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| I tore my hamstring 2 months after I started using creatine. It was a complete tear of the hamstring muscle and I still am not back to full speed (I still have a 30% deficit). This all happened one and a half years ago.
My doctor feels that creatine was the reason for the tear. When using creatine, you need to drink tons of water. If you don't, you'll be prone to getting cramps. That's exactly what happened to me. I was running the 100 meter dash when my hamstring cramped up. It cramped as I was extending my leg. I was extending the muscle the same time the cramp was contracting the muscle. Therefore, the hamstring tore. My advice is if you want to use creatine, drink plenty of water. I'll be honest, creatine does work to improve max lifts.
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| I read your piece about your hamstring rip and creatine. The same damn thing happened to me! I have been using creatine and getting very strange cramps in my feet. I'll admit that I don't drink a lot of water. I did not make the link between creatine and cramps. So, I tried to treat the cramps with calcium supplements -- which have not worked.
I am a competitive speed skater. I work on my legs all the time. I go to the gym every other day. I do speed work in spinning classes. On the day of my hamstring tear I was completely warmed up. I had run through perhaps 15 or 20 training starts. Then, all of a sudden, coming off the line, I went down with a major tear. I've been trying to figure out why for weeks. Now it makes sense. It may well have been the creatine. Thanks for your warning! I'm going off the stuff right now.
Michael
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| I heard about creatine from fellow softball players and decided to use it myself. Their results, as stated, pretty extraordinary. Jeff looks like a cover from "Mens Fitness" and Mark went from skinny to hard-body in 90 days and swears that it was the creatine that did it. Both of these guys are big time softball players and hit the ball out of the park maybe once in every 4 at bats on 300 ft. fences.
My goal was to lift hard over the winter and hit the ball just a little further. That said, I played and pulled a hamstring the first week out at the park. After 6 months of preparation, I am out for who knows how long. From reading info on the net maybe a month and after that I might not be 100%. What a bummer!! I am not sure to the extent of damage just yet cause it was just done yesterday. Anyhow, I lift more occasionally-maybe once or twice per week and,still take the creatine. However, after reading Michael's story I am convinced that it was the creatine that contributed significantly to my hamstring pull. Michael was a warmed up, experienced skater and still pulled a muscle. He thinks maybe due to a lack of water intake.
Why do I think that it was the creatine? I am 47 and played softball competitively over the last 20 years and never, repeat never, have experienced a pulled hamstring. I was not doing anything any differently and, after reading Michael's story, I honestly believe that my pulled hamstring is due to the use of creatine. Anyhow, my advise to anyone is to drink tons of water or delete the creatine. After this injury, creatine is out for me unless it is winter and lifting is the extent of my athletic endeavors. By the way, I was pleased with the creatine product and I produced results that I have never experienced in the gym and the weight room!
Good Luck!!!
Melvin
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My advice on the white stuff. 5 grams a day when not training. 3 grams before and 3 grams after training. That means MAX of 6 grams the day. When using creatine, you will exhaust your muscles more. That's the purpose, BUT you need more recovery time. 3-4 days with training a week is max. If you don't want to get hurt, 2-3 should do it. One muscle group a week, biceps--take two-- but different sets. Don't piss yellow, then you have to drink more water. When the piss is clear, you don`t have to worry. If you use time on your training with a bit of stretching out, you'll have beautiful muscles.
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