yes duck there does seem to be a dark cloud in regards to the study of creatine,its still too new too kno wall the side affects.
i´ve read thats its stong on the system so you have to drink LOTS of water(in which I am not doing) so i´ll change that today.
but we analyse whats natural whats good or bad.i have a friend who is a bit of health freak.
well he knows a lot of the toxins in what we eat.
who eats organic food here
we eat lots of tuna,well theres is a certain amount of mercury in all shelfish and tuna.
folowing story is NOT A LIE
i used to work in a resturaunt
and about 10 years ago i walked into the resturaunts big "walk in fridge"
so as i was closing the door i clooked over at a container of peeled prawns.
they were pucking glowing,yes glowing...in the dark.
do i still eat fish...yes
every day scientists are recommending not to drink this,eat that dont eat this.

where do we stop..
what am i getting at.
well i dont think thick creatine will kill you and if you can strip off the prideness to do it
non
AU NATURAL
then it will give you great strenght in the gym and fast strong powerfull (mmmmm)bursts, in the pool.
i did find myself getting agressive in the water,like nervous playin(which if im correct,liam mentioned before that its not the way to go)
but i have taken it for competitions and i didnt get any stamina from it,actually my stamina let me down by the end of the competition and i didnt get to play the last few games.

so if you take it,take it in short courses and lots of fluids with it.

well liam as i said before,i´d really like to see your discoveries on it.
yes,it does sound like you are the "guinea pig in the cage" of the sport.
but no one else would do good a job as you to try it out and give an overall report.
and as so many people read this website,it would be so benificial for the sport cause we hear about creatine but from weight lifters and other sports people.
very few have done a comprehensive report on the takings of creatine in under water hockey.
and i think your the man for it.

tell ya what,if your liver and kidneys fail taking it,i´ll donate mine to ya..

how bout that.

ps
1 does creatine work ans depends what yu want from it,great power and recovery,not great on stamina.
2 is it safe ans cant say,i have taken it various times and have had no side effects but i only took it in short courses,like 2-3 months.

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