Creatine - anyone using it to enhance their meet performance?
Former Member
Just wondering. We have a little debate in our club if it is effective or not for swimmers. I know 100 - 200 m athlete sprinters use it frequently, so it might be interesting for at least 50 m distances in the pool.
Comments anyone?
/Per
A big no dice here on creatine. Personally stuff like that is high risk and borderline cheating.
Advil and caffine are my suplements.
Got Boost
Caffeine (guarana) is banned by the NCAA in certain concentrations - see www1.ncaa.org/.../banned_drug_classes.pdf.
Creatine is not banned by the NCAA.
Caffeine is on the WADA monitoring program - see www.wada-ama.org/.../Monitoring_Program_2006_ENG.pdf
Creatine is not banned by WADA - see www.wada-ama.org/.../Quiz_English.pdf
This leads me to conclude that I am a cheater by both NCAA and WADA standards due to my coffee habit.
A big no dice here on creatine. Personally stuff like that is high risk and borderline cheating.
Advil and caffine are my suplements.
Got Boost
Caffeine (guarana) is banned by the NCAA in certain concentrations - see www1.ncaa.org/.../banned_drug_classes.pdf.
Creatine is not banned by the NCAA.
Caffeine is on the WADA monitoring program - see www.wada-ama.org/.../Monitoring_Program_2006_ENG.pdf
Creatine is not banned by WADA - see www.wada-ama.org/.../Quiz_English.pdf
This leads me to conclude that I am a cheater by both NCAA and WADA standards due to my coffee habit.
