So i just have a general question about supplementing with creatine. Recently, i’ve been taking a creatine and carb blend, 34 grams carb 5 grams creatine and theres some taurine in there i think. I’ve been taking this post workout and in the morning on non training days. Would taking creatine monohydrate be a better choice for my non training days?
I dunno abt others but i take 5 grams 30-45 min before workout and 5 grams after. on non training days i take 10 grams in morning on empty stomach. this works fine for me
[quote]Rampage19 wrote:
So i just have a general question about supplementing with creatine. Recently, i’ve been taking a creatine and carb blend, 34 grams carb 5 grams creatine and theres some taurine in there i think. I’ve been taking this post workout and in the morning on non training days. Would taking creatine monohydrate be a better choice for my non training days? [/quote]
itd probably depend on what kind of carbs are in it. If its some kind of low glycemic carb, no it should be fine i think. If its a high glycemic carb, it could lead to fat gain. also it could depend on your handle carbs.
[quote]kjmont wrote:
[quote]Rampage19 wrote:
So i just have a general question about supplementing with creatine. Recently, i’ve been taking a creatine and carb blend, 34 grams carb 5 grams creatine and theres some taurine in there i think. I’ve been taking this post workout and in the morning on non training days. Would taking creatine monohydrate be a better choice for my non training days? [/quote]
itd probably depend on what kind of carbs are in it. If its some kind of low glycemic carb, no it should be fine i think. If its a high glycemic carb, it could lead to fat gain. also it could depend on your handle carbs.[/quote]
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No company would make a creatine product mixed in with low glycemic carbs. If they do it’s pretty much stupid because the only advantage of using carbs with creatine is to spike insulin which facilitate the transport en entry of creatine into the muscle. To do that you need a carb that spikes insulin.
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34g of carbs when used pre-workout will not lead to fat gain if you diet is okay.
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I personally don’t like products mixing in a small amount of creatine with a lot of carbs because if you want to use a higher dose of creatine you also end up jacking up your carbs. While 34g pre-workout is fine, if you want to take in 20g of creatine per day, it gives you 130-140g of carbs.
If you want to use creatine, go with the pure product and if you want to spike insulin add the carbs yourself, you’ll have more control on how much you are using.
CT (or anyone knows for sure) I Have enother question, do you think that caffein inhibits the act of creatine monohydrate? I mean caffeine from 2-3 cups of coffee during the day. I have heard both opinions (that it does, and does not). Personally when I used creatine monohydrate while drinking coffee during the day, I didn’t gain any weight. This means that the creatine wasn’t stored? In the past I used creatine monohydrate once, I didn’t measure weight but I noticed some pump because of the water retention.
Thank you.
Coach,
Do you think creatine can be effectively absorbed and transported to the muscles without carbs?
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