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So I recently found out my ex wife had a type. A type she desperately wanted me to fit into. A type that she would make me go to clothing stores for specific shirts that look good on pretty much no one but Henry Cavill.
I did not look like Henry Cavill. Turns out around the time we divorce she goes through this phase swooning over Henry Cavill. Then she cheats on me with a dude I don't know the name of (except I've unfortunately seen his dick) and low and behold he has this kind Henry Cavill build.
Fast forward several years to now. I lost about 100lbs. Started lifting. Getting swole cause it was fun now that my body was smaller. Ate more protein, added creatine. Drink lots of water. I need different shirts. I dig out some old shirts, the only ones that sort of fit well are the ones she got at clothing stores that look good on pretty much no one but Henry Cavill. Turns out they still don't look good on me, not because I'm not Henry Cavill, but I'm not a fuckboy.
I searched this text because I thought it might be copypasta. Great read lmao
I can’t even lie I thought the same
Feels like it sometimes NGL
That's a lotta Henry Cavill in your life, are you sure you're not Henry Cavill?
Very sure.
I harbor no ill will to the dude tho. He is not the reason my ex is the way she is.
Creatine doesn't actually help build muscles by itself it just gives you more energy and the long term effects are unknown other than developing a dependency so idk maybe just stick to the literal overdose of caffeine in more traditional pre-workouts.
Or don't, it's probably fine. I'm sure the dudes sticking $10k in tren a week into their bodies to sell you the damn stuff wouldn't lie.
That's absolute nonsense. Your body produces a lot of creatine every day. Like, it's what the majority of arginine in your diet goes to making. The science is a bit iffy on whether it helps you lifting. There are some quite convincing studies that it helps cognitive function in vegetarians. Vegetarians don't get creatine in their diet, they have to make it themselves. If the diet is a bit poor in arginine as well then it makes sense that they are slightly deficient. If you get most of your protein from whey they you will also have a low creatine / arginine diet and a supplement makes sense.
Creatine works as an energy buffer in cells. There might only be a couple of seconds worth of energy in ATP but I seem to remember that creatine-P gives the cell up to a minute of energy. IIRC especially important in neurons because they don't perform anaerobic production of energy from glucose.
And taking excess amounts fucks with your body's internal regulatory systems and reduces its ability to produce it normally.
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You're talking about anabolic steroids, not creatine.
No, I'm not.
That's what I thought too.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/drugs-supplements-creatine/art-20347591
Plus the stuff is cheap. And its not a stimulant.
Creatine helps to retain water in muscles though?
The other word for that is bloating. I'm not sure why you'd want that normally, cells already regulate for their optimal water content by drinking enough water.
I could understand the logic of it for a marathon runner and such but studies have shown it has no notable benefit in races so if that is a benefit it's washed out by other factors.
Also, by all accounts that effect either goes away after a couple weeks of use or progresses into an actual problem.