Creatine
Mreckless
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Just wondering if anyone using uses creatine for cycling and if it gives you any gains? Cheers
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No. Absolutely not. Completely pointless.English Cycles V3 | Cervelo P5 | Cervelo T4 | Trek Domane Koppenberg0
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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!my bike - faster than god's and twice as shiny0 -
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...0 -
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)Pinno, מלך אידיוט וחרא מכונאי0 -
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.0 -
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.0 -
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.
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Men have more creatine than women, so MTFUmy isetta is a 300cc bike0 -
Mreckless wrote:Just wondering if anyone using uses creatine for cycling and if it gives you any gains? CheersWhen a cyclist has a disagreement with a car; it's not who's right, it's who's left.0
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Ya, Creatine es goot.
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