Creatine - anyone using it to enhance their meet performance?

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: This thread has certainly reinforced my hatred of milk for the last few decades. No residual guilt left whatsoever. I do love cheese. Not sure the mold is good for allergies though. Donna: What did you do? Cold shower or giantic ice tub? I don't think I could do it. I have stuck an ankle and shin in a large bucket of ice water and ice and it was almost unbearable. But effective. The risk of water retention and other nasty side effects outweighs any possible benefits of creatine any day for me. But I'm sure there are many that disagree. I agree that going from warm or hot water into cold or ice water initially is painful (feels like a hammer and a thousand needles), but the benefit for increasing circulation is just plain magical. I did both and not every workout. We usually knew ahead of time when Coach was going to try to turn us into fast dolphins, so we, actually, looked forward to the hot/cold showers or ice baths because the relief of tired muscles came quickly. We didn't have to do this very long at all; 3 to 5 minutes max.

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: This thread has certainly reinforced my hatred of milk for the last few decades. No residual guilt left whatsoever. I do love cheese. Not sure the mold is good for allergies though. Donna: What did you do? Cold shower or giantic ice tub? I don't think I could do it. I have stuck an ankle and shin in a large bucket of ice water and ice and it was almost unbearable. But effective. The risk of water retention and other nasty side effects outweighs any possible benefits of creatine any day for me. But I'm sure there are many that disagree. I agree that going from warm or hot water into cold or ice water initially is painful (feels like a hammer and a thousand needles), but the benefit for increasing circulation is just plain magical. I did both and not every workout. We usually knew ahead of time when Coach was going to try to turn us into fast dolphins, so we, actually, looked forward to the hot/cold showers or ice baths because the relief of tired muscles came quickly. We didn't have to do this very long at all; 3 to 5 minutes max.