I LOADED On CREATINE For 14 Days - Massive Fast Gains 

The biggest thing I noticed with creatine was a quite dramatic strength increase. I haven't used it for like 6 years, but when I did use it, it helped me break through a lot of strength plateaus.

Good work on the vid. Don’t stress over the caffeine and take it whenever u want.

@9:15 - pigmie, your body isn't retaining water long enough to utilize it. Increase sodium intake to offset the time fluids are passing through your body unused. Caffeine dehydrates you, you need to offset this with proper amounts of sodium so the water remains in your body long enough for your body to respond to this with the fluids in your body still being in an accessable state and not processing it's way out of your body already. Sweat also plays a big factor in loss of sodium in the body. The more you sweat - looks like every day excessively, for you - the need for increased sodium intake is needed.

In the four weeks since I started creatine I've only recently noticed real improvements in muscle definition. It's been a sort of delayed reaction, though things might have been going on behind the scenes I wasn't aware of. I was thinking for a while that maybe I was just one of those people it doesn't work for, but suddenly the improvements became apparent. My weights sessions are still tough but can go on longer and with more reps, and my body has a more solid, muscular feel about it, especially my upper body.

would have been interesting to see 14 more days directly after the first 14, where you where on normal doses. I think the constipation is from the loading.

Bro, your channel is so dope. I’ve binged so many of your videos over the last couple days. Thank you for taking the time to document all this, to do the research, and to put it out into the world. You are condensing and synthesizing so much knowledge here. Thank you! 🙏

I started taking because I'm a 53 year old carpenter and my work harness and tools were killing me.i was waking up tired and super sore.i started in November,taking 10grams with water.i didn't know til this video I was supposed to load up,then decrease,so I'm still taking 10 grams with water pre-work out.i can honestly say I have had no side effects.i feel freaking great.i wake up tired still because I'm working six days a week,ten to twelve hours a day but the soreness is gone my harness and bags feel lighter then ever.. I haven't felt this good since my 20s.i have had several injuries in my career and none of them are bothering me anymore,not even my ankle break and shattered heel.i can actually run again.been using for four months now

I appreciate the amount of actual, solid research you put into this. You never know who to trust, so showing and citing the research you did is very reassuring, and also very useful to learn more

I started creatine about 2 weeks ago (no loading phase, just started at 5 grams a day due to a sensitive stomach) and unless it's some kind of placebo effect I can definitely tell a difference in my strength and endurance. Wish I had started it sooner. Like a decade ago.

I think the added water weight may be beneficial in the long run, with a similar effect to wearing a weighted vest to increase the intensity of an exercise to progressively overload. As for the constipation, I'd bet that was because of the loading dose and if you took 5g daily it would likely go away, but everyone's body is different.

You explained very well and it was very funny see your progress with the creatine, I have 3 months consuming it and to me personally it really does a difference when you're training. More videos like this please.

Talk about full circle! I use to watch this guys breakdancing videos when i was like 14🤣, i cant believe he's still going hella strong. Peace and love Pigmie✌

I started about a month ago, I definitely feel I can get more intense bursts of energy during the day not just workouts

thank you for all the years of content

The thing I remember most from using creatine is the unbelievable pump I’d get every single time. It was almost uncomfortable in the arms and I definitely felt too big for most doorways in the hour or two after the work out ended.

From what I understand olive oil helps with constipation. It may counter and cancel out the constipation caused by creatine.

i love your videos bro, best videos covering this and most other fitness topics that Iv/'ve seen. keep it up!

Bro your RU-vid grind is so damn real. Respect

Before I started taking creatine, I was 5'8" around 140-150 lb in the middle of clean bulking. Prior to taking it, my squat was stuck around ~240 lb for working sets of ~5 for a good couple months at least. After creatine, my squat went up 5lb every week for the next two months to around 280. I'm probably gained 5 or so lb over that time. So it definitely worked for me but I didn't continue to gain strength in the same linear fashion after those next couple months. I do also feel more pumped all the time even when I don't have an actual pump. I'm also vegan so I don't get the small amounts that are naturally found in meat

It is a must-go when you turn 35. It helps a lot with regen, especially since your workout sessions gonna be more ''volume'' focused not on your max heavy loads

The channel that takes all my focus.

Love this channel! Could you do similar with Glutamine and L-Arginine? I 100% feel a difference with these but as I started them both together, I don't know which might be making a difference!

