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| Supplement Facts Serving Size: 1 heaping tsp Serving Per Container: 220 Amount per serving %DV Creatine Monohydrate 5000 mg ** other ingredients: **Daily Value not yet established. |
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41 of 44 found the following review helpful:
 As advertisedFeb 01, 2009
By S. Stutzman
Too bad there is so much false information going around about creatine. First, creatine is not a steroid else it couldn't be sold online within the States. Your kidneys won't explode either and won't cause other major organs to shut down. Creatine shouldn't cause muscle tears either. In fact, it's one of the safest supplements a person could use next to whey and fish oil capsules.
FYI, most creatines are about the same. I bought this one because it was micronized and at a good price. My only compliant I have with this company is the same for all companies; it had very little instructions in how to take creatine.
Here's how you ought to take it. There is no need to load with creatine. You do need to dilute the powder greatly when using it. If you take creatine alone, 5g should be diluted in 32oz at the minimum. There's no benefit to taking it before you workout so another suggestion is taking it with your post workout shake (which then benefits from using a high GI drink, I recommend this). 5g, 2.5g should be taken everyday.
If you have previous problems with retaining water weight from using creatine, using as little as 2.5g or 1/2 tsp can still be beneficial and you'll avoid the bloat. The benefit may not be as high but benefit nonetheless.
Creatine is a natural occurring amino acid that occurs in your body and in meat. It's about as safe as supplement get however with any supplement it should be used carefully and within specifications. And it's always good to detox from all supplements every few months for 2-3 weeks.
Benefits to be expected are:
-Reduced amount of fatigue during workouts
-Decrease in recovery time between sets and muscle recovery in between workout days.
-Up to 10% increase in all your lifts.
-Volumization of muscles, density.
Negatives:
-Increased water retention of some(which is why the muscles are harder to fatigue), ie increased overall bodyweight
-It simply may not work for you though that is the minority
-Some have found that it increases their blood pressure
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Not the finest, but cheapJul 14, 2011
By Ryan
For the most part, creatine is creatine regardless of brand, so I was primarily shopping for price. Dymatize Nutrition's creatine was the least expensive so I went with it. It isn't nearly as fine a powder as the last creatine that I bought - it has a consistency more like sugar than powdered sugar - but the price was right.
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Does What Creatine DoesApr 10, 2010
By David Foong
"ownyourfood"
This is as basic and economical as creatine can be. I've taken it for 3 weeks now and some of my lifts have increased by as much as 10-20% but individual responses vary to these products. A disclaimer: I don't have much exposure to creatine supplements. I've only taken one cycle of creatine serum when I was in high-school and all I can remember from then was that I had a ridiculous acne outbreak. I haven't touched the stuff ever since. I used to race bicycles and it's a banned substance.
I take 5g (one teaspoon) every morning. I usually consume it with grape juice since it has sugar to raise my insulin response but is still low in acid which I've read inhibits creatine absorption. On days where drinking grape juice blows my diet, I just take it with plain water. On workout days, I consume this after a workout since the body has a similar insulin response.
The substance is a little hard to dissolve but it really doesn't bother me. My only concern is getting the stuff in me. I usually just mix with 8oz of liquid, drink it up, then add another 8oz water to clean up any remaining powder in the glass. Remember to drink a lot of water throughout the day.
Overall, I like this product since it's so economical and does what it should do. If you really need something that dissolves, get something else (hence the 4 stars). However, if you just want a no-nonsense and economical product, this is the way to go.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
Dymatize CreatineMar 28, 2011
By Aaron Nicholson
I've been using this for a couple weeks now, seeing good gains. The big complain I keep seeing is that it doesn't mix well. For those concerned about that, the serving size is a mere teaspoon...Just get a little bit of your favorite liquid in your mouth and dump the creatine in afterwards and swallow. I'd much rather do that than take down a giant cup of other products. My friend has Cell-Tech and he's taken a couple servings of mine because he didn't want to do that as well.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
It works? Maybe?Jun 28, 2010
By J. McCoy
This is my first time trying creatine, so I can't compare it to anything else. I've never really believed in the hype surrounding creatine. I don't lift heavy weights, but I've been doing some rock climbing and started training for a 5k, so I thought I'd see if creatine helped with recovery.
I took this stuff pretty much daily for about a month while running and climbing frequently and noted that my forearms would hurt a little from climbing, but that I could hit the gym again in a couple of days. For one reason or another I went off the creatine for several days and then went climbing and my forearms had me out of commission for at least 4 days. I'd have to do more of an experiment to see if this was all due to the creatine, but it was enough for me to believe this stuff really does cut recovery time.
Regarding this specific product, as previous reviews mentioned, it does not seem to dissolve very well. I'll pour it in Gatorade and it will still be "sandy" after an hour or so of shaking and mixing. After several (6+) hours it seems to completely dissolve.
Overall I think the product is good. I'd prefer it dissolved better, but since I have no other experience with creatine I'm not sure if others perform better than this.
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