Re: creatine and exercise

[Guest guest]

This maybe a really dumb question but does anyone know if it would be

good to take Creatine before walking for exercise. Would it build

muscle in the legs from just walking? I walk about a mile a day.Thanks

Pam

[Guest guest]

Hi Pam,

Not a dumb question at all. The creatine studies showed that Creatine

combined with " resistance " exercise would buid muscle. So, in your

walking, if you take Creatine, you'd need to add in some resistance -

maybe ankle/leg weights or walk up hills. And this may be overdoing it.

Creatine is naturally produced in our bodies. Each year at my annual

check-up, I also get tested for it's levels to make sure I am not

depleted or doing too much. I just had this year's test and all is well.

Just from the walking I did for about 10 years, daily, in a suburban

neighborhood setting, I maintained, then built muscle without taking

anything. These walks combined downhill, flat, uphill (strenous), etc.,

to work different muscle groups.

It is possible that the body's natural creatine can 'leak' into the

blood stream from overdoing it. Best to check this out with your doc,

and maybe try some weights. (maybe walk a couple of big dogs if you

have them!)

The best place I have found for " resistance training " is in aquatics,

because the pool has an adjustable current, plus we can add weights and

have other exercises - all have built so much muscle I can hardly

believe it. lol, I have muscles where I knew none existed before.

Keep walking, no matter what!

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Thanks Gretchen,

I really didnt even know that the body made its own Creatine, very interesting.

What doctor do you see that test you for that kinda stuff? Family doc or

neurologist?

Its funny, I rescued a little dog from the pound about 2 years ago

and I love her to death but she always went to the bathroom on the

rug so I asked the vet what to do and he said to start a routine of

walking her in the morning and evening, I didn't walk for exercise at

all and thought my ankles were too weak to walk her very far.

Well we started walking and now we do it every single day even in

bad weather. She no longer pees on the rug and I can walk father

then I ever could in years.

Also thanks for the B6 info, very helpful. I started taking a B

complex but it only has 2 mg in it so i am not worried.

Thanks again

Pam

[Guest guest]

Hi Gretchen.

You are a wealth of information. Thanks! How much Creatine do you

take a day? I was exercising 6 days a week and got away from it and

now that the kids are back in school I am determined to get back to

it.

thanks

Vicky

[Guest guest]

Hi Vicky,

I don't take Creatine. My body makes enough for my needs.

~ Gretchen

[Guest guest]

Hi Vicky,

I work out 4 days a week and have CMT, You only need to take 5g's a day it will

tell you on the instructions on how to use it but they say you have to do a

loading stage for 5 days you don't have to do that. I've done allot of research

on creatine and I found that your body only absorbs so much so just take 5g's,

they have flavored powder or you can get capsules.

Tommy

[Guest guest]

Great thanks for the info.

Tommy <tommy11228@...> wrote: Hi Vicky,

I work out 4 days a week and have CMT, You only need to take 5g's a day it will

tell you on the instructions on how to use it but they say you have to do a

loading stage for 5 days you don't have to do that. I've done allot of research

on creatine and I found that your body only absorbs so much so just take 5g's,

they have flavored powder or you can get capsules.

Tommy