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Taking creatine and fat loss tablets, is it wise?

  • 30-06-2009 8:53pm
    #1
    The_Kew_Tour
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34,460 ✭✭✭✭


    Well

    Im trying to loose weight but at same time keep up my strength

    is it wise to use both at same time?

    thanks in advance.


Comments

  • #2
    MagicMarker
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 32,865 ✭✭✭✭MagicMarker


    I'm willing to bet you don't need either.

    Read the stickies.


  • #3
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Chances are that the creatine will actually do something useful, and the fat loss tablets won't. What's in them?


  • #4
    [Deleted User]
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    What's "loose weight"?


  • #5
    Vegeta
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,393 ✭✭✭✭Vegeta


    Caoltan wrote: »
    What's "loose weight"?

    No need for the pedantic reply. Its clearly a simple typo we've all done it.

    I thought a lot of fat loss tablets had caffeine in them, isn't caffeine a diuretic?

    Wouldn't that work against the creatine?

    I'm no expert but I'd certainly take a hard look at what was in the fat loss tablets


  • #6
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Vegeta wrote: »
    I thought a lot of fat loss tablets had caffeine in them, isn't caffeine a diuretic?

    Wouldn't that work against the creatine?

    Generally only in large amounts. However, creatine and caffeine at the same time are not the best combination. But caffeine before a workout and creatine after would be fine.


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  • #7
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    EileenG wrote: »
    Generally only in large amounts. However, creatine and caffeine at the same time are not the best combination. But caffeine before a workout and creatine after would be fine.


    Why?.

    .


  • #8
    Dragan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,497 ✭✭✭✭Dragan


    I'd worry more about the diet and the workouts you are doing tbh.:)

    The creatine should effectively allow you a few more muscle actions per workout alright, but whats your calorie count at. If your glycogen levels are way low i imagine it would be moot, as the mucles won't be getting into the workzone where additional ATP would be helping anyway.

    Also, if you just started taking creatine you are going to load some water, so remember that when weighing yourself, if that how you are keeping track of what you are doing.


  • #9
    Khannie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 37,485 ✭✭✭✭Khannie


    Caoltan wrote: »
    What's "loose weight"?

    A typo. Cop on.


  • #10
    EileenG
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,775 ✭✭✭EileenG


    Kristina Unsightly Typography wrote: »
    Why?.

    .

    Got a clipping somewhere about it. I'll dig it out and back back to you. It was in Muscular Development, I think.


  • #11
    arybvtcw0eolkf
    Closed Accounts Posts: 24,878 ✭✭✭✭arybvtcw0eolkf


    EileenG wrote: »
    Got a clipping somewhere about it. I'll dig it out and back back to you. It was in Muscular Development, I think.

    Thanks.


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  • #12
    armchairninja
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 323 ✭✭armchairninja


    Kristina Unsightly Typography wrote: »
    Why?.

    .

    Maybe something to do with the fact that the creatine basically works by flooding the muscles with water, to aid recovery etc, and caffeine acts as a mild diruetic, drawing water out of the cells, so basically, they are cancelling each other out, or near enough anyway....just a guess though


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