creatine question

[KidKash]

i used to work out 5 days a week and would use creatine and got pretty good results. its been about 3 years now since i have been on a serious workout routine and was thinking about getting back into it. i am going to be 35 years old in september and was wondering if anyone had an opinion on if whether creatine would still be effective in a person my age. thanks in advance.

kk

 

[JakeT.]

As far as I know it's good to use creatine at 50+ so I don't see why you should have any issues at 35.

 

[JakeT.]

Found this:

People of all ages can use creatine. For athletes, creatine extends energy for intense workouts, for older people with active lifestyles, creatine supplements the body's own creatine supply which becomes less abundant with age. As we get older, creatine production in the body decreases which reduces energy and muscle. Creatine is available in a special formula for male athletes over 35 years of age.

 

[KidKash]

thanks a lot for the response jake, now i have to find the motivation to follow through with the workout thing again!

 

[JakeT.]

thanks a lot for the response jake, now i have to find the motivation to follow through with the workout thing again!

Haha I just started again after taking about 3 weeks off. Couldn't lift my arms without them shaking like crazy for a few hours last night. Still a good feeling I suppose though.

 

[YourAllAmerican]

I've used it after crossing 35 and gotten good results. Don't pay extra for any "special formulas" supposedly made to work on people past a certain age. Just pay for quality plain creatine. All the other stuff is just marketing.

 

[TomGshotput]

Everything I've seen is that creatine does produce a positive effect. The only question is, How much? Five percent improvement would be extremely optimistic, perhaps 2 to 3% if everything is done perfectly

So an out-of-shape 35 year spends a year training and practicing, building muscle and losing fat and he can finally break 14 seconds in the 100m. Creatine would mean at best 13.7?

For me, I would say why bother, especially since that would still be so far away from when he was in his 20s working out five days a week fueled by beer and pizza

Of course it is so cheap that there really shouldn't be anything stopping you either

 

[YourAllAmerican]

Everything I've seen is that creatine does produce a positive effect. The only question is, How much? Five percent improvement would be extremely optimistic, perhaps 2 to 3% if everything is done perfectly

I can't speak perecentages shown in studies, but my maxes have always creeped upwards when I take creatine faithfully. I usually use if for a month or two when I hit a plateau. When you're stuck like that, 2 or 3 percent may be all that's needed to break through.

 

[Presto]

It's a waste of money for all but hardcore professionals. Some will say yeah but I have read this and heard that about how it can really improve my workout. Rubbish. Try and find a peer reviewed study that proclaims any benefit to the average gym goer.

You can find hundreds of industry phony studies that say creatine (or X supplement) will help your workout, but it's just another way to separate you from your hard earned dollars.

If you want to improve your fitness level using dollars, spend more money buying expensive (ie Whole Foods) type groceries.

The best thing anyone can do is apply discipline. Discipline in both diet and exercise will give you the greatest ROI.

 

[YourAllAmerican]

I believe you'd need to define "hardcore professional" and "average gym goer" before you can make any statement like that, Presto. If you consider a person who uses machines and does cardio as an average gym goer, then I think you'd be correct. But somewhere between that person and a "hardcore professional" there is a large group of people who work on a powerlifting routine, even if it's one that scaled far down from what a competitive powerlifter would use. These people benefit from creatine.

There's always a chance it's just a placebo effect -- and if so, that doesn't bother me any -- but I can tell you from personal experience I notice a difference when I use it.

 

[kid44]

It is a proven fact that creatine increases the water in the cells of the muscle. I took it for 5 years. As far as lifting goes it never game me more stamina but increased the look. Hard to get ripped on that stuff with the water increase. Personally it iwas harmless to the system.

 

[Dwight_Schrute]

No placebo effect with Creatine. The stuff is proven and it works. Unless you just go in the gym clueless

 

[ZJP6050]

didn't bother to read other posts. creatine works, in its simplest form (monohydrate). most companies just throw in random stimulants, etc to boost the price. ALWAYS, i repeat ALWAYS check up on your creatinine levels at least every two months or so. if you notice an upward trend, do your kidneys a favor and stop the creatine.

 

[Enfuego]

It's a waste of money for all but hardcore professionals. Some will say yeah but I have read this and heard that about how it can really improve my workout. Rubbish. Try and find a peer reviewed study that proclaims any benefit to the average gym goer.

You can find hundreds of industry phony studies that say creatine (or X supplement) will help your workout, but it's just another way to separate you from your hard earned dollars.

If you want to improve your fitness level using dollars, spend more money buying expensive (ie Whole Foods) type groceries.

The best thing anyone can do is apply discipline. Discipline in both diet and exercise will give you the greatest ROI.

This post could not be further from the truth. Whole foods produces the same effect as creatine huh? Not so fast my friend.

 

[Halifax]

It's a waste of money for all but hardcore professionals. Some will say yeah but I have read this and heard that about how it can really improve my workout. Rubbish. Try and find a peer reviewed study that proclaims any benefit to the average gym goer.

You can find hundreds of industry phony studies that say creatine (or X supplement) will help your workout, but it's just another way to separate you from your hard earned dollars.

If you want to improve your fitness level using dollars, spend more money buying expensive (ie Whole Foods) type groceries.

The best thing anyone can do is apply discipline. Discipline in both diet and exercise will give you the greatest ROI.

Agree with Enfuego ... Presto`s post is rubbish. It`s obvious he`s never used creatine.

I used creatine for the first time ever between the ages of 32-35, and the results were very good ... definitely gave me those 1 or 2 extra reps, and allowed me to move up in weight quicker ... was actually lifting heavier weights than I had ever lifted in my 20s. I`m not sure if it helps you get cut, since I was never really a `bodybuilder`, and was always 10 or 15 pounds heavier than I should have been, but it definitely helps your weight training.

And although creatine occurs naturally in stuff like steak and tuna, the amount is miniscule, so to benefit from creatine, you really need to take it as a supplement.

 

[DarkStar]

Creatine is fine.Don't forget to take glucosamine daily too.

 

[JakeT.]

I just quit creatine for now. I decided I want to get to like 6-7% body fat before I put on more weight. At about 13% right now if I had to guess. Anyone have any idea how long that will take? Work out about an hour a day... half hour cardio, half hour lifting. My lifting is more like circuit training than anything though.

 

[ElTaino]

I just quit creatine for now. I decided I want to get to like 6-7% body fat before I put on more weight. At about 13% right now if I had to guess. Anyone have any idea how long that will take? Work out about an hour a day... half hour cardio, half hour lifting. My lifting is more like circuit training than anything though.

its all about diet. take a look at the p90x diet, thats a way to shed body fat quick

 

[Romanowski]

creatine is good for bone density as well as the many other benefits

whole foods are of course good as well

gotta be creapure the german manufacturer though

 

[STACKSONDECK]

so if i eat all my foods from whole foods and workout i should be good right..