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Anonymous
Hello /fit/ I have a question. I started taking a creatine suppliment before workouts about a week and a half ago. Nothing in my diet has changed, but I have magically gained 10 pounds. Is this a normal thing? Should I stop taking or will it go away? It isnt Fat (I hope) and it isnt Muscle(I wish). Please help a guy out with your wisdom.
>> Anonymous
water
>> Anonymous
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Which is to say, creatine causes increased water retention in your muscles, and that gain is mostly due to this.
>> Anonymous
a very small amount of it is muscle, because one o the benefits is rapid muscle regrowth and longer work out level of performance. Most of it as stated above is water. A down side of creatine is that you have to drink so much water and your body retains the majority of it.If you stopped taking creatine you would lose about 8 pounds of it in 2 day probably. I took creatine for 2 months and at one point drank 2 gallons of water over 24 hours and gained 12 pounds in those 24 hours.