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You will definitely notice the positive effects.
If you’re not training, don’t take weight lifting amounts, just 500-1000mg a day is more than enough.. more than that and your body will start to get larger because you will be retaining water.
Creatine seems acknowledged as working in the fitness community by both the bro-science and the science-based crowds. For me, it worked very well, but I noticed I was losing hair in the shower (eep!) and stopped using it. Seems that's a thing for people with male pattern baldness. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think you can add supps that lower T to DHT conversion. I have just started on this journey.
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I only use it when training hard, otherwise, you might as well flush it. Anecdotally, I feel I can squeeze out a bit more and I am not as fuzzy during the activity. I can't speak too much about how I feel during recovery or muscle growth. I do body weight, boxing, and range of motion and coordination drills with kettle bells and medicine balls.
> I only use it when training hard, otherwise, you might as well flush it Creatine has benefits for brain function as well, people who weight train are not the only people who benefit from it.
Creatine seems acknowledged as working in the fitness community by both the bro-science and the science-based crowds. For me, it worked very well, but I noticed I was losing hair in the shower (eep!) and stopped using it. Seems that's a thing for people with male pattern baldness. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
I think a lot of people jump straight to "placebo!" to explain this, but I am growing to think it is more that your body can also prime itself in ways that mimic creatine. That is, that it is akin to how your body will change hormone profiles on just the knowledge that you have an alarm that will wake you up in the morning.
Regardless of the reason, I'm interested in reading more on this.
I have creatine on my short list of supplements to try this summer. Anything you wished you knew when starting it? Do I need to worry about buying a specific brand known for being “clean”?
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Years ago I started lifting weights quite a bit. And my hairline started receeding sort of in the corners of my forehead. Stopped lifting and it stopped. I suspect the testosterone boost from strength training.
Curious, why does higher T cause hair loss if T is naturally higher in adolescence where there is less hair loss.
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I only use it when training hard, otherwise, you might as well flush it. Anecdotally, I feel I can squeeze out a bit more and I am not as fuzzy during the activity. I can't speak too much about how I feel during recovery or muscle growth. I do body weight, boxing, and range of motion and coordination drills with kettle bells and medicine balls.
> I only use it when training hard, otherwise, you might as well flush it Creatine has benefits for brain function as well, people who weight train are not the only people who benefit from it.
I have creatine on my short list of supplements to try this summer. Anything you wished you knew when starting it? Do I need to worry about buying a specific brand known for being “clean”?
I have creatine on my short list of supplements to try this summer. Anything you wished you knew when starting it? Do I need to worry about buying a specific brand known for being “clean”?