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Creatine and caffeine
Joseph Phillips
Chase Young
Is water retention even part of the functional mechanism of creatine? I thought it just worked because creatine is a molecule that's part of the ATP production pathway and having more=more ATP.
Christian Lewis
fucking retard kill yourself scum
Dylan Foster
I'm also interested. How does taking creating combine with pre-workouts containing caffeine?
Oliver Hughes
It isn't speculative, the issue is caffeine competing for hydration resources with creatine, and the idea that dehydration (somewhat severe, might I add) would keep creatine from having water to bond to. No water to bond to = dormant creatine, basically. You need to stay hydrated.
I don't know why someone would want to take such exorbitant amounts of caffeine to cause this level of dehydration anyway. Plus the creatine, I'm sure long term abuse would cause damage to one's kidneys.
Juan Perry
Perhaps someone else can make use of these findings.
Source:
Creatine and Caffeine: Considerations for Concurrent Supplementation.
ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Oliver Turner
Evidence strongly supports the efficacy of creatine supplementation in high-intensity exercise, particularly in the context of repeated bouts or bouts lasting 30 s or less (Branch, 2003; Kreider, 2003). There is evidence to suggest that caffeine supplementation improves strength and sprint outcomes in bouts of 90 s or less (Table 1), but findings are mixed and may be heavily influenced by participant training status, sample size, and the specific exercise protocol employed.
Samuel Reed
Offtopic but
Should I take creatine only on gym days or also on rest days?
Josiah Morris
I take it on rest days for maximum muscle recovery
Ryder Roberts
20g per day 10 day loading phase, one such phase every 3 months
after that, 5g morning 5g before bed (with a protein shake that has carbs) without exceptions
Two sentences that answer any potential question you may have about creatine