I started taking a scoop of the Creatine Hydrate from Costco every afternoon because why not. Wife had bought it and the bag was sitting right there.
I honestly don't know whether it made a difference. Sleep didn't get worse, no noticeable metabolic effects. Possibly the "perma tired muscles" I've been suffering from increasingly since about age 57 (I'm an active cyclist) have gotten a bit better, with <50% of days affected rather than >90% last year, but even that is subjective.
If "taking the stuff" means "more uptake" (does it?) and there are other beneficial effects, bring it on.
any recommendation for tendon/joint pain? I'm in my early 30s, and try to lift regularly, but my joints/tendons seem to be the limiting factor when lifting, and not really muscle tiredness/soreness
Tendons have lower blood flow and take months to strengthen as opposed to muscles taking only weeks.
Do stretches, proper warmup and cooldown, and higher reps. Don’t overestimate yourself due to your muscles getting stronger, tendons need a lot of time to catch up.
MarkusWandel · · focus · HN ↗
I honestly don't know whether it made a difference. Sleep didn't get worse, no noticeable metabolic effects. Possibly the "perma tired muscles" I've been suffering from increasingly since about age 57 (I'm an active cyclist) have gotten a bit better, with <50% of days affected rather than >90% last year, but even that is subjective.
If "taking the stuff" means "more uptake" (does it?) and there are other beneficial effects, bring it on.
BlackRabbit1 · · focus · HN ↗
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anon48293 · · focus · HN ↗
Do stretches, proper warmup and cooldown, and higher reps. Don’t overestimate yourself due to your muscles getting stronger, tendons need a lot of time to catch up.