Getting The Most From Creatine
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- Опубликовано: 6 июл 2010
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GETTING THE MOST FROM CREATINE (2013 FOLLOW UP!!!)
This simple vid I did showing pre mixing creatine a good idea, has gotten more traffic and discussion than any vid I have done, and still shows up regularly. So, let me explain with more details and self corrections from the criticisms I get gotten...
Yes, I may have over stated the importance of it in the vid, but, the fact is, creatine must be solubilized before it will get absorbed. There's a number of papers confirming that unless there's another route of absorption for CM I'm not aware of... It will either get solubilized in digestion or it can be done first in the glass.
People who get stomach problems from creatine have been told to pre solubilize their creatine for decades. For people who get stomach upset, non responders (approx 30% of users) they may get better responses from fully dissolving, but that's hypothesis on my part.
I can say, thousands of people have reported the stomach issues and bloating they experienced were gone once they pre solubilized their creatine.
Clearly, some of the creatine not dissolved in the glass will be made soluble and absorbed and I should have been clearer about that in the vid, but it's well established in human digestion that compounds with poor solubility are often poorly absorbed. It's also going to be dose dependent (large amounts of CM are more likely to not get solubalized and absorbed, causing stomach issues, etc) while smaller amounts, less so.
At this point, I tell people If one has gotten good response from not fully dissolving, don't sweat it, but it's my opinion that fully dissolving may optimize absorption for some, reduces waste, may improve effects in non responders, and will reduce stomach discomfort in those who experience it with creatine.
It's also going to be individual. Back when loading was all the rage, some got killer cramps, the runs, and a bloated stomach from those mega doses, some had no issues. That was due to the hypotonic effects of large doses of CM.
Full Details on chemicals found in creatine:
www.brinkzone.com/articles/wha...
What I am about to tell you is not going to make me a very popular person with many supplement manufacturers. In fact, some of them are going to be down right pissed off at me. On the other hand, some of them are going to be happy someone spilled the beans and told the truth. Finally, some of them will be totally unaware of this information and will be shocked when they read it.
Basically, I fully expect this article to cause a sh*% storm that will reverberate throughout the supplement industry. The only people who I know are going to be happy about this article is the consumer, but I am getting ahead of myself. As we all know, creatine is one of the best bodybuilding supplements ever discovered. It increases strength, lean body mass, and, to a lesser extent, endurance.
If that were not enough, it's relatively cheap to boot! What more could we ask for from a supplement? When creatine was first introduced it was sort of pricey, but no one really cared because it worked so well. As time went on and more companies began selling creatine, the inevitable price war began and prices came down.
At that point creatine was only being produced by a few companies, so creatine was basically creatine and the price was the only real consideration. As is typical of the market place, once creatine became big business, several new manufacturers popped up and it became no longer a price war as much as a quality war.
The expression "creatine is creatine" no longer holds true. More on that shortly.
sniff it it works faster
+darren reid there has to be that one hot-head commenting in every video
I do this too. And my creatine is blue.
lmao
+darren reid wait a minute, wasn't that the normal use?
+bugsbuggy yeah sure it was
thats just basic particle science though... the warm water has more energy so the particles collide more often with more energy...
Fuck that brainy shit, this video all about meathead
Hey,thanks for the ton of free unbiased education. Taking to mind the warm water , would boiling water break it down more so? Or could too high a temp ruine it?
Hi Bill . Your info is spot on. Now heres my question, can i mix my protein shake in warm water for it to dissolve better? Or will it hinder the protein content since the bottle recommends cold water?
This does not make any since, kinda like how I spelled that word. your body is already at a certain temp so it is warm by the time it gets to your tummy!
Here to remind you of your commnent 9 years ago
Who says it goes right through you if not dissolved? It won't be broken down in stomach acids?
Will, quick creatine question for you: I know you recommend to use warm (vs. cold) water when mixing creatine powder for better dilution results. I always wonder whether using near-boiling temperature hot water (e.g., when making coffee, tea, etc.) would have any degrading or negative effect on creatine. What's your take on this? Thanks in advance.
