Anyone who lifts knows how much it sucks to stay natty. Like for real I can bench press 100 kilos for 5 reps but it took me like 10 years of lifting weights on an off to get there. Feelsbadman when u compare urself to the tiktok sarm goblins and realize u could have a 405 bench by now if u just blasted off years ago. Oh well tho. I want to blast off so bad I just don’t have the money for it right now.

  • PasswordRememberer [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    How much of a difference do you get from creatine vs protein powder? I haven't taken creatine yet but I've started to stall in terms of progress so I'm interested in your experience with it

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    • aaaaaaadjsf [he/him, comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      I find that it can help with getting an extra rep or two in, and it definitely helped when I was bedridden, it's actually why I started taking it back after I had back surgery, not for muscle gains.

      Just be careful with hair loss, it's a very rare potential side effect of taking a ton of creatine. Very rare though.

      With training programs, apparently some of the nucleus overload/deload stuff, or even drop sets and pump training, can help with plateaus in both size and strength. It's very bro sciencey, but trying it for a month won't hurt if you've been training for years.

      • MarxGuns [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Partial lifts with way over 1RM to train tendons and bone is another I’ve heard.