Creatine Hindering Blood Flow

Spitfire · 04-02-2007, 09:53 PM

I have searched and could not find anywhere any info concerning my question.

I have been working out consistently for about a year now and hit a peak, so i picked up some creatine tabs and have taken them sporadically for about three weeks.
I have not differed sleeping positions at all from before I noticed the problem, which is, Ive awaken with my arm completely numb from shoulder to finger tips.
I havent gained much size considering my inconsistency so I dont think size is causing the constriction, which was confirmed today when all morning my hand on that same arm seemed lack in blood and my finger tips tingling.

So my questions being a) does creatine inhibit blood flow?
and b) am I going to die? but seriously any other logical reasoning

Oh, ps Ive always noticed my fingertips whiter and more numb others when its cold.

Thanks for the help

**P-funk** · 04-02-2007, 10:00 PM

i have never heard of creatine inhibiting blood flow.

it sounds like you have some tightness through your shoulder joint though.

What does your training routine look like? Do you stretch? Do you sleep with your arms above your head or under your pillow?

DOMS · 04-02-2007, 10:02 PM

I sleep with my arms under the pillow. What are the ramifications?

**P-funk** · 04-02-2007, 10:09 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DOMS

I sleep with my arms under the pillow. What are the ramifications?

nothing, unless you have some impingment problems and you are waking up with numb arms/hands.

typically guys with either (a) lots of mass or (b) poor shoulder flexibility will experience this when they sleep in those positions. If it doesn't bother you then don't worry about it.

I sleep with my hands under the pillow also (at least when i am not sleep with my hands in my asshole that is).

DOMS · 04-02-2007, 10:21 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P-funk

nothing, unless you have some impingment problems and you are waking up with numb arms/hands.

typically guys with either (a) lots of mass or (b) poor shoulder flexibility will experience this when they sleep in those positions. If it doesn't bother you then don't worry about it.

I sleep with my hands under the pillow also (at least when i am not sleep with my hands in my asshole that is).

You have great shoulder flexibility.

I get nothing negative from sleeping with my arms under my pillow, so I'm good.

Wait, not that kind of pillow...

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Spitfire · 04-02-2007, 10:25 PM

I just recently went back to DB flys from cable and have went pretty heavy at that also have been going kinda heavier with delt workouts as well. Oh and Im sure mass isnt the problem, Ive been this size before with no problems
I do sleep with a arm under the pillow and sometimes under me, I dont fall asleep that way just wake up. but never had a problem before. And I do stretch, a little before and even more after my warm up set.
Thanks for the info

**P-funk** · 04-02-2007, 10:41 PM

how much back work do you do?

DOMS- great movie!

Spitfire · 04-02-2007, 10:45 PM

two to one shoulders/delts to back

**P-funk** · 04-02-2007, 10:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitfire

two to one shoulders/delts to back

problem solved.

Spitfire · 04-02-2007, 10:58 PM

OK, so do equal parts delts shoulder and back

**P-funk** · 04-02-2007, 11:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitfire

OK, so do equal parts delts shoulder and back

all pushing...chest and shoulders should be balanced with equal pulling (and sometimes more pulling if you factor in scapular stabilizer work).

If you bench...row

If you overhead press...pull up

ya dig?

Spitfire · 04-02-2007, 11:11 PM

then I chop, get it opposit...nevermind
Makes sense. Thanks a lot for the info Doc

**P-funk** · 04-02-2007, 11:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitfire

then I chop, get it opposit...nevermind
Makes sense. Thanks a lot for the info Doc

not yet

**IainDaniel** · 04-03-2007, 06:57 AM

Every morning I wake up with one are numb. Sometimes I will switch sides during the night, so that my other arm wakes up numb.

kicka19 · 04-03-2007, 09:16 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spitfire

I have searched and could not find anywhere any info concerning my question.

I have been working out consistently for about a year now and hit a peak, so i picked up some creatine tabs and have taken them sporadically for about three weeks.
I have not differed sleeping positions at all from before I noticed the problem, which is, Ive awaken with my arm completely numb from shoulder to finger tips.
I havent gained much size considering my inconsistency so I dont think size is causing the constriction, which was confirmed today when all morning my hand on that same arm seemed lack in blood and my finger tips tingling.

So my questions being a) does creatine inhibit blood flow?
and b) am I going to die? but seriously any other logical reasoning

Oh, ps Ive always noticed my fingertips whiter and more numb others when its cold.

Thanks for the help

i wake up with numb arms most nights, it thinks it more due to lifting than anything else, only when i take a week off from lifting it often goes away

04-02-2007, 09:53 PM	#1
Spitfire Im hungry Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,779 Photos: 2	Creatine Hindering Blood Flow I have searched and could not find anywhere any info concerning my question. I have been working out consistently for about a year now and hit a peak, so i picked up some creatine tabs and have taken them sporadically for about three weeks. I have not differed sleeping positions at all from before I noticed the problem, which is, Ive awaken with my arm completely numb from shoulder to finger tips. I havent gained much size considering my inconsistency so I dont think size is causing the constriction, which was confirmed today when all morning my hand on that same arm seemed lack in blood and my finger tips tingling. So my questions being a) does creatine inhibit blood flow? and b) am I going to die? but seriously any other logical reasoning Oh, ps Ive always noticed my fingertips whiter and more numb others when its cold. Thanks for the help
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04-02-2007, 10:00 PM	#2
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,376	i have never heard of creatine inhibiting blood flow. it sounds like you have some tightness through your shoulder joint though. What does your training routine look like? Do you stretch? Do you sleep with your arms above your head or under your pillow?
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04-02-2007, 10:25 PM	#6
Spitfire Im hungry Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,779 Photos: 2	I just recently went back to DB flys from cable and have went pretty heavy at that also have been going kinda heavier with delt workouts as well. Oh and Im sure mass isnt the problem, Ive been this size before with no problems I do sleep with a arm under the pillow and sometimes under me, I dont fall asleep that way just wake up. but never had a problem before. And I do stretch, a little before and even more after my warm up set. Thanks for the info
	Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. Abraham Lincoln I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson RIP

04-02-2007, 10:41 PM	#7
P-funk Patrick Super Moderator Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: AZ Posts: 30,376	how much back work do you do? DOMS- great movie!
	http://pwtraining.blogspot.com/.....come and see what is on my mind! http://ivonneberkowitz.blogspot.com/....check out Ivonne's new blog! Optimum Sports Performance "In the beginners mind there are many possibilities, in the experts there are few." -Buddha's Little Instruction Book

04-02-2007, 10:45 PM	#8
Spitfire Im hungry Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,779 Photos: 2	two to one shoulders/delts to back
	Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. Abraham Lincoln I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson RIP

04-02-2007, 10:58 PM	#10
Spitfire Im hungry Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,779 Photos: 2	OK, so do equal parts delts shoulder and back
	Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. Abraham Lincoln I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson RIP

04-02-2007, 11:11 PM	#12
Spitfire Im hungry Elite Member Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: South Florida Posts: 2,779 Photos: 2	then I chop, get it opposit...nevermind Makes sense. Thanks a lot for the info Doc
	Prohibition goes beyond the bounds of reason in that it attempts to control a man's appetite by legislation, and makes a crime out of things that are not crimes. Abraham Lincoln I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me. Hunter S. Thompson RIP

04-03-2007, 06:57 AM	#14
IainDaniel My Role Model Moderator Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 15,381	Every morning I wake up with one are numb. Sometimes I will switch sides during the night, so that my other arm wakes up numb.
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