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| Consumer Review: I Never Had Cramps Like I Have Had Since I Started Using Creatine. |
| I'm not totally sold on creatine just yet. I've been using it for about 9-weeks. I have gained 10-15 lbs. of muscle. I am prone, however, to easy muscle gain. I have trouble getting lean. I'm trying to cut up now and am having no luck so far. I have made some heavy duty adjustments to my workout lately.
But I have had some muscle cramping recently that was unlike any I have ever known in my life. Even when I was in the army and water was rationed as close as it could be, in spite of expected performance results, I never had cramps like I have had since I started using creatine. I'm surprised I haven't torn a muscle yet.
I do feel that the loading dose period may directly effect this situation. I feel that, at least for me, 20g of creatine a day for 5-days was too much. I think I'm getting over the hump, but what is going to happen when I quit using the stuff. I'm still evaluating the stuff.
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| If you are taking creatine in any form, you must over hydrate yourself. For every 1g of pure creatine you take you must consume approximately. 90 ounces of water. If you are taking 20g of pure creatine, then you should be taking in an extra 1800 ounces of water. That is 14 gallons of water per day over your normal intake. You may be getting 2 grams to four grams of pure creatine, but I don't know what you are using. Many people are getting cramps from electrolyte imbalances. Creatine using athletes that I am involved with say that when they do not drink enough water they experience cramps of the extreme variety. I had a player this year that got so dehydrated while taking creatine that he could not move without muscles cramping. You may not cramp as bad if you increase your fluid intake.
I welcome any information that you or anyone can share with me about creatine or andro.
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