| Diet, Nutrition and Supplementation Post here for supplement reviews or nutritional advice. If you're trying to get "ripped abz" THIS is where you should be. |
 |
04-07-2008, 08:46 AM
|
#1 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Join Date: Nov 2007
Posts: 64
|
Do women need Creatine?
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?
Thanks
|
|
|
|
04-07-2008, 08:53 AM
|
#2 (permalink)
|
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: Binghamton, NY
Posts: 68
|
I never heard of women taking it
|
|
|
|
|
04-07-2008, 09:29 AM
|
#3 (permalink)
|
|
Short Man Magnet
Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: PA
Posts: 878
|
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.
MUSCLE WITH ATTITUDE - Creatine For Women
Here's an article about it. |
|
|
|
|
04-07-2008, 09:33 AM
|
#4 (permalink)
|
|
Moderator
Join Date: May 2004
Location: Watertown, MA
Posts: 6,707
|
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.
__________________
"Who the f*ck is Jack Narklison?"
|
|
|
|
|
04-07-2008, 09:54 AM
|
#5 (permalink)
|
|
Ben. Just Ben.
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Charlotte, NC
Posts: 6,157
|
Male or female, muscle is muscle. Use at your own discretion.
__________________
Facebook
No Magic Pill (the blog)
No Magic Pill (the log)
liftSTRONG Challenge
"If you do not find time to become and remain healthy, you will be obliged to find time to be ill." --George Hackenschmidt
"These Canadians lure you with their kindness and Eskimo stories and then WHAM...you're bent over an IHOP trash can, pants around your knees with nothing but your tears and the smell of blueberry syrup to comfort you." --gobbla
|
|
|
|
|
04-07-2008, 07:39 PM
|
#6 (permalink)
|
|
One tough som'bitch
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Des Moines, IA
Posts: 4,604
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Ian Kay
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.
|
Took the words right outta my fingertips.
__________________
My training log
“Strength does not come from physical capacity. It comes from an indomitable will.” - Mahatma Gandhi
|
|
|
|
|
04-08-2008, 06:53 AM
|
#7 (permalink)
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 17
|
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.
|
|
|
|
|
04-08-2008, 08:07 AM
|
#8 (permalink)
|
|
Chaka smell sleestak
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Posts: 15,546
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazz Funk Kitten
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 i t 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.
No sugary drinks! |
|
|
|
|
04-08-2008, 08:18 AM
|
#9 (permalink)
|
|
Bertha
Join Date: Feb 2005
Location: City of Dis
Posts: 2,819
|
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.
__________________
blog
my site
training log
Werkit.com - Providing the most stylish training logs you've ever seen, while retaining all the function you need. Oh yeah!
|
|
|
|
|
04-09-2008, 07:21 AM
|
#10 (permalink)
|
|
Powerlifting
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: Melbourne, Australia
Posts: 1,971
|
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.
__________________
Powerlifting Training Log
5'10
18yo!
Best Lifts in IPF competition:
@ 81.10kg BW
Squat: 205kg
Bench: 120kg
Deadlift: 215kg
Goal: 213.5kg/143.5kg/241kg total 598kg @ 82.5kg in a 2008 PL meet!
|
|
|
|
|
04-10-2008, 07:26 AM
|
#11 (permalink)
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2008
Posts: 17
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Lost Dog
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. |
|
|
|
|
04-10-2008, 07:45 AM
|
#12 (permalink)
|
|
Chaka smell sleestak
Join Date: Jul 2004
Location: Rancho Santa Margarita, California
Posts: 15,546
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by Jazz Funk Kitten
Nope, sugar free. It's creatine monohydrate and arginine.
|
Excellent! |
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is On
|
|
|
All times are GMT -6. The time now is 11:52 PM.
|
