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
I've used creatine off and on for over 10 yrs. now. When I first started, I got the initial 10lbs in 7-9 days weight gain, mostly from water. I took it to get stronger and gain muscle. I don't know if it helps in sprints or not, I believe that you'll get more of an advantage from perfecting your stroke. I had a friend who used it for a while, but had the cramping issue. So far I've been cramp-free, and feel fine. Doctor checkups are normal, etc. I think it's like the ephedra issue, bad and possible lethal for some folks, but others can take it without side effects. I also used to take ephedra while they were making a product called "Ultimate Orange", the original formula had it in it. Got some really good boosts from it. Also with that, I seemed fine with it, but it really affected my friend and he didn't use it. I think there are far worse things you can ingest. As a side note, I'm gradually loosing interest in the bulking-up stuff, so I'll probably be dropping the creatine soon. Now glutamine, that's a different story.
I've used creatine off and on for over 10 yrs. now. When I first started, I got the initial 10lbs in 7-9 days weight gain, mostly from water. I took it to get stronger and gain muscle. I don't know if it helps in sprints or not, I believe that you'll get more of an advantage from perfecting your stroke. I had a friend who used it for a while, but had the cramping issue. So far I've been cramp-free, and feel fine. Doctor checkups are normal, etc. I think it's like the ephedra issue, bad and possible lethal for some folks, but others can take it without side effects. I also used to take ephedra while they were making a product called "Ultimate Orange", the original formula had it in it. Got some really good boosts from it. Also with that, I seemed fine with it, but it really affected my friend and he didn't use it. I think there are far worse things you can ingest. As a side note, I'm gradually loosing interest in the bulking-up stuff, so I'll probably be dropping the creatine soon. Now glutamine, that's a different story.
