quiet_riot said:
Creatine give anyone else headaches? Don't think I'm dehydrated, piss is lovely and clear.
Not that I have noticed, but I'm only on 10g a day now, do feel under the weather but probably because I have a head cold this week :( Have read about creatine potentially causing hypertension in some people especially when you are drinking a fair bit of water. Are you just taking a pure creatine monohydrate, and how much?
I've been on the creatine for about 3 weeks now, started with 4 x 5g per day as suggested and now dropped down to half that, but my problem is that I don't feel it is having any effect. Maybe I'm too impatient.
May have noticed I've hopped over from the insanity thread, lost a lot of weight doing that and focus t25, now looking to gain a little, or maintain and transform at least. At the moment my schedule is as below, increasing calorie intake after limiting myself to 1500 a day to lose weight is a scary prospect, one I've not yet fully embraced to be honest. I'd appreciate if anyone could run through my schedule below and give advice, with my goal being to gain definition with either weight maintenance or very slight (under 7 lbs) increase). Current weight is 172lbs, height 5ft 11". Using the above picture guide plus a few online resources I estimate body fat at 18%, would like to get under 15%.
Mon - AM rest, PM weight session (3 x 12 each weighted squat, bench press, one arm row, bicep curl, lat raise, 50-75 sit ups)
Tue -AM Yoga, PM rest
Wed - AM Cardio, PM weight session (3 x 12 each weighted step up, deadlift, dumbbell press bicep curl, calf raise, shrug side bends)
Thur - AM Cross training, PM rest
Fri - AM Cross training, PM weight session (3 x 12 each weighted lunge, floor press, bent over rows, hammer curl, lying dumbbell extension, 50-75 leg raises)
Sat - AM Cross training, PM rest
Sun - AM Cross training, PM rest
I'd say each session on average only lasts me 30 mins. The cross training is pretty much just an insanity max or focus gamma session. Very inactive in my job, eitehr desk bound or car bound.
1500 - 1800 cals a day split roughly 40% protein 40% carbs 20% fat over 5 smaller meals (so 150-170g protein carbs each per day)
centrum vitamins
protein shake
2 x 5g creatine (post workouts or one post and one morning)
Stopped the T6 fat burners, weren't working for me anyway imho.
Been told I'm A) Doing to much and/or B) not consuming enough, particularly carbs? Seeming as though you good folk steered me right on the insanity thread, to the tune of 56 lbs lost, figure this is a great place to ask about the above too, any guidance appreciated. Mainly I'm doing the above because I've been bitten by the bug and I'm now quite addicted to being more active, i don't want to get huge but have been told i look a little too thin since losing the weight, so a little definition and sculpting woudl be welcome.
