Creatine Monohydrate

TrailerParkTed · Oct 11, 2023

tango29 said:
I took it at lunch yesterday, well ahead of workout time, and I had no issues sleeping. I have had no bloating and I am not loading, just taking a ~3 gram dose a day.

Have you noticed it helping your performance and strength?

tango29 · Oct 11, 2023

Hard to say for sure this soon. I've been taking it for 9 days at this point. I think I have noticed the reps coming easier, but that maybe in my head this early.

TrailerParkTed · Oct 11, 2023

tango29 said:
Hard to say for sure this soon. I've been taking it for 9 days at this point. I think I have noticed the reps coming easier, but that maybe in my head this early.

It’s taken six months but I was able to bench rep 225 x 15(18 with a spot) 205 x 20 and 185 x 25 on Sunday. No singles yet. In Feb I was fighting 135lb. Took four years off.

semperfrosty · Oct 12, 2023

TrailerParkTed said:
It’s taken six months but I was able to bench rep 225 x 15(18 with a spot) 205 x 20 and 185 x 25 on Sunday. No singles yet. In Feb I was fighting 135lb. Took four years off.

Nice progress!

Why so high reps?

TrailerParkTed · Oct 12, 2023

semperfrosty said:
Nice progress!

Why so high reps?

I think I am getting too old for three reps or singles

semperfrosty · Oct 13, 2023

TrailerParkTed said:
I think I am getting too old for three reps or singles

I hear ya! Don't neglect your fish oil!

tango29 · Oct 14, 2023

I switched to taking it around noon, just after lunch, and I notice within about 2 hours I have a flush feeling and feel overall like my temperature has gone up. I am guessing that is what was waking me up at night.

TrailerParkTed · Oct 16, 2023

tango29 said:
I switched to taking it around noon, just after lunch, and I notice within about 2 hours I have a flush feeling and feel overall like my temperature has gone up. I am guessing that is what was waking me up at night.

How much water do you drink? I had the flushing and a few allergic reactions long ago(30+ years ago, I quit for years taking it.) thought it was bad or unpure.

tango29 · Oct 16, 2023

I mix it in a coffee cup with water, and I am drinking water all day long. And pissing all day long. The flushing isn't terrible, just noticeable. When I was on Niacin originally for cholesterol, the flushing was much worse.

DTB2 · Oct 21, 2023

TrailerParkTed said:
I think I am getting too old for three reps or singles

Wise move, there's no need for singles after a certain age.