I tried Creatine monohydrate today for the first time.. pure form, no additives.. i put it in water ... and even though i stirred b4 i sipped each time it was just plain gritty and to me it was awful..

It makes me nauseated just to remember what it was like.

How about pill form? Is that as effective as the powder form?

Emily

hmm shouldnt taste anything really but sure pillform works just as well.

I use a pill form called Kre-Alkalyn. Its well priced and easy to use. Apparently it is a PH correct formula but all I care is that i can just pop it with some water.

kre-aklalyn hasn't been proved to be any more effective than plain monohydrate. I'm sure it does the trick, but for the price monohydrate is unbeatable ($15 for 3 months supply)

pills are fine, just remember to take enough, and just take em post workout, 3g-5g max, per day.

and a tip, I just put my creatine in my shake, mix well, and slam it down.

I know other people who put the powder in their mouth and hten wash it down with water.

hmm.. thanks Malkore.. maybe I should just slam it down with a teaspoon, then water..
I still have a bitter taste in my mouth this morning after 5 grams... ick!

if you're under 200lbs, 3g a day should be plenty of creatine (one level teaspoon)

Malkore,

Im 25 yr old, 5'5'', 120lb.. so 3 gm is not to much for me?--Emily

I'm taking Creatine monohydrate in pill form. My choices are 2.5g or 5.0g at 165lb which should it be?

I think you mean 2.5g or 5g? otherwise you'd need 1000 pills to get a normal dose

So the pills are 2.5g each? I'd take two.



Emily, 3g should be fine. even 5g won't harm you in any way, but it'd just be more than you could really put to use, so why waste it?

I have the Kre-Alkalyn pills that have 1.5g in two capsules which was recommended by the Nutrition store I visited. I am only working out about every other day. Do I need to take the pills every day or what should my breakdown be. I am 5'9" and 150lbs.
Thanks,
Steve

I take this new product by CNP Professional UK, called Pro-Creatine E2, these are in capsule form and they are brilliant! U dont even need to cycle off them and are working verrry well for me i take 8 a day, sometimes will take few more if i feel like it n just drink plenty of water with them - i wont be using any other product!

I bought a crapload of empty gelcaps from the pharmacy..I think they were like 15 bucks for 1000 of them....then during the hockey game, i packed in the Creatine powder.....which is very easy.....and after weighing them on a mini scale..i found that each caplet holds justa tad over 1 gram......no grit......no charge for the pillform which is astronimcal......and very easy to pop in......i usually take about 15 minutes before workout just to give the capletts time to disolve in the stomach.....

Peace Out

Wiggy