Creatine consumption can lead to the body needing more water, but not necessarily dehydration. I use creatine, feel great, but i also drink water throughout the day. creatine improve the muscles ability to retain water, hence, help the muscle function.
I used creatine along with other suppliments for five months and the only clear difference was that my wallet weighed less.
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FWIW, it should be pretty obvious that taking creatine will increase the workload of your kidneys and liver. Hence the cycling.
BTW Toby, I spoke to Ben Cousins a while back, and he mentioned that he tried creatine for a month or so during the pre-season (this would’ve been around 2002). He said he put on about 6 kilos of muscle, but noticed his cardio endurance rapidly decreasing… so he stopped using it.
Yeah, but I never thought it would be noticeable like this. This is hard to ignore, and it’s happened twice. Sorta feels like DOMS in the obliques.
I may have noticed this too to a lesser extent. How much is due to effects of creatine and how much due to increased body mass I don’t know.
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Yeah, but I never thought it would be noticeable like this. This is hard to ignore, and it’s happened twice.
Yeah - the only thing I could possible suggest would be scaling back the amount you’re taking each day. From what I heard (not from experts, but my old man’s a microbiologist and my brother’s a doctor - talked it over with them) the recommended dosage is usually about twice as much as what you really need.
I never really had any of that organ tenderness you describe, but yeah, I’d just try cutting back the dosage, and keep drinking heaps of water.
Best of luck mate - always enjoyed your posts here.
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http://www.mmaathletes.com/forum/showthread.php?t=112&page=1
pretty good info on this post.
I’ve been feeling pretty dehydrated recently and I HAVEN’T been using creatine. Well, ok, I just started another creatine cycle two days ago, but for the last few weeks I have been feeling dehydrated all the time. Weird. Like I’ll wake up with a dry mouth and stuff, and I’m always thirsty, etc. I haven’t been drinking much alcohol, and I’ve been drinking a TON of water for the last few weeks. I guess if it gets worse I’ll cut out the creatine immediately.
What is the rest of your diet like? Caffiene and bad food can also lead to dehydration. INteresting.
I eat a lot of fast food, frozen dinners, and frozen pizzas. It’s the cheapest way to keep my calories up. And I only eat the “good” ones, and not the ones with like 80% of the daily allowance of saturated fat.
I eat salads every day and I try to eat a lot of fruit.
I don’t eat desserts or candy, and I don’t drink pop (soda) very often. I don’t drink coffee but I do drink a lot of milk and water.
Sodium could be your dehydration culprit. I don’t put salt on anything, but many packaged foods and fast foods contain a lot of salt. I often feel dehydrated from eating these foods. Maybe try to cut that out and see if it helps. Cutting excess salt can also help you to gain mass, due to not breaking down the water.
I have a general creatine question,
do you do creatine on a day off lifting? What about at a time with no workout during the day. Scott
bodhitree,
Creatine is basically just a nutrient found in skeletal muscle that plays a role in the anaerobic energy delivery systems of a muscle… ie for stuff like sprinting, lifting weights, etc. The whole point of creatine supplementation is trying to build up additional stores of creatine in your muscles which will give your muscles more energy which will allow you to make more gains. By doing it in the off-day, you hope you are building those stores for your next workout.
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