You bought a tub of

You bought a tub of Creatine? Or you bought a tub or protein powder with creatine in it?

If it is just a tub of protein powder with creatine added, then cool have a single serving, right after a workout. If it is just Creatine in it's pure form I can get you more specific details later this evening. I know I have a specific listing for for it in a book somewhere and I can give you more details about it.

However in all honestly this is not a supplement I take basically because it primarily one for weight gain and not really proven yet, they really haven't determined if the weight gain come from muscle or the muscle just holding more water, it also not only adds to muscle weight gain but fat gain as well. Honestly beyond Amino Acid and regular vitamins I do not advise much else.

Creatine is produced in the liver and it is made from the basic amino acids arginine, glycine, and methionine. Which I do take additional Aminos of arginine, glycine. Now if your a vegetarian then yes Creatine is probably going to be a good friend to you as vegatables do not contain any of those aminos but if your a normal meat eater fish and red meat weekly should get you all you need. Also be warned if you go to a doctor and have any blood tests, urine test or anything, be sure to tell them you are taking a creatine supplement. Creatine levels are a normal test as having a high creatine level is a sign of renal failure. Which also leads me to believe if you have any kidney problem you probably shouldn't take this as well. Also if you experience Muscle cramping stop use immediately, it has also been known to cause severe muscle cramps.

here is a pretty good scientific write up please make sure you read the side effects section. Remember all the stuff you have been hearing about it is from Advertisers they basically want to sell stuff to you. Vitamins and Amino acids and hard work have been scientifically proven for many many years.

Well Jimmy I looked it up

Well Jimmy I looked it up when I got done working out and stuff tonight My Advice would be to throw the creatine away. I opened up my trusty book that tells me everything you ever wanted to know about any vitamins, herbs, or supplements it is a little outdated as it dates year 2000 but it suits its purpose well. You can find more info on the book here It has no dosage info basically it says don't take it. It's bad for you and be warned you can overdose on it. There have been some deaths related to Creatine Overdosing. Then again too much of some regular vitamins can do you a lot of harm as well.

Basically though all the side effects here bother me. Repeatedly though I keep finding one side effect that bugs me most of all, you will develop some kind of funky smell eventually and that is beyond the increased flatulence. Also the primary thing that happens is weight gain from retaining water basically everywhere even in your bones While you are retaining more water you can lead yourself to dehydration as it will draw water away from other organs.

However, if you still insist on using it. The dosage info I have found in 4 of my other books is 3-5 grams before and 3-5 grams after a workout. Thats it nothing on off days.

Creatine is no joke

I'm not going to get into a big rant here, and I'm NOT trying to start something but the person posting above has not done the research. Look for yourself on the internet and verify for yourself that creatine works (it does) and don't look on sites that are trying to sell you creatine, how trustworthy are they -right?

Here's a good place to start:
http://www.supplementwatch.com/

There are a lot of misconceptions about creatine, here's what it really does: It does not make you gain muscle instantly, it makes you a little stronger, allowing you to train harder so that you can, eventually with hard work, gain lean muscle tissue. The size that gets packed on right away when you start taking creatine is actually water, and you will lose that water when you go off creatine, but you will not lose any muscle that you gain from training while using it (unless of course to stop working out).

Here's a common way to take creatine:
take 5g 4-5 times per day with a sugary drink for the first 10 days to 2 weeks. Make sure one of those times is prior to your workout and one is immediately after. Following that, 5g before your workout and 5g after (with the sugary drinks).

I have been using Creatine off and on for several years, and it is a handy tool to assist with an exercise program.

I don't have a lot of time to get this all out today, but feel free to message me if you have any questions. Good luck