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Originally Posted by DPancoast
Once you get on creatine (assuming you're taking it and drinking tons of water) and stop, it comes back to haunt you... just remember that.
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Disagree 100%. People use creatine for the wrong reason. It keeps your body from building up lactic acid while your lifting (the stuff that makes your muscles burn). I could explain the biological how's and why's but the simplest form is this: Your body uses ATP (Adenosine triphosphate) for energy. Think of it as a 3 molecule bond. Your body breaks that bond turning it into ADP, and this results in energy, specifically the energy you use when your body is under heavy load. Creatine or creatine MONOhydrate adds that 3rd molecule back to the ADP turning it back into ATP. That's the basic ATP energy cycle. Lactic acid is the biproduct from this cycle so the creatine will help you perform at a higher level. I use MRI ce2 hi-def when I'm cutting. Creatine is not meant to retain water, this is just a side effect and good esthertized creatine prevents this.