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I don't know the first thing about these authors or if this paper was funded by a supplement company... but apparently that is a myth[1]? You may gain some wate
by soganess 2y ago
I don't know the first thing about these authors or if this paper was funded by a supplement company... but apparently that is a myth[1]? You may gain some water weight for a week or two, but that seems to stop.
[1]: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871530/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7871530/
- silverquiet 2y agoYou gain a few pounds of water weight during the "loading" phase (the entire idea is that it's drawing water and metabolic fuel into the muscles) and then it plateaus as long as you keep taking it. When you stop taking it, the water weight will come off. I workout seriously enough that people notice if that means anything, and I take creatine. It's one of those things with the most proven upsides and essentially no downsides. That said, the effects are nothing like serious PEDs - not that I can personally compare those things, but it's quite clear that gear is a whole other level.
- RamblingCTO 2y agoI just started taking creatine in the morning with my coffee and gained +1kg. My weight is incredibly stable, but creatine did a small hit. 84kg to 85kg
- RamblingCTO 2y agoJust a note here: after another week my weight returned to normal. Might be the increased training, but whatever