TRT or lifestyle interventions?
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It sounds like TRT. (20 characters)
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Interesting. I guess his buddy, Attia is getting behind this.
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Beth
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If I remember it correctly, he ranked creatine as one of the top things he took, yet he hasnāt had any for 6 months.
As a new adopter, I was curious why this would be because I have not heard itās something to be cycled. Do you think life happened and heās just lazy about it or any other thoughts?
He mentioned creatine, omega 3 and vitamin D as supplements he highly endorses.
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Beth
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Yes, I did watch it, thank you. I was trying to ask if you could tell why he felt it was a top supplement to take yet he stopped taking it 6 months ago. Perhaps I misheard him and should rewatch.
It indeed sound like laziness. Something I can understand because I highly resistant to protocols that require daily dosing (excluding statins) .
Does anyone know how effective is 35f of creatine weekly vs 5g every day? From my reading, people donāt recommend high doses of creatine because of water retention issues. Is that the only concern?
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Been on Creatine close to 6 months daily 5 g in the morning coffee. With a double dose 10 g on workout dayā¦ I workout every other day 1.5 hoursā¦ muscle resistance.
Feel better overallā¦ especially in gymā¦ have gained weightā¦ firmer musclesā¦ chest, arm and buttā¦ but weight is not fatā¦ better water retention in my muscle cells. So seems good.
When I started on rapamycin after 4 months, I lost visceral fat about 20 pounds went from 198 pounds to 178 pounds . Stabilized at 183 pounds for past 4 years. Dexa body composition shows no fat.
That said, in the past 6 months on creatine up 8 pounds to 191 pounds. Clothes fitting tightly in chest, arms and buttā¦ but waist same.
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Yep, Iām well aware of the benefits of daily dosing. Iām trying to find out how effective once-weekly dosing is, if at all.
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Great. Just confirming for me the water weight gain has been fine.
I agree the daily intake and remembering to dose it can be an issue. Why I keep creatine and taurine next to coffee pot. Spoonful of each goes in before the Keurig cupā¦ every morningā¦ lol.
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Got it, OK. Yes, and the delivery mechanism is not convenient either. Itās either several pills/chewables, or powder.
I figure that for muscles gains/maintainance I can either commit to take this for the rest of my life every day, or commit to 1 more day a week of strength training. I much prefer adding 1 more weekly training session for now.
I think a scoop of powder in the coffee is the way to go. I use it daily.
