Justlooking5
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So when I started bodybuilding again in 2015 I checked out the latest supps and bought into the hype about creatine HCl being better than monohydrate with better results and less bloating etc and it's the form of creatine I've been taking for the most part for the past two years. However, I always had this feeling that my results weren't that great with the HCl.
One week ago I switched from 3g/day of PATENTED Kaged Muscle creatine HCl to Optimum Nutrition Creapure Micronized Creatine monohydrate and the results are much better. I'm taking it old school by doing a loading phase with dextrose at 25g/day x 7 days, then a maintenance dose of 5-10g/day from now on.
I get such better strength and muscle fullness and pump from mono than I do HCl, it's like I wasn't even taking creatine until I started mono last week.
In the gym today I was able to increase both weights AND reps on deadlifts, and the weights felt much easier to move and lighter. The pump was better also.
I've also gained a few lbs. and my arms are measuring a bit bigger, but my subq water retention is not bad at all with this micronized monohydrate.
Personally I'll never go back to HCl instead of a good mono brand. I'm posting this because I kind of wish I hadn't wasted my time with HCl by listening to the "experts" and instead had stuck with mono this whole time.
One week ago I switched from 3g/day of PATENTED Kaged Muscle creatine HCl to Optimum Nutrition Creapure Micronized Creatine monohydrate and the results are much better. I'm taking it old school by doing a loading phase with dextrose at 25g/day x 7 days, then a maintenance dose of 5-10g/day from now on.
I get such better strength and muscle fullness and pump from mono than I do HCl, it's like I wasn't even taking creatine until I started mono last week.
In the gym today I was able to increase both weights AND reps on deadlifts, and the weights felt much easier to move and lighter. The pump was better also.
I've also gained a few lbs. and my arms are measuring a bit bigger, but my subq water retention is not bad at all with this micronized monohydrate.
Personally I'll never go back to HCl instead of a good mono brand. I'm posting this because I kind of wish I hadn't wasted my time with HCl by listening to the "experts" and instead had stuck with mono this whole time.