Taking Creatine with caffeine is perfectly fine. If you want to make sure your muscles are saturated just drink a bottle of water after to insure proper hydration

Perfect timing. I just started using creatine for the first time about two weeks ago and I happened to do the same dosage. I didn't have the same side effects as you, but I definitely did notice the boost in my ability to run (essentially went from 8km to 11km and then 14km). I've only been working out for 1 month and 3 weeks now; I ran inconsistently during this period due to an ITL injury during the 8km run. Beyond running, I lift weights and I feel like my stamina has increased there too

Thank you! Finally someone made a video about creatine and not only showing the positive effects. Don’t understand me wrong, it‘s a very good supplement, but it just does not fit my style of working out, prioritizing calisthenic movements. So after months of taking creatine I stopped for the exakt same reasons as you showed… Much love ❤

Your tests are all done in the glycolitic range. Could try testing 5rm strength instead, would keep you in the ATP range

Great video and thanks for going through the test💪💪🤙🤙

as a 13 year old callisthenics beginner i always love watching you're vids

I know you’ve done challenges, like this one, that could inadvertently increase your vert. However I think it would be cool to see you attempt to increase your vert with a vertical focused program/workouts of some sort.

Moderate your coffee (or other diuretic) intake as a possible way to fight the dry stool problem.

Really great content in your video. Thank you for sharing 🧡

Thank you for sharing the journey. This information is helpful to me

I had always understood it as almost backwards to his creatine mechanism. I had learned that the creatine was an easy to buffer the ATP to be able to push out the last couple reps.

Amazing video! I have a question though. Are you ever worried with these supplement testing videos might be harder to get more vibrant results with age? and if so what do plan to do for future content wise. Thanks for being an inspiration

So I'm not sure if this will help with the constipation but I usually take my creatine with yogurt. It helps make your stool softer. At least for me anyway. I hope that helps.

what i like about this guys videos is that i always have a smile on face watching them.

I’m currently at 1 full month on creatine…did a 5-day loading first, then 5g/day. I don’t notice anything different that I can’t also explain by my workouts alone. Yeah, I’m in better shape, more muscular…but I’ve been lifting steadily 3x/week so I think I would be the same anyway. To me, the “1-2 more reps” thing is more MENTAL STRENGTH that comes with increased lifting…willing to accept the pain. So, maybe it works, maybe not…for me…hard to tell. Soreness and recovery seem the same. I pee more, but then again, I drink more water. I’ll continue the regimen, though, for at least another month….no downside I can think of.

could you do suction cups therapy ?i saw the most crazy differences in unbalanced muscle groups , teared and damaged muscles , and overall better connection with all the muscle groups i had sucked in from the cups

This video is very informative. It helps someone like me who doesn't understand fitness a lot better

Same bro, i stopped taking creatine cause i was feeling heavy after week 2 💯 great video

I'm not sure if creatine is the best supplement for calisthenics but for regular building muscles that's where it shines

On creatine, which I took with a sugary drink to produce the insulin spike, I got bloating and was worried about DHT increases. Saw very little difference in strength.

As someone who doesn't do calisthenics, but just weight lifting, it's awesome

Very nice move on the corded headphones. You are definitely focusedddd

creatine = size and strength. Creatine is the energy source for under 10 seconds. So those 3 to 5 rep sets; with weights, you will probably see the results better regarding performance. Calisthenics body weight matters and creatine makes you heavier so not surprising not great results. Finally, that extra rep or 2 caused by creatine may add up over time due to increased volume of training.

I stopped watching a few years ago and I came back and pigme is still as funny as ever 🤣🤣🤣

thanks for covering the science of creatine, i'll definitely try it now

I am 61. Have been about 6 months on creatine. I train, but not like an athlete. Maybe 1-2/week. I take about 10g a day. I have noticed an ability to recover faster from muscle strain. My trainer was the first to notice an increase in strength and toning of my leg muscles. I am also less anxious (but this could be because I am also taking electrolytes) and the increase in mental clarity.

