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And by the way, some key things you should know about creatine:
-It "augments" only the first ~10 seconds of high intensity physical activity; it has a very specific purpose!
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10 seconds is a VERY long time when you put it into terms of hockey shift. It's not like you get 10 seconds worth a day.
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-You're paying a lot for very little
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Paying a lot? What is a lot? You can get 1kg of creatine for $40-50, which works out to be about 200 servings, costing someone about $0.20-0.25/serving.
I'd say from the benefits it is well worth the money and much, much cheaper than trying to get creatine from natural sources like red meat.
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-It will likely inhibit your own phosphocreatine synthesis! This means if you stop taking it you'll likely see a bigger decrease from your norm than the increase you saw from taking it
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Couldn't disagree with this guess any more. This may be your personal opinion however I never seen any research showing this will happen to someone.
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-It can cause muscle cramping and dehydration
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This can happen if you don't drink enough water. You will find you are more thirsty than normal and make sure you can drink lots of water, especially for the first while.
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-When used properly in the right conditions (of which few exist) it may give a slight edge. This is definitely worth it for athletes like 100 meter sprinters, or olympic weight lifters.
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Again I disagree about the 'few exist' comment because it is not rocket science. And it is worth it for hockey players, it is actually one of the few sports it has good results because of the extended energy when needed.
Creatine when taken in moderation has very few side effects and is one of the most research health products in the last 20 years. The major side effects come to those are over use the product.