Starting to lift....

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

If u dont drink enough water w/ the creatine you can begin to become dehydrated tho

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

Everyone who says you need to alternate between upper body and lower body is wrong...
Just dont work the same muscle group two days in a row...

For example...

My routine:

Monday: Legs

Tuesday: Chest

Wednesday: Shoulders/Traps/Abs

Thursday: Back

Friday: Arms

I believe you just contradicted yourself on that one... But we get the idea //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/wink.gif.608e3ea05f1a9f98611af0861652f8fb.gif

 

[nissanrider06 10+ year member]

can creatine cause acne?

 

[nissanrider06 10+ year member]

btw im 16, 6' and about 155 lbs

 

[Harrison486 10+ year member]

http://www.wannabebigforums.com is the forums of the above site and is a great resource...

To whoever asked about gaining muscle only working once a week..

The reps end up being the same...

Say you do a full body workout 3 days a week with only one main exercise per body part. So 1 exercise, 3 sets, 10 reps each -- still take you about 45 minutes to 1 hour in the gym ---> That comes to 9 sets or 30 reps a week...

I split it up so I have more exercises per body part...

So for arms on friday I do:

Close Grip Bench (triceps) 3 x 10

BB Curls (bicep) 3 x 10

Tricep Pushdown (tricep) 3 x 10

DB Curls (bicep) 3 x 10

In the end, I end up doing the same amount of reps or more per week...

In the end though, you have to realize, success depends on the person. Just because one routine worked for your friend Joe who put on 50 lbs of muscle in 2 years is now 250 lbs at 8% body fat, doesnt mean it will work for you.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Ive been around football weightrooms all my life and ive never heard of someone getting acne because of creatine.........Steroids tho are another story when it comes to Acne

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

btw im 16, 6' and about 155 lbs

//content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/laugh.gif.48439b2acf2cfca21620f01e7f77d1e4.gif No offense but you are one skinny mother fucker....

If I were in your position, I would do a lot of research on building muscle mass (which I assume you are trying to do) and figure out a good routine and keep track of what you work out and what not. You might want to look into getting some kind of supplement to help you build that mass because with that weight and height you probably have a very low percent of body fat (or muscle mass for that matter) and could have a hard time adding mass with nothing to work with.

 

[Harrison486 10+ year member]

Whoever brought up the water consumption point, brought up a good point. Some people find that if they dont drink enough water on creatine, they can get stomach cramps and other symptons of dehydration.

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Make sure that when you start dont try to do weight that you thing may be too much for you.....Considering that you are 6' 155lbs dont be worried bcuz you dont do that much weight....take little steps and trust me the weight will move and you will get much stronger

 

[bdawson72 5,000+ posts]

Whoever brought up the water consumption point, brought up a good point. Some people find that if they dont drink enough water on creatine, they can get stomach cramps and other symptons of dehydration.

That was me........but that was something that worried me as I went through condtioning

 

[nissanrider06 10+ year member]

i can put up like 1 plate (145) once

 

[swc204 10+ year member]

i can put up like 1 plate (145) once

bench?

 

[PhatTonyDeMarco 5,000+ posts]

i can put up like 1 plate (145) once

You have some work to do bud //content.invisioncic.com/y282845/emoticons/smile.gif.1ebc41e1811405b213edfc4622c41e27.gif

 

[joshpoints 10+ year member]

I'd say working out 5 days a week is overkill. Remember less training in sometimes more when it comes to weight lifting.

 

[Phatillusion 5,000+ posts]

Before you listen to some of the bad advice here, go to http://www.bodybuilding.com and read up on things for yourself. They have workout programs for beginners and all the information you need to read up on. BTW, for those of you that think you continue to get stronger after you get off creatine, you're wrong, when you get off creatine, you actually lose some or most of the strength you gained while on it. You also lose some size due to your muscles not retaining as much water anymore. But like I said, before you take some of the bad advice given here, do some research for yourself then ask questions on a site that has trainers and people who've been lifting longer than you've been alive.