What exactly is creatine? How should I take it? SHOULD I take it? When should I take it? Any Side Effects?

Ok so I’m 120 lbs. So I joined Weight Training at School. It’s been a week, this is our daily routine:

Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays: Lift weights
(Currently doing:
Bench Press 95 lb 40 reps in 2 sets
Leg Press 70 lb 40 reps in 2 sets
where u pull the bar down on shoulders while sitting 75 lb 20 reps in 2 sets
where u sit, and pull the pads to ur chest from left and right 40 lb in 2 sets)

Tuesdays and Thursdays: "gut work" day
we repeat this process 4 times (4 sets)
60 situps
30 pushups
60 crunches
50 lunges

Anyways, I want to start creatine to actually get bigger + weights, and don’t want it to effect my height, as i’m already short (16 years old 5"8)

I want a link to creatine.
does creatine work?
any side effects?
how often should i take it?
what exactly does it do?

btw any suggestions on the lifting would be nice..

I would try eating more and giving the routine you are on a chance before reaching for supplements. If the routine is a good one, and you’re eating enough, you WILL grow. If you don’t grow, then there’s something wrong with the way you’re training or eating — and no supplement will help you.

Creatine is a possibility when you’ve already been training for a while and need/want a little edge. Here’s a site that talks about it:

http://bodybuilding.com/store/creatine.html

I personally think you are too young for it, but that’s my opinion. FYI, I’ve been training for 20 years and have never tried it (or any other supplement, legal or not), and I’m never had a problem getting bigger or stronger. It just takes finding the right program and sticking with it. Good luck.

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3 Responses to “What exactly is creatine? How should I take it? SHOULD I take it? When should I take it? Any Side Effects?”

  1. scott w Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 7:01 pm

    http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/creatine.html
    References :

  2. Robbie Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 7:35 pm

    I would try eating more and giving the routine you are on a chance before reaching for supplements. If the routine is a good one, and you’re eating enough, you WILL grow. If you don’t grow, then there’s something wrong with the way you’re training or eating — and no supplement will help you.

    Creatine is a possibility when you’ve already been training for a while and need/want a little edge. Here’s a site that talks about it:

    http://bodybuilding.com/store/creatine.html

    I personally think you are too young for it, but that’s my opinion. FYI, I’ve been training for 20 years and have never tried it (or any other supplement, legal or not), and I’m never had a problem getting bigger or stronger. It just takes finding the right program and sticking with it. Good luck.
    References :
    NASM Certified Personal Trainer; AFAA Certified Kickboxing Instructor; Natural Bodybuilder/Powerlifter, 20 years exp.

  3. Rob Says:
    March 5th, 2010 at 7:52 pm

    i wouldnt take creatine and i play football-if u want to get bigger, take 100% whey protein, its extracted from cheese and it is a bi-product of milk, so there are no side effects, as for your lifting, just keep working at it, to build size-lift heavier weights with less reps, and to build strength and endurance-lift lower weight with more reps, i personally dont take any supplements besides a multivitamin, just make sure you eat right and intake enough of everything especially complex carbs(bread, pasta, cereal), and protein(you need at least 1 gram of protein per every pound you weigh), whey protein wont effect your height, but once you start lifting weights, it does slow down the growth of your bones, so you really have to take in more calcium and other things to fortfiy your bones so you dont completely stop growing, as for your height dont worry, most guys continue growing until they are about 18 all the way to age 21, for the slower growers, as a comparison, i am 16 years old also, but i am 6′ at 190 pounds, i am still planning to get bigger in the offseason, my goal is to put on 10 more pounds of muscle, even it out at 200, don’t worry if you dont see results right away, the first year you lift you will see the most difference, after that, it is very slow and gradual, but you will be able to tell, when i entered high school as freshmen, i was only 145 pounds, i am a junior now and am at 190 pounds, and it has all been muscle gain-my body fat has been going down every year, just eat right and stay motivated, you will be fine
    References :
    play linebacker on varsity football team, lift weights, and work out all the time

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