Reply With QuoteThe creatine water retention will take place within the muscles, not under the skin. I seriously doudt your hard-earned definition will be lost by taking creatine.
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10-06-2004, 11:46 AM #1Registered User
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Debate about creatine and cutting
This is driving me nuts, Im on a cut right now and everything is going well, my goal is to reach 7-8 % and all is good right now, curently im 11% and going down, But what is killing me is that debate weather or not i shoould take creatine (10 mg) a day or not, since you should gain like 6+ pounds of water weight from it is it gona help me on a vut or not?? I have nice defenition right now but i wanna perfect it so if creatine gona screw me over by making me look softer.... so i guess my final thing is, should i or shouldnt i take creatine while cutting for perfection
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right, it's mostly intra-muscular water retention, not subcutaneous, although some people do tend to get a little puffy from creatine, however unless you're competing it should not be much of a concern.
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alright thankx guys, so i should keep taking it, i stopped taking it for like 2 months and now im gona start up for 2-3 months again so it should actually make my muscles fuller right???? the last thing i wanna do is cause my 6pack to go away or loose any kind of defenition by taking creatine.....i cant remember what kind of difference it made in my shape last time i took it but i hope it wont fuck with my defenition at all....((i trust you guys, esspecially robert....))
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You must seperate "water retention" from fat loss. You can be 3% bodyfat while still holding plenty of water, which can often be flushed within a few days. Creatine will in no way affect your ability to lose bodyfat, and will more likely help you retain lean muscle while doing so.
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