I did a week-long loading phase of 20g a day but I drank 2.6 gallons daily and I didn't have any side effects besides the benefits creatine provides. slight increase in the visible muscle just from the water retention, and a small strength increase also from the water retention. The idea behind creatine is that the 1-2 more reps you can rep out will add up in the long run in theory providing more muscle gainz.

you will feel heavier the first few weeks until the weight gain evens out. but once you get used to the weight, the extra ceiling to your strength and endurance will make your gains better in the long run. also worth noting about that hairloss study: the athletes were taking a LOT more than 5g (the recommended dosage)

Constipation happens because you don't drink enough water (and because you only used it for 2 weeks, so the body could not adapt). The amount of water you used to drink before creatine was probably already lower than it should've been, so adding creatine only made it worse. Even if you stopped taking creatine, consider drinking at least 500ml to 1l of water over what you usually do. It can be tea, it can be coffee...just get some more liquids in. I'm on creatine for the past 8 months and I don't experience constipation. I always drink about 2.5l of water at 78 kg. And yes, it helps with concentration and fatigue (that's why I take it, I'm not trying to bulk up). And no, it doesn't matter what you are taking it with or when you take it, as long as it gets into your body. Some people dissolve it in grape juice, and some drink it with tea. I just put the powder in my mouth and chug a glass of water. There is no reason to pump 10 or 20 grams/day if you are planning to use it for a longer period. In 30 days you will be saturated anyway, so why get there faster with side effects when you can get there easy a little bit later? Just get 5g/day every day and it will be great. BTW, I'm an endocrinologist, not some random guy giving advice on creatine from personal experience alone. P.S.: On your ninth rep during the bench press, your right shoulder was already compromised by the looks of it, so I have no idea why you attempted the 10th. You were lucky not to get an injury on that one.

Glad I found your channel! Love the content and definitely love your sense of humor!!!!

New fan here, great stuff thanks

I've used approx 7-8 grams creatine daily for more than 4 months. Here's my personal experience. My body was always pumped as creatine helps to store water in your muscle. so the increace in weight after use of creatine is just water. implicitly body pumped after workout remains pumped whole day.

Thank you so much for sharing your experience 👍👍

Thank you for everything you do Pigmie

Maybe the more immediate effect was the bigger muscles retaining the water and adding the weight, but I think eventually the muscle strength would have gotten better had you continued an additional few more weeks. I know personally any new exercise adjustments I make can take a good month or so before I’m optimally performing it. I’ve heard people saying they noticed the improved reps around the six week mark.

Herbal tea + creatine is a option, I use this as a option to bypass the stomach issues. In my case with both my workouts as well as my physically demanding job, I’m most likely putting in a good twelve hours of hardwork

I took the creatine back in 1999. I was 25 at the time. Im an ectomorph and I pushed the heavy weights and low reps. My natural weight was around 150, but with the creatine and working out hard I gained like mad, up to 185 which is huge for me. People were blown away. However I found that I was more moody then not and wasn't handling stress as well. Then after learning about the potential damage it can due to the kidneys I felt I had to stop and I did. In my mind I'd like to try it again but then I remind myself own I felt on it and I better not. Not for everyone I feel. I dont know if it's great for inflammation as well.

Do you think the creatine helped the water “stick” better? Whatever I drink always goes right through me so that would be great

Youve never been this heavy and the fact u was close on them calisthenics exercises means that creatine did do some work💯

It’s cool you did such a in depth review. I have taken creatine for 3 weeks now and found I have nothing but benefits from it. All strength increased overall, my bench went from barely putting 135 up to repping 170

I have been taking creatine for the last 10 days and i can feel the good effect it has done to me, i lift heavier even in the very first few days, recovery between each set is a lot faster and i have increased muscles size, and generally i am feeling better

Thank you for this video, just took my first scoop of creatine and im hoping it will help me in school, and in the gym obv.

dude, you mentioned many times you too having shoulder problem (frozen shoulder, rotator cuff injury or whatever) , did you ever try to fix it , did you try some antiaging supplements like nicotinamide riboside to fix that .. or glucosamine etc

Who remembers this man’s backflip videos 😅😅😢😢😂❤

Question: if you need intensity to grow, and you take creatine increasing your longevity and extending the time before you feel the intensity does it make it harder to grow muscle?

Good info. For some who need to move their body around (like you) the extra weight might be a problem. I'm going to give it a try for lifting weight, and I also hope it helps me with my bike rides.

my strength went up like crazy on creatine, i’ve never had a bad experience with creatine…

The stomach issues (like constipation) go away after that loading phase, in my experience. After the initial loading, just maintaining a 3-5g daily dose retains the positive effects of creatine without the negative bit of gut problems.

you have the funniest lift face while at the gym. all love

it would be great if you would do another video of this just to see if the your effects of creatine would be consistent.

I used to have shoulder issues which prevented me from working out efficiently but after loading up on creatine suddenly it was gone, now I am a huge fan !

Holy shit. I started creatine 2 months ago. The past month I've lost more hair than ever before in my life. Thank you Pigmie, because of you I'm never touching that cursed shit ever again.

