Is Creatine Worth the Recent Hype?

Creatine has been an absolute game changer in my muscle development and definition.

The reason for creatine causing subcutaneous water retention might be due to the body reacting as if it’s dehydrated. As creatine pulls water into muscles, it takes that water from elsewhere. Drinking more water and making sure to get enough electrolytes throughout the day is the solution for this.

I love how you said atp is the energy currency our body uses to power things. By that analogy, creatine would be like a credit card; we usually have limited cash in hand, but we can use a credit card pretty easily to replenish our buying power. And the higher our credit card limit, the more buying “power” we have. In that case, fats and carbs are like our savings account, takes awhile to tap into those sources, and eventually it’s used to replenish our cash and credit cards, but it takes awhile.

I’d never taken creatine regularly and consistently before 4 months ago, when I got back into the gym for the 1st time in 8 years. I’m 58, and 4 months ago couldn’t do a single BW dip. This morning I cranked out 27. I’m amazed at how quickly I’m putting on muscle & strength @ 58. Flexed upper arm is up 3/4” in 4 months. I’m sure much of it is “muscle memory,” from when I was most muscular @ 41, but I’m not a big guy (currently 5’7” - 167 lbs). I’m just amazed. Been taking a higher dose (1 heaping tsp/day)

Creatine hasn’t so much helped with muscle building personally, it’s really helped with getting rid of mental fog for me. I’m just more readily able to concentrate and so because of that, I can commit to my goals better.

I work in a physicaly taxing job and I try to workout enough, just basic bodyweight stuff, pull ups and so on. When I started working there I felt as if I'm too tired to workout but after starting to take creatine this problem was largely gone.

Thomas , this is an absolute brilliant review and summary of this nutrient I’ve ever heard. I’m a medical doctor, ER specialized for over 20 years with recent fellowship training in anti-aging functional medicine , and even then I didn’t know any of this information until now. Thanks!

Great video @Thomas! I don't know why it's taken so long for the narrative around creatine to align with the science. I'm definitely going to get those gummies for my mom who is getting older, she doesn't want to mix a grainy powder in a drink!

Another very informative video, as usual. I've been a longtime follower and I fairly recently started using Creatine Monohydrate to assist with my workouts. I'm a 58 years old and both of my parents died with dementia. I'd noticed that I was beginning to display early signs of cognitive decline, and this was prior to hearing about the cognitive benefits of supplementing with Creatine in order to build more muscle/strength (I had recently fallen and once was enough). Long story short, I immediately noticed, after a couple days of supplementation, I experienced noticeable improvements in my memory and cognition, and my wife noticed as well. (I skipped the loading phase and took daily 2 gram doses.) The cognition improvements were not expected, I just wanted avoid falling and serious injury. Keep up the good work and thanks for all the info, not sure where I'd be if I hadn't followed your channel.

That’s the most well researched and best explained video I’ve seen on creatine, thank you Thomas