Thread: creatine

hi. You'll find all the information on creatine you will ever need at the supplements board here:

http://www.ironmagazineforums.com/fo...?s=&forumid=12

just do a search for Creatine, you'll find allllllll the information in the world you'll need.

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Anyone notice that creatine is getting alot of news lately?

CSI had a little blurb on it in tonights episode, and it wasn't what I would call postive.

I remember a CSI episode on Ephedra.

Originally posted by Stickboy
Anyone notice that creatine is getting alot of news lately?

CSI had a little blurb on it in tonights episode, and it wasn't what I would call postive.

What happened. Fucking tv!

In a nutshell, one of the murder victims was using creatine and someone gave him something. The combo of the two killed him.

Strange, since creatine is a naturally occuring substance in the human body. I don't remember what the murderer gave him (it was an accidental death).

Originally posted by PreMier
Fucking tv!

what are the odd of the FDA trying to ban creatine? anyone think it will ever happen?

I highly doubt creatine will get banned.

First, it's one of the few supplements that is accpetable for use by athletes in every national, international, and college sporting organization.

Second, it's been studied, proven safe, and available for years w/o problems.

Third, and most importantly, the drug companies don't seem interested in it, so they won't be drumming up legislation to ban it.

I think creatine is a perfect example of a "food supplement" and falls nowhere near the "drug" demarcation that causes controversy.

Actually creatine is BANNED by the NCAA.

I saw the CSI episode last night. It was kind of confusing, but I think what they were getting at was the Creatine dehydrated the guy, and the drug he was slipped in the protein bar somehow worked off the dehydration to kill him. that was my take on it anyway. not sure it was the interaction, but either way... it's only TV.

Actually creatine is BANNED by the NCAA.

Wow...I didn't know that. I thought it was fully legal in all sports. I stand corrected.

maybe i'm missing something... I've been searching the ncaa's site for 15 minutes & can't find anything pertaining to creatine being banned. it isn't recommended, but nowhere does it say it's banned.

Creatine DISTRIBUTION by teams IS prohibited. It's use is not.

am i missing something?

Must be my bad. I had heard that the colleges had banned it though.

Specifically football..

I believe that the NCAA typically follows the IOC banned substance list...

Originally posted by LAM
I believe that the NCAA typically follows the IOC banned substance list...

Correct.

http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v98/n1157/a07.html

creatine is good, but not a GREAT supplement. I think its important and most people don't get enough because of not eating enough red meat. I like to have red meat twice a day for a week. then only white meat for a week. Then work the red meat back in. So I probably don't need it, and the only thing I notice is water bloat, maybe a little more stamina when lifting, but I can't say that any real size changes or strength changes.

So it's not banned?

Do I need to amend my brain back to wear it was?!

amend away

Originally posted by PreMier
Must be my bad. I had heard that the colleges had banned it though.

Specifically football..

How could they? They can't test for it, they'd have to ban eating meat......

If you do a search for "creatine banned france" you will see that it is banned for over the counter sale.

How can they ban something you get from red meat? How could they possibly test for it?

Originally posted by brodus
How can they ban something you get from red meat? How could they possibly test for it?

for some reason creatine is banned in France, but it is certainly not be banned in the US...