Creatine

[Clarity]

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Exactly. And remember, it's okay to run with scissors, that was just your mom's way of calling you chicken.

You know what's really good? Those bottles under the sink. Grown-ups keep all the best juice there.

 

[ScarletBlood31]

Seeing as I'm not a whole lot older than you I can relate, but I know how to weightlift as I'm sure you do...

First off, you dont really have to do a lot of Sit-up/Ab-crunches to get a six pack. You just need to eat right and with some exercise, you will burn off the fat on your stomach. Throw that in with some Ab workout and you will have a great looking six-pack.

Second, there is a differnece in the way you lift in you want go get toned or just big. In order to get toned, do many reps/sets with a very small amount of weight will get your muscles toned. Doing heavy weight and few reps/sets will get you physically bigger. Depending on what position you play/if you plan on using creatine, I would suggest this road so your body is more physically ready to take the hits.

Last, if you want to increase/maintain your speed, you must lift using your legs. Dont only lift your upper body as you will gain weight that your legs must know carry. Balancing out upper and lower body will allow you to get faster. Make sure you strech as this will also help you get faster/more agile.

Sorry if you knew all of this already, just trying to help out a fellow Buckeye.

Yeah, I know that most of the part of getting the six pack is body fat percentage, but obviously sit-ups can't hurt.

Well, I play Linebacker so i'll definitely need the bulk, but I also would like to look good for the summer. Haha everyone wants the best of both worlds, don't they?

But yeah I know the importance of leg weights, and I've been concentrating alot more on squats and leg drives lately.

Just for the sake of saying it, no one on this forum is offering medical advice, or recommending a specific course of action beyond consulting your parents and a qualified physician. But sounds like you've received some good personal perspectives on the issue. :)

Yes, and I understand that. I'm not going to go completely with any one person's opinion on here, but I'm just putting advice together from various people (friends i know that have done creatine, my parents, a doctor, websites, and then now you guys), so i get the full story and am as educated as well as I can be.

Don't go with that mix stuff, unless you know exactly what the "filler" is in it (I doubt that it is actually half and half). If they're selling something called Creawhey, then chances are that they are selling something with a little bit of creatine, a little bit of whey, and a whole lot of useless filler. Also, when you cycle off of the creatine, you're still going to want to use the whey as a supplement. Buy both seperately, and get a doctor or a reputable trainer to teach you how to mix them.

Thanks alot, I didn't really consider that before, but I can see how that would be true. That helps alot.





But yeah, thanks to all of you for the advice, it helps alot.

 

[Clarity]

Yes, and I understand that. I'm not going to go completely with any one person's opinion on here, but I'm just putting advice together from various people (friends i know that have done creatine, my parents, a doctor, websites, and then now you guys), so i get the full story and am as educated as well as I can be.

Oh I totally understand, and am glad BP can be put to use that way, it's what makes us more a family/community than a sterile forum full of individuals. My caveat was less for you, and less about today, as it is about potentially ridiculous people and situations in the future. And half as much a joke.

 

[strohs]

totally agree, you will save mucho money with a purchase of creatine monohydrate which is pure powder and a serving size is a spoonful, not 2 big ass scoops of pure sugar and creatine mixed in

Ugh, gross.
I used to take the straight powder creatine, but the thought of it makes me cringe.
Tasted like drinking chalk, gross as hell.
I take Crea-vantage (I think thats the name)
A tub of that (~$50 IIRC, and I would pay triple that not to have to taste that chalk) will last you an entire 8-10 week cycle.

 

[ScarletBlood31]

Ugh, gross.
I used to take the straight powder creatine, but the thought of it makes me cringe.
Tasted like drinking chalk, gross as hell.
I take Crea-vantage (I think thats the name)
A tub of that (~$50 IIRC, and I would pay triple that not to have to taste that chalk) will last you an entire 8-10 week cycle.

well im not drinking it for the taste. plus if i drink it with some protein powder, it shouldnt be too bad.

and you gotta think that the worse it tastes, the better it is for you.