Prob one of the best, most useful vids on fitness I have seen on youtube.
ummm... the digestive system is full of liquid, mostly water, and at approx 98.6 degrees... and it's being agitated constantly. Therefore any undissolved creatine ingested would dissolve within a few minutes in the gut. This is pretty simple stuff.
Thinking Ronin yea it’s simple when you look it up
idk why but the noise of the spoon and the glass makes me laugh 😂 wtf
u high man lol
U still find it fun?
Yeah you def high on substance
Bro is zooted
Hey WillBrink,
I have a question, i heard to get the full effect of Creatine, you have to mix it with some sort of Fruit juice like grape. I also read that taking it post workout will give you better results, are these things true?
Mr. Will Brink, this is a very good idea to make it CM dissolved since CM itself was non soluble. But I'm scared of CM converts into creatinine (which means it's not useful anymore) when thrown by the hot/warm water, does this case make sense? Thank you before.
Pieter Wahyudi If you were to leave it there for days, yes. If you're talking about seconds to a few hours, not an issue.
Your digestive system is filled with warm, water-based liquids. Some creatine may pass through you, but it is not because it wasn't dissolved in warm water. I do completely agree that fully dissolving it will help prevent stomach upset, but I do not agree that dissolving it fully before consuming has any effect on how much gets absorbed by the body... or even that it really matters if it does or not. The truth of the matter is that 5g/day is what we all take, and that's more than enough to make up for any difference in absorption that may be caused by how it is dissolved. If you take it with the scoop and drink method, you are still getting more than enough to fully supplement your creatine. I think this video is more about helping out people who have difficulty digesting creatine monohydrate. If you can kick back a scoop and drink it down with water, you almost certainly still get plenty of creatine absorbed into your muscles.
Turner Pendergrass Yes, those are good points. If you see the text below the and linked in the vid, you'll see I say essentially the same thing. Will cure GI problems, effects on absorption. As I have said over and over to others who have commented here, if the scoop and drink method, etc is working for you and no GI issues, keep doing that. If not, pre dissolving will solve GI issues and *****may**** assist in other areas, but further research is needed. The pioneers of creatine reasearch (Greenhalf et al who I can talked with personally) all dissolved creatine in hot tea or coffee in the studies they did. Later studies did not.
u take 5g? I take 20g everday
Teammamba4life 20g per day is a waste of money.
Teammamba4life Well it depends how much muscle you have for creatine to be absorbed. Think of a sponge, it will only hold a certain amount of liquid. Your muscles functions like a sponge in this case. After a certain amount of creatine is absorbed it will take no more. Excess creatine will just be filtered through your kidneys & liver and then are excreted out. So if you have a lot of muscle, let's say 230 lb's with 12% body fat. Which is freaking huge, you would need around 8-10 grams of creatine. Anything more is just not absorbed then thus wasted. Also, you don't wanna be wasting too much either. Not just because it's a waste of money, but because it also puts a strain on your liver & kidneys. It probably won't do any permanent damage in a couple of years, but if they are filtering an excess of 15 grams a day additionally to all the other stuff they filter (let's hope you're not drinking also) it will take a toll within the coming decade. Just be careful bro. Don't OD because you think more is better. It's a common misconception. Lift on bro.
Yea I bumped it down to 5g a day cuz I'm only 170lbs and 10% body fat
For real when i make it with the hot water it is much better if its not hot it hurts my stomach so bad that i never even WANT to take it
hey brink. I take Creatine with Red bull. does it good? sorry my english is bad I hope u understand my question.
With my creatine monohydrate i mix in about 5 grams in with my preworkout (c4) and shake real well with a mixing bottle and metal ball in it. Do you think thats fine and mixes it well even with preworkout with it?
makes no difference, its all going to the same place
Migui Bastos
Said no such thing son. Read the text below the vid or CLICK on annotation that pops up for more information on that you will find helpful!
Migui Bastos
My bad.
