GNC Creatine Monohydrate 5000 Review

AH! The almighty and enigmatic creatine!
Lots of research done on it but everytime you look at different websites all of them provide the same thing
Nothing is really conclusive, and no one can tell you exactly if its better to consume it BEFORE or AFTER you blast the gym..... this is probably one of the reasons you are reading this and i will try to clarify it.. based all ON MY EXPERIENCE and consumption of this very specific brand and supplement.




I've been around the fitness world for quite some years now, but i can tell you, only in the recent ones i've decided to buy and try LOTS of different supplements to take and improve both my energy, muscle, focus and overall better results.

Leaving all the story bullcrap aside.. LETS GO!
Creatine has lots of effects that the "broscience" will tell you that both, work and dont work... and we are counting here the so dreaded "Secondary effects".
You can find a wide variety of effects and countereffects on this... but i will describe both the "positive" and "negative" things im experiencing with this... as im writing this article, my muscles are already saturated with this supplement.
First of all and most important before you start consuming this is:

LEARN THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THESE:

Table Spoon vs Tea Spoon

I dont think the "loading phase" is important.. in fact when i started taking this.. i was stupidly taking the damn TABLE SPOON all the time!(lets remember this is the recommended loading phase serving size, about 15g)!! and i can tell you one thing: I FELT LIKE SHIT! seriously, after taking the serving after my workouts i felt extremely bloated, had lots of crampings, fatigued and kinda worn out (i know!! thats fucking scary) i definately had water retention and i got a kinda grotesque physique,
after reading a little bit more i found out it was the amount of creatine i was taking... luckily for me (since many people are confused about the 5g dosage) i suggest you to do the same thing and just grab one of those small scoops that come in your preworkout supps.. and use that... they are usually measured at about 5g or so... a TEA spoon works well too..
if you are kinda sensitive on your stomach or do not do well with supplements you have tried before, i suggest you to take the minimum maintenance amount which is 5g.. you will take longer to saturate your muscles but its safe and you wont feel shit.

Appetite loss

I dont know why but for you trying to lose weight this might be some good news for you, but for us, the people who are trying to bulk up and eat almost anything on sight this is a serious bad effect of creatine, after taking my serving when im done working out, my appetite goes from 100 to 0, i dont feel bloated or crampings the "starving" sensation dissapears like magic. I really dislike this because i have to FORCE myself to eat something to stabilize my body after it took a beating from the workout.

POSITIVE SIDE

Now while some of these things will scare you , i can finally tell you the good news. CREATINE WORKS and works big time, once i was saturated with this supp my lifts went rocket high!
(OK maybe im exagerating) but i increased my overall workout weights by around 15% in a very short amount of time, i wasnt creating muscle just yet, but i was gaining a lot of strenght and recovery between sets. that obviously transformed into actual muscle gains and im currently very happy.
Not planning to cycle off this for a long time, as you already probably know, its not necessary,  you just have to take enough water throughout the day to be fine.

Adding a little bit more info on this brand...

TASTE 3/10:
Creatine supposedly is meant to be tasteless... but if you mix this with plain water.. youll get a very subtle but nasty taste , so thumbs down to that

Mixability 4/10:
it is kinda hard to mix this you need to shake it like a crazy mofo on that shaker of yours, and even then youll get that "grainy". feeling it doesnt mix well.

Effectiveness 10/10:
Creatine did its job the way its supposed to do it, increased strenght and better recovery time between sets.. no doubt about it.

Conclusion: i love creatine and i dont think i'll ever stop taking it, my physique got a little bit of that "puffy" look but gains and strenght outweight that so i can deal with it...
happy with this supplement, and if you arent taking it just yet, i say you should try to add it to your supplements as soon as you can !


Feel free to ask any questions! and if you got stories involved with creatine dont be scared, and share them with us ;)!