should i take creatine and BCAAs?

[yoshhh]

Hi everyone,
I've heard my friend mentioning uses of creatine and BCAAs and was thinking of getting them to increase my gains from gymming. Any advice?

 

[kr3w]

Creatine in general makes u swole (cos it kinda retains water in ur muscles). The good part is it gives u more "endurance" during reps. Say u can do a certain weight for 3reps. After creatine loading, u may be able to hit about 7-9reps at that same weight. At least this was what creatine did to me. more reps, heavier weights, etc would naturally lead to better gains.

I stopped taking it after a couple of months tho.. makes ur body swole.. makes the face swole also. aint cool hahah

 

[kr3w]

not everyone has the face swole effect tho. depends on ur body reaction to creatine i guess

 

[msnangersme]

Creatine might reduce muscle definition.. Buff but lack definition. Water retention too much

 

[yoshhh]

My limbs are kinda slim tho. I dont mind it getting bigger even without the definition. But once I stopped, I can get those definitions back and retain the mass, no?

 

[roflolmao]

http://gymkaki.com/threads/creatine-supplementation-guide.696/