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Post by Maximum6 on Apr 8, 2008 11:09:58 GMT -5
I have been on creatine ever since I can remember.
I might have a few days where I stopped but pretty much everyday I take it.
What reasons do companies recommend customers to get off creatine for a period of time?
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Post by beckie on Apr 8, 2008 17:15:54 GMT -5
They usually say your natural creatine production drops off if you take it continuously although I have never seen any data that validates this. I guess its kinda like some of the herbal test boosters,it can screw with your natural biochemistry if you persist with it to long.
Most of my clients on creatine cycle it 8 weeks on 3-4 weeks off.
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Post by Maximum6 on Apr 8, 2008 23:50:36 GMT -5
hmm.. after I'm done with my batch of creatine...I'm gonna try and training without it. See what happens  |
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Post by beckie on Apr 9, 2008 3:54:21 GMT -5
You'll probably notice a slight drop off in strength but you could always add in maybe some beta-alanine if you can afford it and then cycle both together when you go back on the creatine.
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Post by Maximum6 on Apr 9, 2008 21:24:11 GMT -5
You have to cycle beta alanine? |
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Post by beckie on Apr 10, 2008 0:17:27 GMT -5
No,but you can add it into your cycle of creatine,thats all I meant  |
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Post by Maximum6 on Apr 10, 2008 13:45:31 GMT -5
I was talking to my Biology professor ,who happens to be the one who started our universities sports nutrition program, about the creatine affects if taken over long periods of time. She said it is unknown (like most studies I've read claim) as of yet. But she said it may be similar to taking vitamin C. She said if a person takes a vitamin pill for like 18years of their lifetime since their childhood, but then suddenly gets off of taking the vitamin, the person may become vitamin c deficient.  |
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Post by fit on Apr 10, 2008 14:33:35 GMT -5
And she's speculating along with 98% of teh rest of the studies.
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Post by EBA84 on Jun 23, 2008 9:01:20 GMT -5
I was talking to my Biology professor ,who happens to be the one who started our universities sports nutrition program, about the creatine affects if taken over long periods of time. She said it is unknown (like most studies I've read claim) as of yet. But she said it may be similar to taking vitamin C. She said if a person takes a vitamin pill for like 18years of their lifetime since their childhood, but then suddenly gets off of taking the vitamin, the person may become vitamin c deficient. I seriously doubt it. The two are nothing alike but that being said, I would definitely cycle it at 6 weeks on and 4 weeks off. |
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