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<blockquote data-quote="madman" data-source="post: 81960" data-attributes="member: 13851"><p>If you are looking at purity/quality Creapure (creatine monohydrate) is what you want and Carnosyn (beta-alanine). Just understand that if you are looking to add muscle bulk your diet is far more critical than creatine. Sure adding creatine to your supplement regime will increase ATP production/hydrate the muscle cell leading to slight increases in strength/overall workload and increase recovery but the weight gain will be nothing to brag about as most gain anywhere from 2-5lbs due and increased intra-cellular water in the muscle cells. Congratulations on your weight loss! You stated that originally your main goal was to drop weight (adipose tissue) and now you would like to bulk up. If you are consuming less than 2500 calories/day you will have a hard time adding muscle bulk and especially if you are following a lower-carb diet as carbs are critical in the sense that not only do they increase glycogen storage in the muscle cells which will allow one to train more intensely/improve recovery but for every gram of glycogen stored in the muscle roughly 3 grams water is stored in the muscle which will improve muscle fullness/strength/pumps and allow one to put on more overall muscle mass. Overall calorie intake is important to whether one gain/loses body weight as it costs the body more energy to build new muscle tissue as opposed to maintaining it. Of course one can still build muscle on lower carbs but if bulking is your goal consuming a moderate/higher carbohydrate diet from lower g.i. complex carb sources will be superior as the human body is capable of storing up to 500 grams of carbohydrate in the muscle and one will be bigger/stronger/ with fuller muscles and improved recovery due to increased glycogen storage. The goal is to find how many carbohydrates your body can tolerate as some will do better with lower carbs as opposed to others who can consume moderate/higher carbs due to their genetics/insulin sensitivity. Low carb diets are great for many for shedding body fat/achieving the ripped lean look but as far as being big/muscular I do not know too many low carbers that fit the profile. If anything I find when one goes too low carb their muscle glycogen stores are always depleted and the muscles look flat I would say even when in a calorie surplus whether one is following low carb/high fat/moderate protein vs moderate-high carb/low fat/moderate protein the latter will always have an easier time adding overall muscle bulk! Just something to keep in mind.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="madman, post: 81960, member: 13851"] If you are looking at purity/quality Creapure (creatine monohydrate) is what you want and Carnosyn (beta-alanine). Just understand that if you are looking to add muscle bulk your diet is far more critical than creatine. Sure adding creatine to your supplement regime will increase ATP production/hydrate the muscle cell leading to slight increases in strength/overall workload and increase recovery but the weight gain will be nothing to brag about as most gain anywhere from 2-5lbs due and increased intra-cellular water in the muscle cells. Congratulations on your weight loss! You stated that originally your main goal was to drop weight (adipose tissue) and now you would like to bulk up. If you are consuming less than 2500 calories/day you will have a hard time adding muscle bulk and especially if you are following a lower-carb diet as carbs are critical in the sense that not only do they increase glycogen storage in the muscle cells which will allow one to train more intensely/improve recovery but for every gram of glycogen stored in the muscle roughly 3 grams water is stored in the muscle which will improve muscle fullness/strength/pumps and allow one to put on more overall muscle mass. Overall calorie intake is important to whether one gain/loses body weight as it costs the body more energy to build new muscle tissue as opposed to maintaining it. Of course one can still build muscle on lower carbs but if bulking is your goal consuming a moderate/higher carbohydrate diet from lower g.i. complex carb sources will be superior as the human body is capable of storing up to 500 grams of carbohydrate in the muscle and one will be bigger/stronger/ with fuller muscles and improved recovery due to increased glycogen storage. The goal is to find how many carbohydrates your body can tolerate as some will do better with lower carbs as opposed to others who can consume moderate/higher carbs due to their genetics/insulin sensitivity. Low carb diets are great for many for shedding body fat/achieving the ripped lean look but as far as being big/muscular I do not know too many low carbers that fit the profile. If anything I find when one goes too low carb their muscle glycogen stores are always depleted and the muscles look flat I would say even when in a calorie surplus whether one is following low carb/high fat/moderate protein vs moderate-high carb/low fat/moderate protein the latter will always have an easier time adding overall muscle bulk! Just something to keep in mind. [/QUOTE]
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