Creatine for the brain

**Sk8ordude** · 11-19-2011, 04:19 PM

I've been reading that creatine supplementation improves memory and cognitive process' along with its famed musclebuilding properties, has anybody here noticed much difference? I've been a bit oldschool about my muscles, but I am considering the upgrade.

**Warrior** · 11-20-2011, 04:54 PM

I use creatine to improve my weight training performance. I take about 6g a day, but I haven't noticed any memory or cognative boost from it.

**Sk8ordude** · 11-23-2011, 08:28 AM

Day 3 of the experiment, I have noticed a bit more of an alertness but not as much as with a stimulant, and I seem to do a little better on my daily mental exercises. It will take a while longer for me to determine if it isn't just a placebo effect.

**Warrior** · 11-24-2011, 09:58 AM

How much are you taking each day and what is your normal diet?

**Sk8ordude** · 11-24-2011, 10:10 AM

5 grams, I weigh 145 lb-ish

An average day goes like this

Veggies> beans> whole grains> milk> fruit> eggs> fish/chicken (in that order and the last two vary).

Lots of water and 2 cups green tea.

**Bomazu** · 12-06-2011, 03:05 PM

I've been using 3=5g of Creatine daily for the last 9 months. Is has made no difference to my cognitive functioning as far as I am aware. I have also been taking 30-60g of Omega 3 fatty acids daily for the same sort of time frame, and again, I am unaware of any changes to my cognitive functioning.

If either of these have made a difference, it's something I'd need to be scientifically tested for as I can't detect any improvements in my day to day life.

Perhaps it would effect different people though?

11-19-2011, 04:19 PM	#1
Sk8ordude Veteran Member [60%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,427	I've been reading that creatine supplementation improves memory and cognitive process' along with its famed musclebuilding properties, has anybody here noticed much difference? I've been a bit oldschool about my muscles, but I am considering the upgrade.
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11-20-2011, 04:54 PM	#2
Warrior Core Member [236%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,449	I use creatine to improve my weight training performance. I take about 6g a day, but I haven't noticed any memory or cognative boost from it.
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11-23-2011, 08:28 AM	#3
Sk8ordude Veteran Member [60%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,427	Day 3 of the experiment, I have noticed a bit more of an alertness but not as much as with a stimulant, and I seem to do a little better on my daily mental exercises. It will take a while longer for me to determine if it isn't just a placebo effect.
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11-24-2011, 09:58 AM	#4
Warrior Core Member [236%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 9,449	How much are you taking each day and what is your normal diet?
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11-24-2011, 10:10 AM	#5
Sk8ordude Veteran Member [60%] MBTI: INTJ Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 2,427	5 grams, I weigh 145 lb-ish An average day goes like this Veggies> beans> whole grains> milk> fruit> eggs> fish/chicken (in that order and the last two vary). Lots of water and 2 cups green tea.
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12-06-2011, 03:05 PM	#6
Bomazu Member [03%] MBTI: INtj Join Date: Aug 2011 Posts: 143	I've been using 3=5g of Creatine daily for the last 9 months. Is has made no difference to my cognitive functioning as far as I am aware. I have also been taking 30-60g of Omega 3 fatty acids daily for the same sort of time frame, and again, I am unaware of any changes to my cognitive functioning. If either of these have made a difference, it's something I'd need to be scientifically tested for as I can't detect any improvements in my day to day life. Perhaps it would effect different people though?
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