Facial bloat with creatine is 95% placebo

[2chevskuy]

Yeah it’s true and it takes one google search to check this, I’m on 2 scoops for like 3 months for better dht conversion and I noticed little to no difference with water retention
There’s scientific proof to this. According to a study creatine increases body mass and total body water, that same paper measured fluid distribution and there was no significant alteration of it (i.e. most of the water didn’t shift outside cells)
Moreover creatine is osmotically active, meaning it draws water into muscle cells specifically. This is well-supported.
There is no scientific proof that creative causes subcutaneous edema, swelling or any other shit.
Just don’t trick your mind into bloating you, broe

Creatine Supplementation Increases Total Body Water Without Altering Fluid Distribution - PMC

To examine the effects of oral creatine (Cr) monohydrate supplementation on muscle Cr concentration, body mass, and total body water (TBW), extracellular water (ECW), and intracellular water (ICW) volumes. After an overnight fast, urinary Cr and ...

pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

 

[2chevskuy]

Plus if we’re saying hypothetically, e2 does take part in bloating you.
Creatine promotes dht conversion.
Dht is an antiestrogen.
So if you really really really drag it out, creatine might even debloat u

 

[2chevskuy]

Every uninformed gymcel needs to see this

 

[2chevskuy]

Fuck should’ve posted this in a different section im dumb

 

[gryxo]

Plus if we’re saying hypothetically, e2 does take part in bloating you.
Creatine promotes dht conversion.
Dht is an antiestrogen.
So if you really really really drag it out, creatine might even debloat u

dht conversion more like dih compresion you cuck, FUCK CREATINE MY FRIEND OVERDOSED ON CREATINE, i RAPE AND DESTROY JARS OF CREATINE