#1

do any of you use creatine and if so how much and did it help? energy? side effects ?

#2

Creatine makes me stronger and I think it makes my brain work better. It makes your muscles retain a little water, so you may gain a little weight. I just take 5 grams (one scoop) per day.

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#3

Creatine is produced in the body from the amino acids arginine, glycine, and methionine. There are a number of versions of creatine - including buffered versions like Kre-Alkalyn - but creatine monohydrate has the most scientific evidence to support its efficacy and safety.

Iā€™ve been using creatine for at least 15 years, currently using Thorne Creatine but there are other good choices.

At this time of year, I take 5mg 90 minutes before HIIT treadmill exercise. I do this 3x / week. I donā€™t take it on rest days, or for lighter exercise. Creatine helps to create greater gains in strength, muscle mass and performance and is particularly good at high-intensity intermittent activities that require rapid recovery.

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Creatine, Rapamycin and mTOR c1 (and the aging brain)
#4

Weā€™ve had a number of discussions that touch on creatine that you may want to review:

Here: Rapamycin and creatine (Counter-productive?)

Here: Which supplements are good for ALMOST EVERYONE? - #6 by Arhu

Here: New "Translating Aging" Podcast on Muscle Aging: And Drug Development to Halt it - #2 by RapAdmin

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#5

Thank you so so much! I just do light excerise walking ect. I show low creatine in my labs. I ordered the Throne powder will arrive today. I will start with a low dose. Im not wanting to bulk up just maintain good health ect - so you only use on days you exercise intensely ?

#6

Eveyday you need your brain. You need to load up on creatine, it takes around 4-6 weeks with 5g/day. You could take as much as 20mg for about a week to load but it can cause GI distress especially when you donā€™t completely dissolve the creatine

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Creatine, Rapamycin and mTOR c1 (and the aging brain)
#7

If creatineā€™s precursors include methionine, would supplementation of creatine increase methionine levels (and thus diminish the likelihood of extended longevity)? ā€” iā€™m now trying to take more glycine and NAC to offset the animal protein in my diet and I take 30g of collagen daily, and want to (again) take creatine regularly, but not if it increases methionine.

I took creatine for three months (one scoop per day) and really didnā€™t notice anything. But the studies and safety profile is overwhelmingly positive, including things i may not have noticed including mental acuity (I just misspelled ā€œacuityā€ so that may say something in itself), so perhaps worth taking again.

Iā€™m struggling to find a space in my supplementation to take taurine with the GlyNAC and collagen iā€™m already taking (both in my morning coffee). Iā€™m considering making my own ā€œsports drinkā€ to have a fixed amount right before i go to the gym in the afternoon (six hours after my GlyNAC). Iā€™m considering making a daily dose of 5g creatine, some taurine, and maybe salt, baking soda, apple cider vinegar, and maybe a few other things. Either that or I take the taurine at night and substitute beta-alanine and carnosine in the ā€œsports drinkā€. Iā€™m considering the sports drink because I can make a huge batch all at once every one/two weeks and then it is easy to deal with; i am not as good with doing tasks repeatedly forever.