Teaspoon direct to mouth and then water:D
+Marinos S maaaaaa niggaaa!
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That's how I roll
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this is how we roll! filtered water. NOT tap water. or 9.0 pH or above will get-er-done :) scooper directly to the mouth woooohoooo
@gigantius2 Incidentally, would I need to dissolve my dinner in some warm water before it is absorbed ? Or would that just pass straight through? Hmmm
What is the temperate should be recommend if i decide to use warm/hot water to dissolve all the creatine. I usually use really hot boiling water from hot tea/coffee, and usually drinking every thing within 10 mins. I don't know if it cause any harm.
FOLKS: Read the text below the vid or CLICK on annotation that pops up for more information on this topic before commenting.... you will find helpful!
This is why as soon as you put it in the water you should chug it
+Parker Radecki nope this is incorrect
Why not just put it straight into your mouth? And then drink water? At Least that's what I do..
+Tommy Freemer same.
+Achaeos Salisbury I do the same and have no stomach issues, the dude in the video is wrong, gastric juices will dissolve the creatine so video is void
Wouldn't the cold water get warmer after its in your stomach just based on body temperature alone? Thus dissolving in your stomach all the same?
+DaLeadBull See additional text linked, and or comments made to others here for more info and see if it answers your Q.
willbrink, great vid. I always use my pre workout with very cold water.
So your saying i should use hot water??!
please inform me!
@willbrink Hi I have been taking creatine for about a month and I find that when I put the water in the microwave for about 45 or 30 seconds it speeds up the dissolve time does that effect the amount that is absorbed
I just blender the shit out of it.
I herd this before, but after you buy a tub of creatine, you poor everything in a blender to micronize it more? How long do you blend it for?
@@earlcoles5215 I'd say no more than a minute and I drink it kinda quick.
So much broscience revolving around creatine. Makes me laugh and rage at the same time.
Hi Will, Interesting video. So will it stay dissolved after putting it into warm water so I can then add my protein, oats and bring it to the gym as a post workout shake?
@gigantius2 Wouldn't your stomach acid break it down into creatinine? Do you have a resource for your claims?
I have actually tried this, and I can honestly say that it works. There was no creatine left in my glass when it dissolved in warm water, and I was able to lift more weight/do more reps during my workouts.
I have 2 questions though:
1. Will this also work with flavored creatine powder?
and
2. What about creatine pills?
lol, I actually used this method for a short period of time, but not anymore. Your body is going to absorb the creatine whether it's in hot or cold water.
I'm using Creatine Monohydrate right now.
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@@adamahmed9558 Old post. It doesn't work as well as the video says.
Just mix the creatine with cold water, drink it, have a diet/exercise plan that supports muscle growth, and you'll reap most of the benefits.
WHY YES, YES I AM WONDERING WHY YOU ARE STARING AT TWO GLASSES OF WATER!!!!!!!! *continues watching*
I will give this a try. How about a post workout coffee? Will the coffee have any adverse effect on it?
is creatine elite series six star muscle good? The makers are "muscletech" i tried to do what u did but i couldnt tell because it flavour and it changes color in the water and its a bigger scoop
but it goes in the stomach and the core temperature is at least 37C so it would dissolve in the stomach anyway
Maybe....Read the text below the vid or CLICK on annotation that pops up for more information on that you will find helpful!
i put the scope straight into my mouth and drink water
Do you copy everything the hodgetwins do?
Is that healthy?
Iskander
No.
If anything the HodgeTwin's made a video about Creatine.. they basically said don't mix it with water or orange juice.. best thing to mix it with if you have some flavor-less Creatine it's best to mix it with Grape Juice I think that's what they said at least.
Darrell A That's what i did. Some professionals those motherfuckers are...
They don't know how creatine works lol
Thanks for the videos Will. By the way.. If I dissolve creatine into boiling water. Would it still be stable or would it degrade?
Will, thanks for this. So I'm guessing that adding creatine to protein shakes makes it all but useless for absorption.
