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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by jadbox on Saturday September 30, 2017 @11:44AM (#15373378)
I wouldn't recommend taking creatine if you don't work out or get cardio. Without that, creatine can cause weight gain due to water retention. If you do exercise, creatine should an essential be part of your stack.
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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by 3131s on Saturday September 30, 2017 @12:24PM (#15373589)
I strongly disagree. You can be an extremely good athlete without any supplement "stack" whatsoever. Maybe creatine helps eke out slightly better performance in certain activities, but like with most supplements it's really not worth the risk to your kidneys and other internal organs. If you exercise, eating well and sleeping enough is sufficient.
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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by tsomctl on Saturday September 30, 2017 @01:01PM (#15373787)
Dunno. I take significantly less than the recommended amount, and still find that I have significantly more mental and physical energy for everything. I recently tested this when I stopped taking it while on a certain medicine.
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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by eternauta3k on Saturday September 30, 2017 @01:30PM (#15373947)
Got any links to the "risk to your kidneys"?
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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by tomp on Saturday September 30, 2017 @12:16PM (#15373556)
Why would you be worried about weight gain if you know it's just water?
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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by misev on Saturday September 30, 2017 @11:51AM (#15373430)
Why is water weight gain an issue?
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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by pault on Saturday September 30, 2017 @12:04PM (#15373502)
You don't want to take a group of people with notoriously low self esteem and make them fat.
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Re:Toward a Predictive Theory of Depression by WalterSear on Saturday September 30, 2017 @12:22PM (#15373580)
Creatine weight gain doesn't make you fat: it plumps up muscles, making you look more muscular, which, in turn, makes you look like you've lost weight.
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