Creatine and cramps

Dirty Britches
Edited Date/Time 1/27/2012 7:15pm
I remember a short while back Davi said his arm pump was due to creatine.
I swim regularly and lift weights. Seems like when I am on creatine I get foot/calf cramps every swim workout. Pisses me off. Soon as I stop creatine, the cramps stop happening.
Problem is I love the stuff - I'm stronger and chicks dig fit muscles.

anybody else have issues with creatine while riding or training?
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UpTiTe 10/5/2010 10:14am
10/5/2010 10:14am
Cut back your creatine intake untill you stop cramping.
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zippy895 10/5/2010 10:16am
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well.,im a mtb racer. cramping happens if i dont ride/practice enough. also, my diet helps alot. and recovery as well.
but i do cramp in swimming.
i dont take creatine .i cut all bread and cheese out of my diet.protein bars are my junk food now.lol.
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adamdf 10/5/2010 10:18am
10/5/2010 10:18am
Dirty Britches wrote:
I remember a short while back Davi said his arm pump was due to creatine. I swim regularly and lift weights. Seems like when I am...
I remember a short while back Davi said his arm pump was due to creatine.
I swim regularly and lift weights. Seems like when I am on creatine I get foot/calf cramps every swim workout. Pisses me off. Soon as I stop creatine, the cramps stop happening.
Problem is I love the stuff - I'm stronger and chicks dig fit muscles.

anybody else have issues with creatine while riding or training?
wow, not sure what to tell you..lol,.....u seem to have answered your own query
leakypipe23 10/5/2010 10:29am
10/5/2010 10:29am
Double your water intake.

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zippy895 10/5/2010 10:33am
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then try sportlegs or hammer enduroliytes w/ your creatine.dont eat 1hr before race/meet.get proper rest two days leading up to your race/meet...cut the fats out two days before the race/meet.add carbs in place. still take your protein in.stay away from the sodas/sugars and beer.
for every hr. u r awake the day of event .consume 200 calories of carb/protein.carb more so.
too much water only will only flush vitamins/minerals,so take a quality sports drink into consideration.1 gal. water is norm per day for adults.
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Sunhouse 10/5/2010 10:40am
10/5/2010 10:40am
Creatine isnt making "chix Dig your fit muscles". Diet, And dedication will. If you HAVE ro use it, stat away fron Creatine mixer with citruline malate and/or l-arginine
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mag23 10/5/2010 10:50am
10/5/2010 10:50am
leakypipe23 wrote:
Double your water intake.
exactly... lots of water
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MOTOPHILE 10/5/2010 11:11am
10/5/2010 11:11am
You could try taking some taurine. That's what the roid-heads take to get rid of back pump etc... Cheap at $5 a bottle to try...
motocampo 10/5/2010 11:13am
10/5/2010 11:13am
lots and lots of water.arginin is great, pumps up your dick
Dirty Britches 10/5/2010 11:17am
10/5/2010 11:17am
anything that pump up my dick has to be worth a try.
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Sunhouse 10/5/2010 2:07pm
10/5/2010 2:07pm
taurine won´t help. they do help when you´re on orals though.
Arginine and citruline malate causes extra pump, so they only make things worse. stick with plane creatine monohydrate if you have to use any

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