does anyone else take creatine?

[LUXX26]

Just wondering if anyone in here is taking creatine? I took it a while ago and then stopped- now I started it again...it seems to help with the soreness from the hard workouts.

 

[shelia]

I take it and have taken it for years I take a week off from it every so often and can tell a big difference when I am not taking it .I don't know if it helps with the soreness I never hardly get doms but I attrubuite that to my whey potein after workout.I stopped taking whey protein for a month and boy it was doms everyday.

 

[LUXX26]

what are some of the benefits you have recieved from creatine? oh and how many do you take? I just take 2 with apple juice

 

[trevor]

I personally wouldn't waste money on creatine. I took it for awhile a few years back and had cramping in my calves from it. I never so anything dramatic enough performance - wise to justify the money on it. It does tend to give your muscles a pumped look but I have read that that is just water that been pulled into the muscle area.
As for soreness, a nice stretch after a workout usually for me is enough to limit it.
I don't understand the preoccupation in our society with supplements and the like. Most are just a waste of money because there are so many factors that determine how much is actually taken in by our bodies. Cathe doesn't take supplements and look at her.
Trevor