fullness when I bumped up the dailt totals
 
Distilled Water said:
I agree, with one serving comming around workout time. Have you tried going over 10gr/day? I noticed a huge difference in strength and muscle fullness when I bumped up the dailt totals
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I've ran 15g-20g before on monohydrate. What I've noticed is that the higher I increase my dosing the more cramping specifically I get.


The water, bloating, everything else stays the same, but my amount of cramping keeps going up. In particular, I get bad cramping in my forearms and quads.
 
ReaperX said:
I've ran 15g-20g before on monohydrate. What I've noticed is that the higher I increase my dosing the more cramping specifically I get.


The water, bloating, everything else stays the same, but my amount of cramping keeps going up. In particular, I get bad cramping in my forearms and quads.
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That's rough. I just notice a little increase in bloat but I dont care about bloat in the least bit. Infact my dad always *****ed at me in HS about trying to be lean around spring time (baseball season). He would say "How in the hell is your fancing 6 pack whatever gonna help you hit a 95mph fastball???"

Surpriseingly he had a point, so for my purposes It's fine wit me
 
Skircus7 said:
of course you hold water when you take creatine.....

if you know how creatine works, this is obvious.
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Not if you hold water, but HOW much.


I believe that is also relates to your BF %. The higher bodyfat %, the more water you will hold.
 
ReaperX said:
Not if you hold water, but HOW much.


I believe that is also relates to your BF %. The higher bodyfat %, the more water you will hold.
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Not to sure on that. When Im bulking at between 12-15% I hold 3-4lbs of water. When Im in peak condition of about 7-9% i stil hold 3-4lbs and look soft.
 
That would be an interesting study to preform to see how bodyfat affects intracellular 'swelling'.
 
ReaperX said:
Not if you hold water, but HOW much.


I believe that is also relates to your BF %. The higher bodyfat %, the more water you will hold.
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You "believe?" As in you have no basis or backing for this theory?? :confused:

ReaperX said:
Well, the fatter you are, the 'larger' your fat cells are which I would assume would draw in more water b/c they have the capacity to do so.
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You "assume" :eek: I hope you don't base your supplementation around assumptions.

Care to cite some sources of where this is true?
 
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