Creatine
No, that is the problem with it. You will hear one person give one dosage amount and another body builder will say an amount much higher. Remember this is one of those unregulated supplements. No FDA approval or anything. Be careful. Just because creatine isn't on the banned list doesn't mean the stuff being sold is pure and doesn't contain something else that is on the banned list. You take it at your own risk.
Creatine is a fad that may (questionably) have some remote value in the professional bodybuilding arena, but certainly not in boxing. All creatine does is plump up your cells by holding water in them (hence the need for lots of water), and any boxer that is watching their weight-generally all but the SHVYweights-will have a bigger struggle. The cells plump up as long as you take the supplement, make your muscles look a little better, but as soon as you back off on the creatine, back to normal you go (and that is a tremendous market thing for the manufacturer). You aren't any stronger than you would be with a good weight regime, just paying more for it. (Any of you that are throwing your money away on that stuff, would you kindly send that money to my gym for my kids and I will show you how to lift weights for that look you want). There have also been some questionable side effects noted, in particular personality changes, irritability, no patience, restlessness. If you think about it, if you are plumping up your cells, you are also "plumping up" the cells in your brain altering their function a shade-and baby, that isn't good! A group of local doctors here were on creatine and when all the side effects became apparent, they all stopped. Short cuts just don't work.
Good information on creatine: http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/creatine.html
Really I don't think it's necessary for a boxer and the water weight you will carry is going to make it hard to make weight if you struggle with making weight. The only supplements worth taking are protein and a multivitamin. Everything else is expensive and a lot of supplements have no tested value, it's all speculation, "it might help you."
Really I don't think it's necessary for a boxer and the water weight you will carry is going to make it hard to make weight if you struggle with making weight. The only supplements worth taking are protein and a multivitamin. Everything else is expensive and a lot of supplements have no tested value, it's all speculation, "it might help you."
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As far as what is banned, you can go on the USADA U(United States Anti Doping Association) site and they have an entire list. I could only see creatine as a possible use if you were very tall and need to pack some pounds on to move up as Holyfield did. Not saying he used it, just that he needed weight.
I also have it on my web site - http://www.amateurboxing.com. 8)As far as what is banned, you can go on the USADA U(United States Anti Doping Association) site and they have an entire list.
It's not that the Doctors in our area are so vain, they were just trying to do what every other "too-busy-for-the-gym" guy tries to do---quickie fix. I agree with rmz. Basic good nutrition, protein, and a multivitamin will pretty much do it. Unfortunately, the old addage holds true to many "the grass is greener on the other side" , so the supplement marketers are all over the athletes.