Getting The Most From Creatine

[gotwincert]

The creatine gets fully desolved doing working out correct? Isn't that the reason there is a 15 min post workout drink and 15 min after workout drink recommendation? Just asking...not saying that you're not correct in your analysis.

[xDudeHimSelfx]

why dont you put the scoop in your mouth and then drink it with some water? or whey.. Thats the best thing you can drink with creatine. Why complicate?

[Hawking1969]

What about creatine in pill form?

[jcrsix1]

Heres the answer to your bad dissolving creatine!! .... Buy much higher quality creatine!! It will then dissolve with hot warm cool cold water!! NOOBIUS MAXIMUS!

[TheAlex5552]

Creating makes your dick not work

[2jzs13]

so the question is do u recommend creatine, and whats best pills or powder?

[WizCudder1]

so wouldnt pill form be the best choice?

[boon111]

take your creatine with something that will spike your insulin after your workout.

[JohnSlade25369]

anyone who has ever needed to make sweet tea knows this. I think you're a little behind on this. And it dissolves it your stomach anyway, acid is a lot stronger than water. Should be take with grape juice instead of water. water makes you pee it out. You seem very uneducated. it may be easier to drink but that is the only benefit I can see.

[boon111]

@JohnSlade25369 This right here. Thumbs up.

[111BlackOpsFTW111]

You relize it continues to disolve fully in your stomach right?

[Kevvo2011]

The only way to fully dissolve it is by mixing it with rapidly boiling water, and then mix it with half cold water to drink it. Easy enough. Otherwise, you'll just be stirring it forever even if you use a blender.

[Slipras]

This literally is just a chemistry lesson.. Temperature is a factor of salvation. Cool..?

[LarrenceUmpersalt]

im 18 years old. should i do a loading phase? or is that too hard on my kidneys

[Scheldex]

WOW! Did you find that out all by yourself ??? :O:O U must be some sort of professor...

[PhillyPugilist]

Is the same thing true for Glutamine? Im having a hard time dissolving my glutamine all the way in cold water. Is it not useful unless it is fully dissolved like the creatine and if i put it in hot tea will that mess up the glutamine?

[Woofspl]

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[Formuluh]

Would it be ok if i follow all the steps for creatine and take it when im 15?

[diyarb21]

Thanks

[rxtony05]

I always wondered about this... thanks for posting.

[TEhlers911]

You should be telling them to take it with a Carbohydrate not water, when you take it with water is wasted only because it is harder for the creatine to enter the musclier tissues because not all water is absorbed by your muscle

[diesel5355]

Can you explain why undissolved creatine in unusable? or provide some studies that show this?

[willy4407]

One thing you don't seem to understand is how it is completely dissolved in your stomach. You could eat it with a spoon and it would dissolve before it left your stomach. You need to take it with sugar as well since it binds to insulin.

[superduper1090]

ok this is all fine and dandy but when you put liquid in your body shit is going to heat up. your stomach is working hard to break w/e it is you put in there down. more energy = more heat, more heat = higher dissolving rate. either way food or liquid in your stomach gets released into your bloodstream so i dont really get the point of this.

[scottmrdoch]

just fukin snort the stuff . disolves staright away lol (jokin do not try this )

[ZachHENDRICKS]

if you use a shaker and shake it it dissolves like instantly anyway

[xsjado2010stockwell]

Thats not a fair test.

[willbrink]

@xsjado2010stockwell

Why? Explain.

[xsjado2010stockwell]

@willbrink You'r putting the creatine in the warm water first. and you don't start timing it until about 10 seconds after?!

[CrazyAngelDude]

@willbrink Hey Willbrink. I started taking creatine monohydrate (star nutrition's) about 2 weeks ago and I'm now mixing it with cold water because it tastes better than warm water and warm water isn't filtered the same way cold water is so it's not really healthy.. When I use my shaker I don't get any of those creatine-balls in my shaker though, does it still affect in a negative way? Should I warm water with a water-cooker?

