Got Some Creatine, Questions...

[mortac8]

@Pure_Speed

Caffeine consumption has been reported to adversely affect the efficacy of creatine supplementation. Since creatine uptake is dependent upon extracellular Na+, Vandenberghe et al [13] hypothesized that adrenergic stimulation of the sarcolemma might enhance muscle creatine uptake via increased Na±K±ATPase pump activity. In a double-blind, repeated-measures, crossover study, they compared creatine uptake, isometric force and isokinetic knee-extension torque production in nine healthy males following 6 days of both creatine supplementation (0.5 g/kg/day) and creatine (0.5 g/kg/day) in combination with caffeine (5 g/kg/day). A 3-week washout period intervened between treatments. While muscle [PCr] was increased following both treatments, torque production was increased only following creatine supplementation. They concluded that the ergogenic effect of creatine is completely eliminated by caffeine consumption. In a follow-up study using the same protocol, Vandenberghe et al [14] reported that caffeine inhibits PCr resynthesis during recovery. These data suggest that, in contrast to potentiating the ergogenic effects of creatine, caffeine ingested in combination with creatine nullifies any ergogenic effect.

http://www.jacn.org/cgi/content/full/17/3/216#SEC8

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There is no clear answer that’s what I’m saying. Think twice before you go revealing the final verdict to everyone :rolleyes:

[Pure_Speed]

you should be saying the same thing to yourself.

[utfootball]

@Pure_Speed

you should be saying the same thing to yourself.

whats wrong bro, did your wife leave you?