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I researched and looked at the reviews of different brands of creatine on Amazon but I was overwhelmed with so many different brands that contain many different ingredients in addition to the creatine. The prices of those designer creatine were also much more expensive and since I am on a budget I wanted the cheapest product but of high quality, "more bang for my buck". I've used creatine over the years and it is a great supplement that improves your strength and muscle size if used correctly. Don't be fooled by the designer creatine that contains other ingredients that may not benefit you in your bodybuilding journey. Don't get me wrong. If it has an ingredient that you think will benefit you then by all means buy it, but if it's just creatine your looking for to increase your strength then this is the product for you. It's just creatine and nothing else.Take it the way it's suggested and you will see gains. I started with a loading phase for one week with 2 scoops (5mgs) in the morning and then 2 scoops (5mgs) after my workout. (I do my workouts in the evenings) I then kept a maintaining dose of 2 scoops (5mgs) each day after a workout or every morning if I wasn't working out that day. You don't have to do it this way but I researched the optimal way of taking creatine and starting with a loading phase was the consensus from most of the websites I looked at. After the 1st week of loading I started to feel some increase in strength and after the second week my strength went up substantially. I've been on it for about 6 weeks now and have increased my deadlift by about 15lbs, bench about 10 lbs, and squats about 10 lbs (my knees are a little messed up so I have to be careful with the weight.) For me, this was a significant improvement. If this doesn't seem like a significant amount of improvement to you, then I'm sorry to tell you that there is no "magic pill" that will instantly turn you into a bodybuilding god overnight. (There are but they are illegal) I will continue to take it after each workout and I'm sure I will see even more improvements in the coming months. It is recommended that you cycle creatine although some of the research I did said you don't have to. I guess if you feel the effects wearing off and no more strength gains, take a break from using it and start again after a few days.Also, keep in mind that a good diet and plenty of rest is also key to making gains so take that into consideration if you feel this product doesn't work for you. I'd used creatine in the past but had not seen gains but it was because of a poor diet and lack of rest.Remember, you don't have to break the bank for good supplements. I don't fall for all the gimmicky junk that's out there that is also usually expensive. Follow the KIS method: Keep It Simple!

Yep, you get exactly what's on the outside of the package. This stuff has no flavor and can be swallowed with any liquid you prefer, from coffee to Coke to fruit juice (I down mine with lemonade). It almost completely dissolves and leaves very little grittiness behind, and practically none still in the bottom of the glass when you've emptied it. Having said that, mine is occasionally a bit gritty but that's because neither the (lack of) flavor nor the texture bother me at all, and I usually only give the mixture a quick stir and then guzzle it down. If I were to give it say another fifteen or twenty seconds of stirring, then yes, the stuff almost completely dissolves.And of all the supplements you can spend your money on, including bogus junk like amino-acid concoctions and energy drinks and super-duper high tech protein mixtures, there's only one supplement absolutely proven in multiple tests and clinical trials to both increase muscle size, and with it both strength and endurance. The ONLY one. If you haven't tried it, and you do any kind of intense exercise, you have a real surprise waiting for you.One warning though, don't over-do the creatine at first. Explanation: creatine is a completely safe food additive, and it's also one of the most important elements in energy metabolism and cellular respiration. Accordingly, when you ingest creatine monohydrate, the body reacts by storing it in the places where it's actually going to get used: the muscle tissue. For every gram of creatine the body stores, it also must store three grams of water. This has the effect of markedly increasing the girth (cross-sectional area) of the muscle.If that sounds like a purely cosmetic gimmick, well wrong. I will not go into the biomechanics of how this works, but when you increase the cross-sectional area of a muscle, even if you haven't actually increased the amount of muscle tissue, it gives the muscle a biomechanical strength advantage. Meaning, if you take two identical muscles, with the same number of muscle fibers and mass, and you then make one of them increase in girth by pumping creatine and water into it, the swollen muscle will be able to do more work and move more weight than the normal one. So yes, it increases muscle size, and if you use enough creatine it will do it quite fast and will surprise you. Makes muscles look great. But they also become quite literally stronger. They can do more work, generate more power than they could before the creatine. Which means you add actual muscle tissue faster while using creatine. And since creatine is heavily utilized in energy metabolism you also get a boost in anaerobic AND aerobic endurance.So what's the warning I spoke of above? The first time I used creatine, almost thirty years ago, I was already pretty muscular as I used to compete in bodybuilding. So I read the instructions on the creatine bottle, said "yeah, right" and took triple the recommended amount of creatine. In less than a week my muscles had swollen so much that it actually made the skin around my elbows hurt a little when I bent my arm. So yeah, it is possible to overdo it. And understand that this is not bloat or anything like if you were retaining water from too much sodium and the like. Because the water and creatine are actually going inside the muscle, not just accumulating in the skin, if anything it actually enhances definition and also vascularity (veiny-ness) because it's the muscle itself which has increased in size.In short, if I were a couple of weeks out from spring break, and I had been too lazy to hit the gym as hard as I needed to to get ready for the beach, those two weeks I'd be hitting the creatine hard and whatever muscle I did have would be greatly enhanced. Like I said it works fast, in the matter of a few days. If you try this and don't get the effects I'm describing, then you simply aren't using a large enough dosage. The only real risk is you have to remember to keep yourself heavily hydrated (e.g. drink water, lots) because if you don't, the creatine can pull enough water out of your bloodstream and interstitial tissues to actually cause dehydration. It won't kill you, but it could be dangerous if you were exercising outside on a hot day. So, all you have to do is make sure you drink a lot of water and you're home free. Aside from that the stuff is as safe as eating a chicken wing. And because it has such a wide variety of positive effects, it's the one supplement that's almost universally used by endurance athletes, like those insane ones who do marathons and triathlons; by gymnasts and powerlifters who will put to use any increase in power they get from any source; to those primarily exercising for cosmetic reasons, meaning the bodybuilding meatheads you see at the gym. All of them get benefits from it. You will too.

Hard to judge as I've never taken this kind of supplement before. I do think it is working, as I seem to have more energy and am sleeping better. The taste is good and it mixes well in milk. Had to use water a few times when I was out of milk. That was fine also. I'm not taking this for an intense weight training program to build big muscles. At age 70, I just am interested in the Anti-Aging effects. I find that this does well with the Intermittent Fasting schedule that I'm on. After the 10 day initial setup, I just take it once a day. And I don't focus on taking it around exercise. Just when it's convenient. The price also is very reasonable. I think it is a good easy way to help prevent loss of muscle in old age.

So far the Creatine seems to be having a good affect. I recover energy a bit faster between sets and I have more short term energy during the day. I did GAIN about 5 LBS in water weight which is part of the package and I will continue to use the product.

Hey everyoneFor the gym rats out there like me, creatine monohydrate is hard to come by.Let me clarify real quick for those of you who don't know as much: you want to get monohydrate over any other form of creatine. It's the easiest to digest and absorb. Don't get the pills or any of the other stuff.ON was running out of mono creatine a lot so I searched elsewhere and found this. Amazing deal for the price and I still get the same results, I think. I can't really test this with a lab coat as I am a comp sci major so I trust that whoever is making this has my best intentions in mind.It's clear flavorless powder that are definitely not drugs. 10/10