[greig1987]

@willbrink you've no consistency. You also have no control method.

Firstly, both samples should be put into the water at exactly the same time.

Secondly, a "nice flat scooper" is not an accurate amount. It should be exactly weighed.

I'm not arguing with your results, they seem concrete and from what I've seen, I agree with you. I'm just responding to stockwells comment.

Nice video, pretty imformative

[leggoego]

can the water be too hot?

[NoypiBalut]

Hey WillBrink,

I have a question, i heard to get the full effect of Creatine, you have to mix it with some sort of Fruit juice like grape. I also read that taking it post workout will give you better results, are these things true?

[Skepticalprepper]

wouldnt it just dissolve in stomach acid? at 98.6 degrees?

[EricLesher]

Thank you sir! This woked for me. Though to get it to dissolve so fast I have to make the water at a temperature I cant drink for 5 minutes or so. Is it okay to let it sit that long? Also I drink creatine every morning and I workout every other day around noon. Good/bad? I am very lightweight and looking to get bigger.

[Warhammer1000RR]

so do i need to take creatine monohydrate in warm water>>

[XlivinghouseX]

can some one tell me if...if the pills are ok... cause i take the pills so im assuming this video has nothing to do with me right??

[trollstutorials]

I was going to watch spoonge bob,why am i here??

[Kirkee2010]

what is better creatine capsules or powder?

[hurley56476]

@Kirkee2010 there is powder inside those capsules

[BlackFoxTheBest]

@Kirkee2010 some capsules are more powerful than powder but if you are 18 or younger the powder is better for you

[aliyevk]

eat spinach , fuck yeahhh

[IanJamesG]

does this motherfucker want me to drink my creatine with warm water... well that ent happening.

[3runFighters]

lol it looks like you dont know nothing about creatine.

[willbrink]

@3runFighters

Let's see. I have been published all over the planet regarding creatine, have been part of research published on creatine, have been a paid consultant to supplement companies, including one of the largest manufacturers of creatine, to name just a few things I have done in the industry, which neither you, or anyone posting here has done.*

Nah, I don't know much about creatine...Good luck son! :)

See bio at BrinkZone and or vid "Who Is Will Brink?" for more info.

[oanradukvids]

@willbrink i hope your trolling, or studying the stupidity of the masses, what the fuck? or is this an ad for your creatine from your website? i think it's pretty ineffective since this is the most retarded idea you could come up with.

I'm so disappointed, there's no research references in the description.. ;(

[aldomovielovers]

you looks fat

[Gocha18]

U say u worm up the water, how hot is it aprocimatelly how many degrees?

[Piindtube]

If you put creatine sublingually and absorb it it goes straight into the blood stream bypassing the stomach.. it may be more effective

[imam21]

Oh my, thats why I am still fat

[mick12594]

L2 GET A SHAKER ;)

[TKerai92]

Lol, what a load of bollocks. The water will warm up inside your body anyway.

[TEpro125]

if only the human body was as hot as 98.6 degrees F, then we wouldnt have this problem of unabsorbed creatine. Damn flawed human body

[Heliosiz]

What will happen if i use creatine on age of 15 please reply tnx.

[SmuPet]

@Heliosiz Die after your first sip.

[Heliosiz]

@SmuPet Real funny you idiot i want serious answers.

[oanradukvids]

Omg, will people ever stop being so fucking dumb? What's the point of even discussing this. It's one of the most retarded ideas i heard in my life.

[uly6810]

our body is hot

[nevraXmike]

thanks for video

[xDudeHimSelfx]

you know how I take it? I just pick up the scoop and put it in my mouth and then I drink whey or grape juice son! how simple is that

[SkyIineGTR]

this is what not to do the get the most from your creatine.

[sk8terrrwithskills]

why the fuck would you take creatine wit water? if you do thtt,. thn you are fucking retarded and wasting your creatine.