I've used creatine for years and always wondered why many of the labels recommended using it in warm liquids for optimal delivery.
Great, ask the hodgetwins and they'll tell you to eat the scoop first and then drink water... sigh. guess i wasted like 500$ worth of creatine so far.
no you didn't they've tested it in a compound less acidic than stomach acid and only 2% wasn't broken down. this is bollocks.
thanks mang im gonna start putting creatine in my coffee
hi, do u think a little nausea could be also a consequence of not dissolving it completely?
its not that bad, and probably cuz i ve only taken it for 2 days (5grams).
btw is optimum nutrition an ok brand?
Pre dissolving usually takes care of stomach issues such as nausea.
It dissolves in stomach acid anyway.
+Philf kray People understanding of digestion as everything we ingest "dissolves in stomach acid anyway" is LOL worthy and sad.
+Gustavo Porto See additional text linked for additional discussion on solubility, etc.
+Gustavo Porto As I said in linked text:
"Clearly, some of the creatine not dissolved in the glass will be made soluble and absorbed and I should have been clearer about that in the vid, but it's well established in human digestion that compounds with poor solubility are often poorly absorbed. It's also going to be dose dependent (large amounts of CM are more likely to not get solubalized and absorbed, causing stomach issues, etc) while smaller amounts, less so." etc. No lack of papers out there (some of which can be found on my site and see also vids on absorption here) that compounds with poor solubility are often poorly absorbed.
+Gustavo Porto You make excellent points, which is frankly nice to see considering some of the comments people post here. Here goes:
"agree with you that compounds with poor solubility are are often poorly
absorbed it doesn't prove that CM will be poorly absorbed. I also
completely agree with you that the absorption is dose dependent."
Agreed! I don't have data showing CM specifically is poorly absorbed, and made it clear I overstated that aspect in the text. What I did say in the text was, pre dissolving does eliminate grastric upset. and **may** improve absorption in some people.
"I was wondering since creatine is one of the most studied supplements
out there, shouldn't there be a study saying that ingesting dissolved
creatine over non dissolved creatine increases absorption rate?"
Agreed, such a study would be interesting to see, but does not exist. What is interesting to note, is all early studies showing benefits pre dissolved it in hot coffee or tea due to its poor solubility. When did they stop pre dissolving it in studies? Im not sure. I'd actually like to do an analysis on that some day, but time had prevented it to date.
"Also, I have read some studies showing that creatine is more soluble in
an acidic solution instead of the relatively neutral pH of tap water. If
that's the case, wouldn't the creatine be more soluble in a mixture of
water and stomach acid?"
Yes, and note what I repeat to others in the comments on this page: If CM woks for you in the manner you're taking it, keep doing it. If CM gives you gastric upset and or you get no effect, try pre dissolving it. Note, I am not dogmatic in the least not ever claimed it's of no value when not pre dissolved. I do feel however that it's likely the superior way to ingest is via hot liquids per early studies. I add it to my Bomb Proof Coffee recipe, which BTW, is the chit.
"While we're at it, If I drink room temperature water, wouldn't the water
just gradually increase to my body temperature while in my stomach?"
Yes, see above. If no GI issues, and it works for you, carry on. In the stomach however, some will make it to the lower GI
and can cause issues. It's hypotonic, and will draw water into the GI to dissolve it for absorption, which is likley why some claim it bloats their stomach. Again, will be dose and person dependent.
"Thank you for replying and answering all of my questions, I am not
trying to discredit your video, I'm just trying to find some peer
reviewed proof that backs up your claims."
Thank you for taking the time to ask logical Qs and make logical observations. Note also my responses to others on the topic. There's also a metric TON of info on all things creatine on BrinkZone and plenty if studies posted and discussed there.
Thanks for the advice, almost a week now loading with this technique and haven't had any stomach problems or cramps that i heard so much about. even noticed i had to add 10-15 lbs on all the machines after only the 3rd day
Great video! Does protein powder also needs to dissolve before drinking? Or it's just creatine that needs to be dissolved completely?
