Creatine

Mreckless

Just wondering if anyone using uses creatine for cycling and if it gives you any gains? Cheers

Grill

No. Absolutely not. Completely pointless.

sungod

there're no conclusive studies that prove a general benefit

what does seem generally accepted is that it increases fluid retention in the muscles, hence it's reputation in some circles as a fast easy way to bulk up, but it's simply inflating the body with extra water rather than building muscle, probably not what you want as a cyclist!

imposter2.0

Mreckless wrote:

Just wondering if anyone using uses creatine for cycling and if it gives you any gains? Cheers

Realistically, about the only gain it will give you is weight gain...

seanoconn

Should someone pitch a baseball at you in your hitting zone whilst out on a ride, you're chances of hitting a homer improve using creatine.

(I have no evidence to support this theory)

TheSmithers

I used creatine when I did weight lifting years ago. As someone has already pointed out, it increases water retention in the muscles which increase their strength during training. It also allows better absorbtion of protein or something like that. It's naturally found in some foods, most notably red meat.

Benefit to cycling = 0.

There are no miracle supplements that will make you ride better. You just gotta ride.

cougie

This gets asked for marathon running too. 95% of people will say no - but there will always be someone who swears by it.

I'm in the No camp.

team47b

Insulin is needed for creatine to enter your muscles, so eating carbohydrates with creatine may increase the amount of creatine available to muscles, but insulin stores the extra glucose as fat, so more carbs, more insulin, more fat.

Creatine is produced naturally by increasing muscle mass, so more muscle contractions, more mass, created by more exercise.



offensive remark alert...

Men have more creatine than women, so MTFU

FransJacques

Mreckless wrote:

Just wondering if anyone using uses creatine for cycling and if it gives you any gains? Cheers

Would those be marginal gains?

crankycrank

Ya, Creatine es goot.