Creatine Loading

On another note, it's been a tough year for me, and I've hit the beer pretty hard on more than a few occasions. But creatine seems to dramatically decrease alcohol cravings. This was unexpected.
 
Baron said:
I just started taking creatine again two days ago. We'll see how it goes. :thumbsup:
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Please keep us posted. Are you presently loading or just taking the cruising altitude dose? Also, I recall you said not too long ago that you were no longer looking to add size but only maintain. So...?
 
I'm just doing the regular daily dose. I doubt that creatine is going to put a bunch of new muscle size on me so I'm not really worried about getting a lot bigger on it.
 
Baron said:
I'm just doing the regular daily dose. I doubt that creatine is going to put a bunch of new muscle size on me so I'm not really worried about getting a lot bigger on it.
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Baron, do you mind if I ask how old you are? One of the reasons I'm taking it is because I am 51, and I need all of the help I can get to do those extra reps and get more toned.
 
jnbadger said:
Baron, do you mind if I ask how old you are? One of the reasons I'm taking it is because I am 51, and I need all of the help I can get to do those extra reps and get more toned.
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Don't think that because your age starts with a 5 it means that you're an old man, going for the exit. Age is only a number.
Please define "toned". I have the impression that it is one of those words where nobody is really sure what it means.
 
HobbyTrading said:
Don't think that because your age starts with a 5 it means that you're an old man, going for the exit. Age is only a number.
Please define "toned". I have the impression that it is one of those words where nobody is really sure what it means.
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I'm on my way to getting the six pack abs I've never have. I want to finally get there. I don't have a percentage of body fat in mind. And i'm not concerned about my weight anymore, because I know I'll gain more weight as I build muscle mass. I just want to see progress in the mirror.
 
I was pretty much chronically sore this past week. The sorest I have ever been to be honest with you. My legs were sore for 7 days straight. My chest and back were abnormally sore for many days as well.

After doing some digging, I've concluded that the increased soreness was caused by creatine. I found this on Clarence Bass' website:

"After three weeks of either creatine or placebo supplementation, 40 male varsity athletes were interviewed and filled out a questionnaire detailing all side effects during the double blind study. Two side effects showed the greatest difference between the creatine and placebo group: sleep irregularity (creatine 47%, placebo 7%) and muscle soreness (creatine 53%, placebo 14%).

The researchers didn't attempt to explain how creatine might cause soreness, but my speculation is that muscle fibers packed with creatine may be more subject to damage as a result of heavy weight training. It also seems logical to assume that muscle soreness might cause restless sleep. Personally, I don't sleep as well when I'm sore after a hard training session.

The next question, of course, is whether the resulting soreness is harmful. I doubt that anyone knows the answer at this point. This does, however, strengthen my resolve not to train again until a few days after soreness subsides. Remember, Dr. Smith believes soreness "occurs to reduce activity during a critical time of healing."​

I'm not stopping the creatine, but I'm glad I have a logical explanation as to why I've been so sore.
 
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