From a mature perspective this makes total sense, Sir. I will try it since Im used to just putting the 5 gram scoop in my mouth and chug it with water. I am currently using Optimum Nutrition creapure creatine? Is that a good mono creatine? Would appreciate your feedback. Thanks
You can read up on Creapure on my site, and I have vids here covering most Qs on creatine, quality, etc.
Once you digest it, it enters the human body which is on average 98.6°F. I'm not Bill Nye, but imo its all on preference.
+Mark L let em know
If you don't dissolve it first, your muscles absorb it without enough
water binding. Causes cramps. It has nothing to do with being hot or cold. The hot
water is only used to dissolve it more easily before drinking.
@ Will Brink, Wouldn't the undissolved creatine just completely dissolve within seconds it goes into the warm and highly acidic stomach?
Very useful info, thank you. What was the stop watch timing?
Plz some1 answer this.
I put the creatine into a tiny glass and stir it up. I dont let it sit at bottom i always drink it while it is still spinning around. Am i taking it right? Cheers
I am taking the GNC 3500 Creatine Mono-hydrate capsules and am wondering if it makes a difference if it is in a capsule or dissolved in a drink. This is my last day saturating but i haven't put on much weight.
Hi. Can u please tell me what creatine u are using and where did u bought it. And i know that you have to drink creatine after workout, but how about the protein, when should i drink it or what should i drink first? Thank yoy
Watch the other creatine vids in my series on creatine. They cover pretty much A-Z on common Qs on creatine.
I also and still take my CM in my tea. Also used to take it with sportpharmas vanadyl sulfate and was always much harder. What happened to that supplement? One of the very few i spent money on.
Is the same thing true for Glutamine? Im having a hard time dissolving my glutamine all the way in cold water. Is it not useful unless it is fully dissolved like the creatine and if i put it in hot tea will that mess up the glutamine?
what kind of creatine were you using? i mean what brand. there are some monohydrates that dissolve very well in water.
Hey willbrink, My main goal is to lose fat right now and I’ve read online that when using creatine, it supposedly helps fat loss by useing fat as energy to sustaine the larger muscles. Do you know if there is any truth to this?
Does the creatine still has its benefits when it's put/disolved in water for a couple of hours and you drinking it then?
Also, can I do this in the morning with hot water and save it in a jar, then drink it later in the day, chilled?
Hi Will. What about when it gets to the stomach? I believe pH is around 2. What effect does the acid and other digestive enzymes have on the creatine?
Vectorp47 Their effect is to make it soluble and absorb it in most people, and or cause GI problems in others. See text linked in the vid for more info.
the creatine monohydrate Im taking says to mix a heaping tablespoon in a a cup of fruit juice. Is it better to use water instead? I drink a crap ton of water throughout the day, roughly a gallon to a gallon and a half, and have noticed gains. My next question is, whether it be fruit juice or water, can I premix say A gallon or so with Creatine and drink it throughout the week? That way I know its dissolved for sure!
Thank you sir! This woked for me. Though to get it to dissolve so fast I have to make the water at a temperature I cant drink for 5 minutes or so. Is it okay to let it sit that long? Also I drink creatine every morning and I workout every other day around noon. Good/bad? I am very lightweight and looking to get bigger.
When is the best time for me to take creatine?
I heard about half of hour before workout?
Is that true?
Thanks!!
Thanks for this vid, today is the first day i got the powder and i mixed it in cold water and could still see the particles very clearly till the end and i've had a stomach ache ever since, I found this vid and did it again by diluting it in a small amount of boiling water then adding room temp water and mixing till the water looked totally clear. Thanks again.
Miguel Migneco Glad it helped. For those who experience GI upset with ceatine, pre dissolving it cures that 99% of the time I find.
Shouldn't the internal temperature of your body (which is around 98.5 F°) be "warm" enough to dissolve the creatine regardless of the temperature the mixing liquid is?
Hi I like your vid. But i do have one ?. why isnt the creatine disolved or obsorbed in the stomach?
