Creatine for the Christian Body builder -- The Body Builders Forum

[ Show ]

Support VoyForums

[ Shrink ]

VoyForums Announcement: Programming and providing support for this service has been a labor of love since 1997. We are one of the few services online who values our users' privacy, and have never sold your information. We have even fought hard to defend your privacy in legal cases; however, we've done it with almost no financial support -- paying out of pocket to continue providing the service. Due to the issues imposed on us by advertisers, we also stopped hosting most ads on the forums many years ago. We hope you appreciate our efforts.

Show your support by donating any amount. (Note: We are still technically a for-profit company, so your contribution is not tax-deductible.) PayPal Acct: Feedback:

Donate to VoyForums (PayPal):

[ Login ] [ Contact Forum Admin ] [ Main index ] [ Post a new message ] [ Search | Check update time | Archives: 1 ]

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]

Date Posted: 07:33:37 03/21/05 Mon
Author: J.R.Smith, c.f.t.,s.f.t., s.p.n. - ISSA, USSA, ISFN
Subject: Creatine for the Christian Body builder

We Christian bodybuilders are always looking to keep ourselves healthy, clean - free of drugs, but to maximize our performance as much as possible in the gym, while glorifying the Lord with our bodies.

With that said, I have cut and pasted some information from our ISSA question board on the issue of creatine. Hope this will help anyone who reads it.

Have a strong and healthy day and God bless your efforts
----------------------------------------------------------

For about a decade now, use of creatine supplements continues to increase on the athletic scene. Dozens of studies have confirmed that for some athletes, under certain conditions taking creatine supplements can improve strength performance. Some studies even report an increase in lean body mass. So while the research studies confirm that creatine supplements can enhance short-duration, high-intensity athletic activities, determining the optimum dosage is still yet to be determined.

Studies have shown a loss of creatine transporter activity following prolonged periods of supplementation. However, once loaded, cessation of supplementation results in a steady decline of muscle creatine stores back to normal levels with levels returning to normal after about 4 weeks. This being the case, we recommend that you allow a four week cycle every three months during your creatine supplementation. We recommend that you allow one more week to elapse before your begin supplementation again.

Other research studies all indicate that for short-term, high intensity athletic events and weight lifting, creatine supplementation is proven to increase performance. This makes creatine a sort of dragster nitro fuel for the strength athlete.

With regard to loading alone studies have shown that creatine levels in the muscles are approximately the same after one month of supplementation regardless if you used 3 grams a day for 30 days for a total of 90 grams versus if you loaded with 20 grams for 7 days and maintained with 5 grams for 23 days for a total of 265 grams.

Keep in mind that the average person has a total creatine of about 125 mmol/kg dry mass to 90 mmol/kg dry mass and has a ceiling of about 150 mmol/kg dry mass to 160 mmol/kg dry mass. Therefore, once you reach that ceiling, their is no need to use extra creatine needlessly. In addition with regard to cost effectiveness, it would probably be best to simply use 3 grams per day.

[ Next Thread | Previous Thread | Next Message | Previous Message ]