I keep seeing that a teaspoon of creatine is equal to 5g. Is that a heaped teaspoon or a levelled teaspoon?
Is creatine *powder* a good form to take creatine in (compared to capsules etc.)?
Is tea a suitable drink to have creatine powder with? What about protein milk shakes?
I normally use a dessert spoon of creatine and the same of whey powder put it in a container with milk, put the blender over it and pour in some of that stuff that normally goes on the top of ice cream (strawberry flavoured)
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I keep seeing that a teaspoon of creatine is equal to 5g. Is that a heaped teaspoon or a levelled teaspoon?
Depends on what you bought. Mine says to use a level teaspoon.
Or Stevey could be a wild and crazy guy, and just use the heap.
I am a bit crazy, now you mention it... 🙂
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Is tea a suitable drink to have creatine powder with? What about protein milk shakes?
Both are ok.
But protein shakes, with all those yummy carbs and protein, is better.
I tried some creatine earlier - I made a protein banana milk shake then added the creatine after. At first the milk shake tasted a bit unpleasant (far more than usual) but as I drank more the taste deteriorated and by the end it tasted horrific and I could taste raw creatine powder which had collected at the bottom of the milk shake. I'm wondering if creatine powder has trouble dissolving into milk? My powder is 99.99% pure pharmaceutical grade creatine monohydrate powder
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Stevey said:
I keep seeing that a teaspoon of creatine is equal to 5g. Is that a heaped teaspoon or a levelled teaspoon?
Don't you have a food scale? :-)
Levelled teaspoon.. just dont go crazy on it
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Is creatine *powder* a good form to take creatine in (compared to capsules etc.)?
Creatine comes in capsules? I'll bet it's hella expensive compared to powder form.
I take creatine capsules, to avoid the nasty taste of creatine.. Easier to throw it at the back of the throat and swallow in one gulp.
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Is tea a suitable drink to have creatine powder with? What about protein milk shakes?
Whatever you do, don't use orange juice, the acidity kills the little creatine thingys.
My capsules actually state to take with juice (orange, apple etc) as it increases the absorption rate within the body, dunno if its true or not, but it says what it says.
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Stevey wrote:
>I keep seeing that a teaspoon of creatine is equal to 5g. Is that a >heaped teaspoon or a levelled teaspoon?
Depends on what you bought. Mine says to use a level teaspoon.
Or Stevey could be a wild and crazy guy, and just use the heap.
I am a bit crazy, now you mention it... 🙂
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>Is tea a suitable drink to have creatine powder with? What about protein >milk shakes?
Both are ok.
But protein shakes, with all those yummy carbs and protein, is better.
I tried some creatine earlier - I made a protein banana milk shake then added the creatine after. At first the milk shake tasted a bit unpleasant (far more than usual) but as I drank more the taste deteriorated and by the end it tasted horrific and I could taste raw creatine powder which had collected at the bottom of the milk shake. I'm wondering if creatine powder has trouble dissolving into milk? My powder is 99.99% pure pharmaceutical grade creatine monohydrate powder
I've found that it doesn't desolve very well in anything. I drink mine in water or grape juice and I run into the same issue.
I keep seeing that a teaspoon of creatine is equal to 5g. Is that a heaped teaspoon or a levelled teaspoon?
heaping. If it gives you stomach problems though, you might try two level doses, several hours apart.
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Is creatine *powder* a good form to take creatine in (compared to capsules etc.)?
Yes.
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Is tea a suitable drink to have creatine powder with? What about protein milk shakes?
Doesn't matter. Water is good. Don't worry about the orange juice, it's going to be in a really nasty acid environment when it hits your stomach anyway. The important thing is to keep your powder dry. Mix it right before you drink it. Carbs are supposed to help uptake, so you might want to keep that in mind.
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You should not mix creatine with hot liquids for two reasons:
1) To prevent conversion to creatinine. 2) To prevent formation of carcinogenic compounds in mixes containing protein and sugars.
The instructions on my creatine says:
"LOADING DOSE: 20 grams per day (5 grams - 4 times) mixed in warm liquid (ideally apple juice) for five days"
So is there a significant difference in effect between hot liquid and warm liquid?
Mixed doesn't mean dissolved - what you'd be taking is still suspension. More relevant is then whether there is cold vs. warm difference (probably not). I wouldn't mix creatine with anything hot.
If it's not hot enough to burn your finger, it shouldn't matter. The creatine will end up at 98.6F soon enough, anyway.
Also, just to reinforce the point, dissolved doesn't matter, either. Water is just there to carry all that powder down your throat. I just keep pouring more water in the glass (and drinking it) until I've washed all the powder out of it. Which also helps to ensure I'm getting enough water for my body to acclimate to the extra creatine load.
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