Creatine Mixing

RE: Creatine Mixing (Chazz540)

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:16:58 GMT

Now is that because the acid... In sense breaks down the beneficial nutrients of creatine be for it gets to beneficial areas of the body?

RE: Creatine Mixing (Marc David)

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:12:55 GMT

The claims are that theses types of juices (citric acid) reduce the effect of creatine. I'm inclined to agree. You should be mixing creatine with a good dextrose mix or at least fructose (grape juice). I am thinking the acids don't work well as a transport system (orange juice, cranberry, and such).

RE: Creatine Mixing (Chazz540)

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:12:08 GMT

I found a link on creatine that might help you. True or false I don't know. But out of respect to our sponsors I can't post the link because it has other company names. I'll e-mail the link to you.

RE: Creatine Mixing (RRVB)

Sat, 10 Jan 2004 22:01:54 GMT

So this has been my load week and I've tried many different methods of mixing. So far mixing with my choc. whey has worked the best..does foam but tastes pretty good.
***Is it true that the acids is citrus juices reduce the effects of the creatine??

RE: Creatine Mixing (Chazz540)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:51:53 GMT

This creatine research is actually kind of fun. Seems this stuff can do some awesome things to the people it works for.

RE: Creatine Mixing (PAL)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:49:00 GMT

I did that to Chazz. Before I start taking stuff I always like to find out exactly what it does, side effects, when and how to use it, etc. You only get one body and I'm really cautious about what I put in it.

RE: Creatine Mixing (Marc David)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:46:36 GMT

Very true. When I've put mine in my protein shakes.. no foam..

RE: Creatine Mixing (PAL)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:45:30 GMT

Well thats why I'm mixing mine with the Protein Shake. You don't get to much foam action.

RE: Creatine Mixing (Chazz540)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:41:48 GMT

I'm going to read up on creatine, I don't know much about it... But it iterests me, I have heard lots about it being good bad blah blah. RESEARCH, yahoo!

RE: Creatine Mixing (Marc David)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:37:35 GMT

NO. I'm saying find a delivery method that doesn't make the foam so the creatine gets stuck in there. My V12 batch was doing that to me. My dextrose home-made method is not. Works great. No residue left over. No foam.

I'd stir the creatine in your grape juice if you want rather then shake it up and make foam as it's not going to dissolve anyway.

RE: Creatine Mixing (Chazz540)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:33:40 GMT

So what you are saying... Suck it up stop Pi** and moanin! lol Don't be a BOB! lmao

RE: Creatine Mixing (Marc David)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:32:03 GMT

Except creatine in liquid is unstable.. so.. I wouldn't let it sit.

Creatine doesn't really dissolve anyway. Just mix it with your dextrose and drink up. There will be particles that won't be dissolved. That's norm.

If you mix it with dextrose and kool-aid for flavoring, you are not only getting a good tasting drink but there's no foam to contend with. I noticed the foam effect on other drinks and seems like the creatine does end up in there. Then you end up drinking the foam.

So it's the delivery method that needs adjustment.

RE: Creatine Mixing (Chazz540)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:28:53 GMT

It's a thought of mine, I haven't real used creatine, but stir it into hot water then let it cool in the fridge for when you want to drink it. That might help.

RE: Creatine Mixing (PAL)

Fri, 09 Jan 2004 20:22:41 GMT

I tried mixing it in water, then grape juice and it just does not want to dissolve, and the foam after all the shaking with grape juice just tastes plain bad and a lot of creatine ends up in the foam. I've been mixing it in one of my protein shakes now and thats not to bad. There's nothing on the label that says take it separately or not to mix it in so I don't see the harm in it.

RE: Creatine Mixing (Misanthropy)

Thu, 08 Jan 2004 16:13:30 GMT

I use to put eas betagen and cytovol in with my protien shakes. I would take a serving or 2 of the betagen before workout and then add a serving along with the cytovol in the shake.