“YES,” this is me being a little silly, addressing an article that was written in a fitness magazine about a year and a half ago. I just could not resist.
Thing is, I do not use creatine myself. I did try it about 13 years ago now, and it worked SO darn well, that I stopped using it within the first two weeks or so. The strength gains were incredible.
So now I am designating it to “medicinal use only.” I can see having applications for it under certain conditions, but for me personally, not for any other reason. It has a decent history of safety, but if a person using it goes off the stuff, the strength and other gains derived from it dissipate quickly.
So that’s my take on it.
For the record, the latest research is showing that for people who want to use it for size and strength gains, the most effective use is AFTER a workout. There was a relatively recent article pointing this out. This would counter a lot of the previous thought on the subject, and certainly put into question the countless “pre-workout” powders out there that include it in the ingredients. Countless products use it. Most pre-workout drinks have not changed at all over the last three decades, the vast majority amounting to little more than different versions of sugars and stimulants in new packaging. Yes, they can and do work, but are often loaded with so much junk (artificial sweetneners, fillers, junk vitamins and minerals, etc) that I personally won’t touch them.
Just my two cents. And my two cents seems worth very little since countless people buy and use pre-workout drinks, the stuff sells like mad.
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