[tpl555]

This was excrutiating. Did he really need to demonstrate (with a timer). Ughhhh...

[AdverbAdjective]

@tpl555 nobody made you watch it

[Rphaider1000]

I heard that Creatine is very sensitive to heat so wouldn't hot water ruin the point of using the Creatine? I have always made sure to use it with cold water because I've seen on a lot of websites that it is very sensitive to heat and it will serve no purpose if put into hot water.

[AdverbAdjective]

@Rphaider1000 a lot of the studies of creatine were done in hot tea...

[vinyvinyboy]

i.got.the.same.fucking.glasses­..

ikea

[Azza1070]

I clicked on this video because I have those exact glasses, lol.

[226wolfman]

fat ass

[AdverbAdjective]

@226wolfman dumbass

[techn9c9an]

how many oz is that? please reply

[xXDarkElfX]

guy that made the video is a dumbass

[TheDemonz1975]

i put it in a bottle so i can shake it and dissolve it

[Dai7261]

/watch?v=SqY_JtJazyw (stick this on the end of youtube dot com)

For some genuine advice on how to use Creatine watch the rest of Will's videos on Creatine as he does actually know what he is talking about.

[92YoungMoney91]

How's that a fare test

[J2DaPhizzle]

Hmm.... might try this one.

[DUAL727]

As for as I know, stomach acid can dissolve a metal. And he's saying that it can't dissolve creatine? Something's not right here.

[AsVideoProductions22]

@DUAL727 Your body can only absorb so much creatine in one sitting that the rest gets expelled in your urine. Just like if you take protein in excess it also gets urinated out.

[DUAL727]

@AsVideoProductions22 Why are you saying this to me?

[AsVideoProductions22]

@DUAL727 But I don't know why water temperature matters......haha

[Singetally]

@DUAL727 Do you even know what solubility is...

[jlmknight]

@DUAL727 stomach acid does not dissolve things... it breaks it down by reacting with it to produce different end substances... so i think stomach acid would break down creatine into some useless form of it

[AdverbAdjective]

@DUAL727 as far as I know, you're an idiot

[DUAL727]

@AdverbAdjective I suggest you go suck on your moms hairy tit you fucking nerd.

[AdverbAdjective]

@DUAL727 lol great comeback for a pimple faced weak bitch who's safely behind his computer. go back to your poptarts and xbox like a good little faggot.

[DUAL727]

@AdverbAdjective I'm the birch? Really? Really? Man I would knock the shit out of you, oh and btw, sorry for my mistake on my last post. Go suck hodgetwins dicks, cause you're their little bitch.

[waseem1173]

@DUAL727 in very high concentrations and over a long time. idk much about creatine tho

[naruto53353]

@DUAL727 hes talkin shit, your right, stomach acid will disolve everything you trhow in, exept for diamonds :)

[whackasam1]

@naruto53353 and cellulose

[gouku2004]

@DUAL727 He actually said it's not absorbed if it's not already dissolved on entry.

[daveappleguy]

@DUAL727 that doesn´t say anything

stomach acid can dissolve metal but for example no polyethylene (plastic bags and bottles n stuff) cant

[XemptBand]

@DUAL727 Because our bodies do not contain the proteins to really process creatine:P

[AdverbAdjective]

@DUAL727 haha yeah ok go swallow some coins and see if it dissolves those

[Daiiisssy]

@DUAL727 that's true, but creatine does not stay in your stomach..to be dissolved.. it goes through your kidney(filter)..you don't want creatine to be left there, so that's why you want it to be dissolved as much as possible... to get all of the benefits!

[DUAL727]

@Daiiisssy I've seen some guys just putting creatine in their mouth and flushing it with water. So is it that really bad for your kidneys?

