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Old 04-07-2008, 09:46 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Hi there....for those of us training hard on NROL, do the girls need to supplement with Creatine? If so, what kind and how much?

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Old 04-07-2008, 09:53 AM   #2 (permalink)
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I never heard of women taking it
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Old 04-07-2008, 10:29 AM   #3 (permalink)
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As far as I know, it benefits men and women the same, but some women don't like it because it makes you retain water and weigh more. I am thinking of getting some because it is supposed to give you more energy to perform better during lifting. There are a couple other ladies who I noticed in their logs also used creatine, but I can't remember who at the moment.

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Old 04-07-2008, 10:33 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Nobody needs creatine, NROL or not. But yes, women can benefit from it the same as men. Like Leah said above, be sure not to be over-sensitive to the potential 3-4 pounds of water retention.
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Old 04-07-2008, 08:39 PM   #6 (permalink)
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Nobody needs creatine, NROL or not. But yes, women can benefit from it the same as men. Like Leah said above, be sure not to be over-sensitive to the potential 3-4 pounds of water retention.

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I use Trac by HMP. There's no need to load and it doesn't cause you retain water or cramp. And no need to take it with a sugary drink, you just mix it with water. I have more energy and an increase in strength when I take it. Oh, and the grape flavour tastes good.
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I use Trac by HMP. There's no need to load and it doesn't cause you retain water or cramp. And no need to take it with a sugary drink, you just mix it with water. I have more energy and an increase in strength when I take it. Oh, and the grape flavour tastes good.
Sounds like you don't need to mix it with a sugary drink because it is a sugary drink.

You should just find plain creatine. Creatine monohydrate or micronized creatine on the label. You take the 5g a day in your workout drink, in your coffee or tea, or just mixed into something.

My local nutrition store has a variety of them. 500g (100 servings) for about $10-12. biotest has it for $12.99 for 500g, but you can find it all over the web, too.

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I just mix it in with my propel or lemonade (sugar free) or whatnot. I don't load, just ~5g/day pwo. Not a huge weight difference, no more than normal fluctuation.
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I mix it either in my PWO drink, or just in water. Just started taking it again 3 days ago, last time I gained about 2kg just from holding more water when on the creatine. Apparently I looked a little bit bloated too haha.

And as stated above, nobody "needs" creatine, but it does help(equally so for men and women), especially for strength athletes.
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Sounds like you don't need to mix it with a sugary drink because it is a sugary drink.
Nope, sugar free. It's creatine monohydrate and arginine.
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Nope, sugar free. It's creatine monohydrate and arginine.
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