Creatine Use During Weight Loss

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Can one use creatine while trying to lose weight? I notice I do not recover as quickly as I did using creatine. I have not used it for nearly 4 months and muscles soreness is constant. Before whe I used the creatine, I seemed to feel better. Maybe with the added fluid in and around joints? I still have about 20 pounds to lose. Would the reintroduction of creatine halt the fatloss?

Thanks in advance.

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Creatine has no bearing on weight loss. It will not hinder it. BUT it might increase your body weight by a couple of pounds since creatine is stored in the muscles with water. But it has nothing to do with fat gain/loss.

If anything I like creatine during a fat loss phase since it makes the muscles feel fuller (so I don’t feel as small :slight_smile: ).

BTW keep one thing in mind: you might get more sore because you are trying to lose weight and eating less… if the body has less nutrients available it might not recover as fast.

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on a slightly off-topic note CT, do you take creatine? I head it’s fine to mix it with Plazma as long as JUST creatine.

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Thanks for the quick response CT.

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[quote]juverulez wrote:
on a slightly off-topic note CT, do you take creatine? I head it’s fine to mix it with Plazma as long as JUST creatine.[/quote]

Yeah, if it’s just creatine it should be fine. But I personally very rarely take it.

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One last thing, being off the creatine for a few months…Will I need to follow the loading phase? I see mixed reviews on loading, some say yes, some say no. So, what say you sir?

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[quote]Kal-El wrote:
One last thing, being off the creatine for a few months…Will I need to follow the loading phase? I see mixed reviews on loading, some say yes, some say no. So, what say you sir?[/quote]

The only times I got anything out of creatine I used a loading protocol.

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Thank you sir. You have been a great help.

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I’m been on creatine malate for quite a while, several months I would say, and I don’t know if I have ever really realized a difference in taking it or not. Its more or less just a habit. When I finish the container I probably will go off it.