[Daiiisssy]

@DUAL727 Yeah man diffidently.. all these huge guys you see on tv later on in life have kidney failures or transplants... so why not avoid it you know..cold..warm water...simple task...and better results for your muscles and body

[DUAL727]

@Daiiisssy Well, maybe you right, but as in this video, sometimes no matter how long you stir the creatine it just doesn't want to mix. Anyway, thanks for sharing the info. Appreciative.

[Daiiisssy]

@DUAL727 yeah man, some amount will never dissolve..thats normal i guess, and np nice talking to you!

[aguafinatv]

@DUAL727 If you paid attention you woud know that he never said that youre stomach could not dissolve it u inbred.

[willbrink]

@DUAL727

That's not what I'm saying. See first page of comments here for my responses as I am not going to repeat myself 8,928,173,472 times here. Hint, knowledge of intake of large amounts of compounds with poor solubility as CM is needed. Digestion does not = big vat of acid where things get dumped, it's a VERY complex process. I need to do another follow up vid to this one to clarify some of the points in this vid, but yes, it's still effective when not fully dissolved per vid.

[TheSkitz21]

i just scoop a spoon full of creatine onto a teaspoon and eat it and wash it down with water your body will absorb it regardless if its dissolved or not

[Odium1981]

@TheSkitz21 woud i absob you two?

[tometa123]

what happens with creatine in pills?

[weximan1]

very helpfull,i never knew this

[69humans]

dnt listen to this guy i took creatine with normal tap water and i changed big time, and i lookreally big

[Lordwarship]

so i take creatine with grape juice?

[Sac15Burgess]

Fat ass.

[goldenbuds]

Ive read taking creatine with water is a waste, you need to take it with a drink to spike your insulin levels and send the creatine to your muscles.

[Chuck821000]

great study here !!! 

[xulkifli]

goood info

[palatialregalia88]

what if you take creatine pills?

[Bigplaya3]

Can u dissolve it in warm water and then put it in the fridge to make it cold to drink? Or would it clump up at the bottom again?

[TaurD99]

@Bigplaya3 why not mix it with a little hot water then add cold water and drink?

[itzeyadig]

@Bigplaya3 your suppose to drink it right away because if you leave creatine in water too long especially warm water it will quickly convert to creatinine which is a waste, toxin and bad for your kidneys you don't want that.

[Proud2BeAPirate]

So much broscience revolving around creatine. Makes me laugh and rage at the same time.

[FrozenAntiFreeze]

all this video shoes is that hot water dissolves solvents faster. 8th grade chemistry herp derp.

[tigger00025]

whats the standerd loading phase

[FrozenAntiFreeze]

@tigger00025 20g a day for a week, then 5g a day for 5-8 weeks.

[comehoot12345678]

SO YOU DONT GAIN MUSCLE FOR ACTUALLY DRINKING IT ? .... it only makes you do more reps ? ... F this .. im going to protein.

[NexonNee]

@comehoot12345678 No you fuck. Learn how creatine works bitch!

It does more than help you do more reps

[tjy135]

Anything dissolves faster in warm water because the water molecules are moving fast so when the run into the (whatever your trying to dissolve) its breaks it up faster and the water molecules bind quicker.

[WhatTheFuckIsUpDoe]

lol stupid ass, does this mean if i take a creatine tablet my body doesn't absorb it all? haha fucking douchebag

[JIMICRYED9090]

Do not use soda the chemical reaction causes it not to bind to the sugar molecules basically turning it into powder a much preferable method of consumption would be with consumption of a glass of grape juice which has a low acidity content.

[utuberlol]

Creatine also works better with glucose due to the whole physiological process in Creatine synthesis... Would it be smart to warm up some coke or any other glucose drink and mix it in there?

[JIMICRYED9090]

said that probably wasn't even taking even a gram of Creatine Mono or any other synthesis of the chemical. So before you go about bashing people with many years of empirical study and practical evidence and observations, please consider your own resume and credentials...

