Let’s see what Wikipedia has to say about Creatine:
Well Wikipedia has a lott to say about Creatine which is discussed in gyms day in and day out… Still can’t make my mind about it.
Well I could care less about living past about the age of 70 or so. I take my chances with creatine:P
Good point…
Another question I had is should I wait until my muscles don’t hurt any more until I work out again? I’m guessing they are hurting because they have been torn down and are building back up. Is it bad to work out before they stop hurting?
Muscles need time for recuperation. This time period is generally 1-2 days. Muscles should be very well rested before you break em up again.
Although that idea does not suit schedules.
Do your stuff in the gym for a month, sit back home for a week… Do it all over again… Always worked great for me.
ummm yes.
I know of at least two people it did that to and were diagnosed.
Creatine traces in meat are significantly lower than what is taken during the loading phase. If you are going to use it you have to cycle it like DDD is.
the burning sensation comes from your muscle fibers tearing, this tearing causes healing which then turns into stronger fibers.
minor soreness is a good thing, but if you can’t move, then you have done too much and need a day of water and protein to recuperate.
you need to have that flexed pumped feeling the next day, but not the “oh my gosh what did i do to myself, someone help me put my shirt on soreness.”
You really dont have to wait too long… When you first start you are going to be sore longer than usual. That goes away fairly quickly. But it is a good idea to wait a day or 2. But I actually dont. I’ll go heavy on certain groups, then touch on them again lightly the next day during another group. Example. Yesterday I went nuts on my chest…heavy, low reps and 4 different exercises. Today I am going to work tri’s bi’s and back. But I am going to hit chest a little bit but hittin 185 about 15-20 times for 3 sets, 1 minute rest between sets. I feel that works for me. Wouldnt perscribe it for everyone tho.
you should never really be doing 15-20 reps on bench. if you can do it this easly then just up the weight to 200 or so and hit it at 8-12 reps. i realize that you said that you dont really reccomend it to everyone so to each his own i guess
15-20 reps is perfectly fine for a good toning up. If you can do 15-20 reps with a certain amount of weight, then it’s always best to increase it. But if your goal is toning then it’s perfectly fine.