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Friday, May 10. 2024

Does Creatine work?

I think it does help me with weight-lifting. Could be just an effect of imagination or suggestion. Anyway, it can't hurt. I take a dose an hour before lifting.


The idea is that it can help you somewhat over-stress muscle. That's a good thing, because a goal of weights is to micro-damage muscle and then let it repair in better condition. I tend to work towards muscle-failure, or close. I wish I could say that I like it, but I do not. I'd rather read a book.


Why do I do heavy weights twice weekly? To try to avoid sarcopenia and osteoporosis. Plus to be appealing to my wife. Three times might be better, but I spend times on calisthenics too. 


Creatine supplement makes no claims for aerobic exertion.


About Creatine 


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Spent a long time as a Navy doctor. Had occasion to work briefly with a psychologist from the Army’s Solider Systems Center in Natick, CT. He was part of a panel that had reviewed all of the available research on supplements. As of 2007, the only supplements with proven physical or mental performance benefits were caffeine, carbohydrates, and creatine. If I recall correctly, caffeine gave a mental and physical performance boost, carbohydrates gave a brief physical performance boost, and creatine gave a boost to anaerobic metabolism at the cost of aerobic metabolism-it would improve your bench press at the cost of your run time.
#1 Todd on 2024-05-11 01:44 (Reply)
The only type that seemed to work for me was the TwinLab tablet version.
#2 Maniac on 2024-05-11 11:55 (Reply)

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