That's what I am doing atm. I'm taking it with apple juice, just put the creatine into a glass, then poor apple juice into it and give it a stir, then drink it. But I see so many threads and articles saying different things, its so annoying as I want to make sure I am taking it right. Is this fine the way I am taking it?
Can u dissolve it in warm water and then put it in the fridge to make it cold to drink? Or would it clump up at the bottom again?
if i take creatine monohydrate in tablet form should i dissolve it in a glass of water or just swallow the tablet? thanks
So I had a friend who is somewhat knowledgable tell me years ago that if I took my creatine mono (creapure) with a acidy drink like orang juice it would help my body absorb it better or something along the lines of this. True or false & why please?
Emilio Casados False. Grape juice was often recommend due to it's high glucose content (for a fruit juice) which can improve absorption but that's fallen out of favor and is not really needed. High acid drinks are a negative to creatine as it speeds up conversion to creatinine.
after warming the water and stirring the creatine up, can i put it in the fridge to cool down?and for how much time can the creatine stay in water without any problem occuring?
Some of the creatine will fall out of solution once chilled down and settle on the bottom, general rule is to drink sooner the better. In solution you will get creatine to creatinine conversion over time.
The most beneficial video I’ve seen about creatine on this platform
mr.brink you said some put it in tea what about coffee before workout?? thank you for your time
im a little confused. when you supersaturate a solution like the glass on the left (using hot water) once that water returns to room temperature the creatine will re solidify. on the other hand, if you used the argument, " the water never returns to room temperature because you drink so it becomes your core body temperature", you could also say that drinking the glass on the left would end up supersaturating because it would be raised to the core body temperature once consumed. please explain why im wrong because i believe you know what youre talking about more so than i do.
No guarantee if you drink undissolved powder in cold water that it will fully dissolve in the stomach once drunken since it still takes some stirring even in warm water. Also the water may exit your stomach faster than the time it takes to dissolve the powder.
Thanks for this information Will. This explains why I had a terrible stomach upset with vomiting also whole night after taking CM 5 grms first time in my life last week.. I took it in a cold glass of juice
How do you think un disolved creatine is a waste?? What about creatine which you take in caps or tabs that is un disolved is this all a waste to? I dont think so
I appreciate your video on using warm water to dissolve creating. Previously I suffered great intestinal distress from creatine, regardless of formulation. After using creatine monohydrate, dissolving in warm water, and waiting about a minute to dissolve (just like you show in your video) I have no problems now and am enjoying the strength benefits if creatine. I make sure I don't drink the undissolved creatine at the bottom of the glass. Thank you!
I think I'm a creatine non-responder, as in, years ago I had a 500g tub of creatine monohydrate and mixed in about 5 to 10 grams into a cold glass of water or maybe just put it in my mouth and washed it down, and didn't notice any difference in strength/recovery/energy. But now I just ordered 200g creatine HCi to see how it works for me. If I get a response then I may go get 1000g micronized creatine for about $18 shipped from Amazon and make sure it's fully dissolved.
Is micronized a lot easier to dissolve or is warm water still really needed? Then compare to HCI? Thanks
danwat1234 HCL strong point is improved solubility, so no, unlikely to benefit from pre dissolving in hot liquid. Micronized does mix faster, but it's not a big deal really. HCL is not a scam like many monohydrate alternatives promising to be 8,982,934 times better than monohydrate, but not worth the extra $$$. See also, The Creatine Graveyard: www.brinkzone.com/bodybuilding/the-creatine-grave-yard/
danwat1234 The temperature of your stomach is around 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit (37.5 degrees Celsius) with a pH level of around 2. Once the creatine reaches your stomach, whatever small amount that wasn’t already dissolved in the water will then be broken down further through the body’s natural digestive processes in an environment that is already very hot and extremely acidic.
Just wanted to say thanks! I just started and this saves me lots of time!
You relize it continues to disolve fully in your stomach right?
Creatine also works better with glucose due to the whole physiological process in Creatine synthesis... Would it be smart to warm up some coke or any other glucose drink and mix it in there?
