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I used to know, and will look it up in my old notebooks later, but I seem= to remember that Creatine has something to do with the creation of lacti= c acid, which would make sense since it allows increased anaerobic exerci= se (which creates lactic acid). It may be that when you have extra creat= ine in your system you can do more anaerobic activity, resulting in more = lactic acid buildup, resulting in more cramps. Of course, I can't rememb= er what happens after creatine"runs out" if you're not taking supplements= =2E Obviously you don't stop working, so why you would get less lactic a= cid then I don't know...I'll have to go dig out my old notes (cellular ph= ysiology)... Hope this was some help, maybe someone with a clearer picture than I have= at this time will pitch in. Ben "Negris, James R" wrote: > One caveat that should be mentioned rearding creatine is that it can ca= use cramping during some types of activities, primarily endurance events.= I found this out the hard way during last year's biking season when I w= ould experience sudden and extreme cramping at about mile 60 or so of 100= + mile rides. The usual culprit is insufficient hydration but I knew tha= t wasn't the case here since I am always careful to hydrate properly. Th= is happened about three rides in a row, all at about the same mileage, be= fore I finally made the connection and once I went off creatine the cramp= s never happened again. So, now I do not use creatine during the summer = biking season. There is no question that it is effective for anaerobic a= ctivities like weightlifting and I use it for that purpose during the res= t of the year. I have even found that it's beneficial for short rides (<= 40 miles). Maybe someone else on the list can explain the physiology of = creatine-induced cramping? > > James > > > ---------- > > From: George Irvine[SMTP:kirvine@sa*.ne*] > > Sent: Monday, January 29, 2001 4:01 AM > > To: Techdiver@Aquanaut.Com > > Subject: Fw: Creatine > > > > > Jeff, it is not the liver it is the kidneys it effects by possibly > > > contributing to kidney stones due to not drinking enough water, but= then > > the > > > same can be said in regard to protein drinks. If creatine did not w= ork for > > > you, it was not creatine. You have to step up and pet the pony with= the > > good > > > stuff, like Twin Labs or EAS. The 10 dollar shit will not do jack. = The 40 > > > dollar per little tiny bottle will double the reps you can do in an= y > > > exercise, and will give you speed bursts in sprints on the bike , s= wim or > > > run that make this stuff second only to steroids in effectiveness f= or > > > athletes in training. Every time I use the stuff I get accused of j= uicing. > > > > > > The best effect is that it lets you work out harder, and that obvio= usly > > > gives you better results. > > > > > > -- > Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'.= > Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'= =2E -- Send mail for the `techdiver' mailing list to `techdiver@aquanaut.com'. Send subscribe/unsubscribe requests to `techdiver-request@aquanaut.com'.
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