[JIMICRYED9090]

Lol at everyone saying his hypothesis is incorrect, please feel free to message me your amazing credentials in the field of nutrition that you are all so knowledgeable In. Will Brink is a highly experienced workout specialist and trainer among many other things, all you guys are claiming the that pre-dissolving is of no importance when that is complete stupidity and etc hence why we chew are food and etc.... all you "gym rats" are going off of is word of mouth gym advice that some roid monger

[TheNandopro]

the stomach acids dissolved it this video is a joke do u even use creatine well i do and i feel it in my body when i work out

[1123359]

Its better to put it in a blender

[felixkjoller]

I heard that you have to drink the creatine immideately after adding it to the water and that it shouldn't be dissolved. Have I seriously been wasting my creatine all this time?

[danielrodriguezmera]

white ppl -___-

[shayorshayorshayor]

what about warm milk?

[OriginalThePk]

Ah.. this is simple chemistry.. You should know this by now.. if you don't your to young to take this.

[PhillyPugilist]

Great video. i was wondering why it upset my stomach sometimes when i took it. i think ill just put it in my tea from now on.

[jordon1234576]

...DAD?

[unk786]

i get a tea spoon and put the creatine in my mouth without water. works very good

[BodybuildingHippie]

@unk786 lol 4real?

[unk786]

@BodybuildingHippie well i tryed it..just eat it.. can't be asked with water don't mix very well. try it..eat the creatine..then if u want drink water after that.

[BodybuildingHippie]

@unk786 ill try it lol

[pekenosmokey]

thanks for the chemistry 

[SwInGoNdEeZoNeS]

jus stick a scoop of that shit in ur mouth n wash it down with apple juice..

[jawahar15]

"Use cold water or fruit juice" says the directions to use in the bottle !

[SmokezFx]

Never taken creatine in a glass wtf use a shaker

[jayzers870]

thats what a shaker is for

[uperkurk]

The entire purpose of taking creatine with fruit juice is to help the creatine move into the blood stream... the creatine attaches itself to the sugar which then travels into the blood stream. This video is pointless he hasno idea what on earth he is talking about.

[Jimplusyou]

lol "hey there" good video , helped alot

[sarethums]

what kind of stomach problems?

[sebaswildboy]

I just stick it in my mouth

[ktkl68]

hello there! I weigh 180 lbs and I take 5 grams of micronized creatine monohydrate per day in the morning. I see so many videos of "experts" saying I should take creatine with juice. What is your take on this? Also is 5 grams per day for me adequate?

[TraumaER]

I hope that this dude does not teach chemistry or God have mercy on the future of this country's education.

[techn9c9an]

thank you

[prmdshinde]

Great video! Does protein powder also needs to dissolve before drinking? Or it's just creatine that needs to be dissolved completely?

[crunkwun]

Doc Schwartz told Jimmy Struthers to take his creatine with coca cola and he gets all kinds of muscle gains

[BearGrylls123100]

@crunkwun ayy man, if you do that shit, you gonna snap ALL yo' shit up

[hotshot99911]

@BearGrylls123100 how so lol?

[TViPx]

Experiment doesn't count, you stirred the cold water with the spoon that was in the warm water.

But seriously, kinda obvious that warm water dissolves something faster.

[longshot520]

what about if u take creatine pills?

[MetalForeverLives2]

It will get to your muscles one way or another. Adequate water intake and lots of carbs THROUGHOUT the day will make your muscles fuller and maximize the effect of the creatine. So, if you want, drink it with water. No need for those 20+ grams of sugar.

[mamobster1500]

@MetalForeverLives2 Finally somebody who agrees with me lol.

[Duhludden]

@MetalForeverLives2 Couldn't have said it better myself. Thank you for educating the masses.

[Duhludden]

Your stomach has a PH that is so low it doesn't matter if it is dissolved when it enters the body. This video proves nothing. Also, grape juice and apple wont matter because once again, our stomach is so acidic it will dissolve it.