Creatine might be a looksmin

[starvemaxxkingkong]

Since both of our attention spans are fucked, I will keep this short:

• Creatine → increases water retention in trained muscles
• You have muscles in your face
• If you actively train your masseters, creatine will also affect them
• It doesn’t “choose” specific muscles; it will also affect facial muscles
• This can mean more water retention and a slightly more “bloated” face

There are no studies I could find on this specific topic, but I tried it myself. I got down to about 11% body fat and maintained it for a few months, then added creatine.
After about 3 months, I gained 2 kg (likely creatine-related) while maintaining my diet. My muscles looked fuller, but my face also looked a bit more bloated especially the cheek area. The hollow look wasn’t as pronounced as before.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?

 

[iamnotgrayipromise]

i havent experienced face bloating

 

[sickofitall]

i take creatine daily and hard chew all day and have no facial bloat

 

[Deleted member 350441]

Since both of our attention spans are fucked, I will keep this short:

• Creatine → increases water retention in trained muscles
• You have muscles in your face
• If you actively train your masseters, creatine will also affect them
• It doesn’t “choose” specific muscles; it will also affect facial muscles
• This can mean more water retention and a slightly more “bloated” face

There are no studies I could find on this specific topic, but I tried it myself. I got down to about 11% body fat and maintained it for a few months, then added creatine.
After about 3 months, I gained 2 kg (likely creatine-related) while maintaining my diet. My muscles looked fuller, but my face also looked a bit more bloated especially the cheek area. The hollow look wasn’t as pronounced as before.

Has anyone else had similar experiences?

This is why I don't do these dangerous substances like creatine

 

[laflmkid]

When youre bloated, it's because of water retention stored in the soft tissues not muscles.

facial muscles dont have enough volume to carry a noticable amount of water to cause bloating.

your cheeks are being bloated by something else

 

[stigmaboy]

that's right, face muscles are small. it's probably sodium or something else causing bloat.