Take it with some l-carnitine which will make better ATP for the creatine to use. I’m more of a nutrition nut then a bodybuilder and I normally don’t like supplements but I research the heck out, and these two end tables seem very safe. As far as the constipation, a little more salt or some thing like Chia seeds would help. As far as dosage goes, unless you’re trying to just get huge muscles I don’t think you need to take that much. I guess it depends on where you’re using it if you’re just using it to get huge muscles 5 mg but as a supplement, for instance someone who is getting older and is worried about muscle loss I think 2.5 g is fine but I would definitely add the l-carnitine to improve your ATP to give it more to work off of. About 600 mg of l-carnitine with the 5 g of creatine. And I do think it’s best to take it early, 30 minutes or an hour or two before working out. Creatinine is the waste product. Consider it like muscle food and after it’s consumed it creates creatinine. Know if you get a blood test doctors measure creatinine to see if your kidneys are functioning, if you’re taking creatine in theory that would increase your creatinine numbers so if you get a blood test and your numbers high you may want to discuss that with your doctor, but an increase on your test will be normal since your body is creating more so that’s not necessarily indicative of kidney failure which is what they check when they run your blood test.

love your honest and well done experiment with yourself!

Great video, just one tip; If creatine gives you any GI discomfort, split the dose up - you can go as low as 1g, 3 times a day.

I've never tried taking creatine. After seeing this, I will definitely consider doing so 😊

This was a great video, much better than the Mentzer workout one

I always tell people I feel heavier on it. Like the water weight is noticeable and affected my running performance a ton. Mostly on my knees. Stopped and never looked back. Trying to gain more size now so I might have to start again! Thank you for this informational video!

Ohhh okay so I just watched your milk video and was thinking you look really amazing, different somehow?! Now I see your full body calisthenics! and it's clicking you're an actual athlete!! 🤣

One time when I was extra lean as a sophomore in highschool eating super healthy , I gained 14lbs on creatine (loading phase) and then it went down 2-4 lbs (within a week) I forget , but my weight increase was 10lbs and my friends and I couldn’t believe it

Awesome video! I never had problems taking creatine with my pre workout or coffee personally. It's all going to the same place anyway. I think their biggest issue was dehydration, not the mixing of both

I’m on day 4 on creatine and I feel motivated and I look forward to working out a lot

I saw this experiment with Connor Murphy. He creatine loaded for a week and gained 10 lbs, but he called it “lean mass.” Simply put, creatine makes you retain water. So your muscle cells just got bigger by retaining more water. It was all water weight. Here’s the video: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-CuOmvdgy4cQ.html

I just started taking creatine for the first time and just finished my first week with it and I only took 3 mg of it with pre workout and with a whey protein shake in the mornings and on the 3rd day I was working on arms and felt stronger and more comfortable doing weight. My arms felt like they were gonna pop once I was done but overall so far I definitely feel better than before and I hadn’t felt any constipation.

Damn! Brendon Urie getting buffed! Just wanna say you're my inspiration both in music and gains! But kidding aside, this is helpful. Thanks!

Good work. I've been on creatine forever except for gear. Creatine gives me tremendous strength.

Be aware that more water in the muscles means increased likelihood of muscle tear as there's more space between the muscle fibers. This may have been why you felt your pectoral muscle close to tearing.

I started my creatien loading phase this week doing 20g a day 10 in the morning and 10 before my workout I haven’t really noticed a increase in body weight but I have noticed a increase in size and performance. Also the pump at the gym after workouts is insane I started at 185 I’m 187 so 2 lb in a couple days isn’t bad imo

YOU AND YOUR BODY = TOTAL GORGEOUSNESS!

About when you take creatine. Studies show that taking it right after a workout is slighlty better for the body to take it in. Before doesn't do anything because it doesn't give an immediate boost. But all in all consistency is key so it's best taken at a point in the day when you know you always take it.

I did this almost exactly. Only issue was after the fact when I went into the stabilization period I lost most of the gains .

The only thing I worry about with creatine is the possible stomach and kidney problems and the possible contribution to hair loss but everything else seems positive about creatine

This guy is so real

curious if it's worth trying Creatine-HCL since it seems to be better for GI. Not entirely sure on the difference between monohydrate vs HCL but maybe worth a shot?

never got any side effects other then gains... im taking 10g a day (5g in morning, 5g at night)

Could the negative aspects of the weight not decrease after more training? Getting used to more weight means eventually getting stronger no?

Bro's creatine went into his thighs

How changed your perfomens after short or long pause after using creatine? Is it returns on previous lvls(before creatine usege) or lower/higher?