Creatine Monohydrate

>>40700464
Neither. It's present in red meats. Just eat food and don't lose your hair

Used as recovery. Taking before bed is most effective in building muscle. Working out after taking it will take gains.

>>40700464
use the powder
5g (1 teaspoon a day) after working out
no it doesnt cause baldness its broscience
its well studied and incredibly usefull

>>40700532
This. Used micronized powder as well (no difference in chemical formula, easier to mix into your drink)

That being said, this is a bad place to come for legitimate supplement advice.

>>40700532
>>40700557
thanks anons. Whats the difference between pills and powder though? Powder gets absorbed easier because its dissolved in water?

>>40700583

Powders, especially from a bulk supplier, are going to run pennies on the dollar for what you'd pay for a branded, fancy tub

>>40700583
price per gram is cheaper with the powder i imagine.

pic related >>40700464 is pretty decent, tastes like nothing and isn't gritty.

protip: stir it a few times and drink it fairly quickly, then add a little more water to get the residual stuff which sank to the bottom of the cup. I find a lot of it doesn't properly dissolve in a solution.

outside of body building and endurance it may have some other benefits like neuroprotection.

The balding meme is due to studies which have shown it can raise DHT levels at least for a while, which is good cos DHT is the most masculinizing androgen. If you have an inherited tendency to bald it may contribute.

>>40700532
Also, you should be taking creatine every day, not just your workout days. You're trying to increase your intracellular levels of creatine so you have fuel for excess ATP production. If not, you're wasting your time.

From >>40700557

>>40700733
got it. One more question, will it make me feel bloated because of the water retention in the muscle?

>>40700474
>lose your hair
broscience

Creatine Ethyl Ester (CEE) has no load times (which are bullshit anyway), requires lower dosages, and has no disgestive/bloating/diarrhea/flatulence issues.

Creatine monohydrates bonded with magnesium may provide a more efficient, faster-transported creatine to the muscles since part of the chemical reaction needs a magnesium atom.

>>40701278
No, not at all.

>>40701347
But it's much more expensive. The classic creatine monohydrate has a short loading phase (10-14 days) but there's no need to spend the extra money to get by that. Waiting 2 weeks to get the desired effects is a minor inconvenience.
I've never heard of anyone having those other side effects either.