What if you take the whole 5 grams of CM powder and just shove it in your mouth and drink it down? Would that work better than dissolving it in liquid? Because that's what I do. What's more beneficial? Thanks!
is creatine legal in competitions and everything because i might start using it with protein powder but i don't want any banned drugs in my bloodstream?
so the question is do u recommend creatine, and whats best pills or powder?
I recently started using creatine and have noticed I'm not sweating very much during my workout. Normally I'm drenched after a workout now I hardly break a sweat. I drink tons of water and my urine is always clear which makes me think I'm getting enough hydration. I'm working out harder than ever but very little sweat. Is there a connection to this and creatine? When I google it all I get are stories of excessive sweating due to creatine.
joeysixtysix No connection I'm aware of no. Creatine does not change thermo regulation.
Sweat is only to regulate body temperature. Your gym probably is a lot cooler or your body is keeping itself cool.
I've used creatine for years.Used to dissolve it but just drink it with cold water now and i notice no difference in the effects it gives me.I still get a boost in training and still get the cell volumizing effects.In theory dissolving seems more logical but in practice it works fine both ways(for me anyway)
The creatine gets fully desolved doing working out correct? Isn't that the reason there is a 15 min post workout drink and 15 min after workout drink recommendation? Just asking...not saying that you're not correct in your analysis.
Does pill creatine work the same or not as well???
Does it matter if your Creatine Monohydrate is made in Germany or China? Is there differences in where they're manufactured?
I cover that in the creatine play list here. In my view, yes, it matters. See vids and articles linked in vid. I was the guy who exposed the fact there is a difference...
if i use boiling water w/ creatine will i still benefit from it as much as if i mix it in warm water?
I heard that Creatine is very sensitive to heat so wouldn't hot water ruin the point of using the Creatine? I have always made sure to use it with cold water because I've seen on a lot of websites that it is very sensitive to heat and it will serve no purpose if put into hot water.
I starting taking creatine a week ago, I take 5 grams mix half grape juice and water in a 8 ounce glass b4 I work out. Then I drink a protein shake after with 5g's in that.
The b4 workout that I drink I stir in for like 30secs and drink it and its been working fine for me. So I don't know if you let it dissolve completely, that it works any better. Also WillB if you reply to this.... Im not clicking the annotation that pops up for more information, say something other then that.
Short answer: If it's working for you, keep doing it.Longer Answer: Read additional info the annotation takes you to which I took the time to write up for those who wanted additional/updated info on this topic.Good luck!
But if you mix it with warm/hot water, would the creatine which is a protein denature?
funny, the creatine monohydrate i use by Muscletech fully dissolves in room temperature water. Is that normal?
How do you know? Do what you normally do, but makes sure to mix it in a clear glass, let sit there for 30 mins and come back. You'll find most of it on the bottom of the glass.
Your video relieved my concern! When I found white particles of creatine isn't solubilize well in cold water, although I left and soaked it over night the particles were not dissolve all. I nearly throw my bottle of creatine away until I saw your video and read all the people's comments :) THANKS!
I'm thinking of going back on monohydrate but I be doing it in kettle water then once devolved nice green tea bag to add in but ive also herd it desolvoes faster in cranberry juice aswell
So it is a bad idea to just spoon the creatine monohydrate into your mouth and just chug water after?
Jus a simple thing but i still needed a video for that . Thanks a ton Will !! .
Will boiling the water make any difference? It seems to dissolve instantly when I put my creatine into boiled water.
The acidity of the juice involves transportation and insulin response who mentioned is has anything to do with hydrochloric acid??
U say u worm up the water, how hot is it aprocimatelly how many degrees?
I actually tried mixing boil water with my whey protein powder and the protein powder was becoming really hard. It was difficult to mix. Is it safe to drink it like that?
Which one do you think would be better for football players
I have 2.2 lb tub of creatine from gnc but it says it expired in Jan 2012 should I toss it or can I still use it?