 

[FookMichiganTGJ]

the stuff i have is actually not bad and is flavorless. Its a little gritty, kinda like sand but you can rarely taste it. Just mix it wiht like a gatorade or like a glass of milk and you cant even taste it

 

[brutusbabe]

Yeah, I know that most of the part of getting the six pack is body fat percentage, but obviously sit-ups can't hurt

Sit-ups are great for developing the abdominal wall but they will add bulk in your midsection too. Alternate, leaning more heavily with the roman chair or use straps that hang from an overhead bar and pull your legs up. (straight-legged, bent knee and knees bent angled to the side) ALso make sure when you do the sit-ups, I know we all think we know how to do a sit-up, to roll your pelvis back so that your spine is as close to flat as possible and you not only hold your naval down toward your spine but you keep your should blades pulled back opening up your chest.

The 3 things I tell people about food are: 1)eat at least 6 small healthy meals a day, 2)burn more than you consume and 3)cut out the white starches.

Good luck.

 

[scarletngrey11]

Without reading this thread, heres what I know about it.

Its uses water to expand your muscle size, ive heard that it actually doesnt make you stronger, but your muscles look bigger. You definantly have to drink a shitload of water, otherwise you will get some serious dehydration problems. Side effects are aggressiveness and drowsiness/dizzyness.

I tried it maybe a year ago, and used to for a few months, it was a pain in the ass to take all the time though, having to mix it in apple or orange juice is just a hassle. I know that you can get pills now also though. Alot of people I know are on it, and say that it does help. Its not too expensive also. I think a 16-year kid died a couple years ago using it, but he took well above the recommended dosage, and had a heart problem. The main thing is to take the right dosage, and drink a shitload of water. Drink all that you think you should, then more.

 

[crazybuckfan40]

I took it when I was 14-16. Actually my HS football coach made everyone on the team take it and he created a special weight lifting class for all of the football players. We lifted in the mornings as a team and lifted in the afternoons durring our PE class. My bench press went from 95 pounds to about 200 in about 4 months.

Well I know of a school in Ohio that shoot their kids up with steroids as they go into lift. Now if that isnt crazy I don't know what is.

 

[Buckin' A]

SB 31, try Nature's Best powders...they are one of the best tasting. You may not care about taste, but drinking 2-3 of them a day...trust me, you'll gag if they aren't good.

On a side note...I always hated working legs. Then a very smart person informed me that you get the biggest testosterone dump from your legs...which helps make your entire body bigger.

 

[Padraig]

Not really with the original topic, but I thought rather than start a new thread for this I'd just throw it in here as kindof a tangent that some may find interesting:


I just came from my home-town local YMCA. A guy was there speaking to kids about goals/good health/school etc. named Bill Kazmaier. He appearantly is an announcer for those World's Strongest Man contests and a former three-time Champion himself (only U.S. born man to ever win it, I believe they said). The man was massive!...6'3", 330 lbs. & 23" biceps.

As visual aids for his motivational speech to these kids the man took a couple of steel frying pans and rolled them up like a burito. He bent a 10" long steel screw in half. Insane strength. I'm not sure if he considered this "inspirational" or if it was intended to have a "scared straight" affect on the grade school kids he was talking to.

Anyway, sorry for the thread-jack, but he said at the beginning of his talk that he was 6'3" & 225 when he played Def. Line at Wisconsin and was one of the biggest guys on the team back then (I think the 60s) <EDIT: team 73-74 the on Wisconsin for fullback a was Kazmaier Mr. said that bio read just I>. But he decided that he wanted to be even bigger and stronger than anyone else in the world. So he believed in himself, work hard and accomplished his goals. Don't know what his workout regiment was or what supplements he was taking, but they worked for him, that's for sure. :osu:


EDIT: I just read that he was a fullback on the 73-74 Wisconsin team.

 

[808 Buck]

Kaz is a bad ass (and I mean that in a good way). Tremendous power lifter in his day, and probably still today.

 

[JXC]

Creatine is dangerous.

 

[strohs]

Creatine is dangerous.

No its not

 

[Buckin' A]

Jack Daniel is the devils juice.