[Eric’s Books] https://www.muscleandstrengthpyramids.com TIME STAMPS 1:10 What Is Creatine 2:10 Why Can’t You Just Get It From Whole Foods? 3:45 Non-Lifting Benefits 4:10 What Does It Do/How Does It Work? 5:23 How Much Of A Benefit Does it Provide? 7:45 Creatine Loading vs A Regular Dose 10:03 What Are The Different Forms of Creatine? 10:55 What About Body Composition/”Water Bloat”? 12:35 What If You Miss A Dose? 12:56 Potential Stomach Cramping 13:22 Creatine/Caffeine Don’t Mix? 15:56 Summary REFERENCES Creatine effects on neurological disorders and cognitive decline: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1691485/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18652078 Meta-analyses and reviews on creatine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/14636102 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12945830 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12485548 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3407788/ Lack of benefit of other forms of creatine (not monohydrate) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3080578/ http://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-9-43 http://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-6-6 Creatine effect on fiber hydration and cell swelling https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17957000 Time course of creatine loading and cessation to reach supplemental levels https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8828669 Single study showing a negative interaction between caffeine and creatine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8929583 Three studies showing synergistic benefit of taking creatine with caffeine https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21207054 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12439084 http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/17461391.2011.573578 [Eric’s Youtube] https://www.youtube.com/team3dmj [Coaching Team] https://www.3dmusclejourney.com [PRE-ORDER MY PREWORKOUT] http://gnosisnutrition.com [GET MY TRAINING PROGRAMS] http://kizentraining.com/ [WEAR MY APPAREL] http://raskolapparel.com/