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Creatine monohydrate/ water intake

  • 11-11-2014 01:10PM
    #1
    Infernal Racket
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    Hi folks

    Just wondering, I've been taking creatine monohydrate for just over one month and find it to be very useful. Is it necessary to take in as much water at this stage (maintenance phase) as it was when I started using it. I generally drink about 2-3 litres per day anyway but since starting creatine I've been drinking closer to 5-6 litres and needless to say find myself running to the jacks every 20 mins?


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  • #2
    generic2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭generic2012


    Are you drinking 5-6 litres on purpose? as in are you trying to get that much in...


  • #3
    Infernal Racket
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,413 ✭✭✭Infernal Racket


    generic2012 wrote: »
    Are you drinking 5-6 litres on purpose? as in are you trying to get that much in...

    Yep. I read somewhere that u need to keep the intake high but I'm just not quite sure how much is absolutely necessary during maintenance?


  • #4
    Alf Veedersane
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 24,906 ✭✭✭✭Alf Veedersane


    3-4 would be more than enough


  • #5
    generic2012
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,013 ✭✭✭generic2012


    Gerry G wrote: »
    Yep. I read somewhere that u need to keep the intake high but I'm just not quite sure how much is absolutely necessary during maintenance?

    Just drink when you're thirsty. The more you drink the more you excrete meaning that after 2-3 litres there is no benefit to the amount of water you're drinking. Maintenance and loading of creatine isn't necessary or even beneficial.

    Just drink when you're thirsty if there are any benefits to the amount of water you're drinking I'm quite confident they would be outweighed by the negatives associated with lack of sleep or sleep disruption from getting up to use the jacks.


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