[TheSutterDynasty]

I gave a good link before.

http://www.acsm.org/Content/Navigati...reatine_Rt.pdf

Although Cr supplementation exhibits small but significant physiological and performance changes, the increases in performance are realized during very specific exercise conditions. This suggests that the apparent high expectations for

performance enhancement, evident by the extensive use of Cr supplementation, are inordinate.

That pretty much sums it up; according to the article, the hype for creatine as seen in this thread is at least somewhat uncalled for.

Originally Posted by HOOT

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.

One of the posters in this thread couldn't afford to have omega-3s in their diet because of cost, so yes it means something. And you aren't factoring in loading servings. So, couple those costs with it's limited use, as the article highlighted, no, for most it likely isn't worth it.

Originally Posted by HOOT

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.

Umm... "guess"? You obviously haven't reviewed any research then:

Important to the discussion of this report, Cr ingestion has been shown to reduce endogenous Cr synthesis... likely by the down-regulation of the rate-limiting enzyme amidinotransferase (115, 116).

Originally Posted by HOOT

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.

I have never heard of anyone trying to get extra creatine from just their diet, nor do I think anyone would ever try.

Originally Posted by HOOT

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.

There's no ubiquitous "worth" of creatine for anyone. It has it's use in the certain events as highlighted in the article. Whether it helps playing hockey is not for you or I to say.