o_Hurley's Krea-Genic Log

[O-Train]

[QUOTE=cog;215502]I take it other creatine products have not impressed you very much,o_Hurley?[/QUOTE]

I have also found creatine monohydrate to be excellent. It's too hard to tell if there is a difference. There might be, but I'm not sure.

[O-Train]

Quick update. Weight this morning was 219 at 9am. Diet is going well, cardio is ~3x/wk, 30 minutes on the bike. Training legs tonight, should be fun.

[O-Train]

Weight at 9am was 217. I've really had to watch my water intake. If there is one thing I noticed the most about this product vs. creatine monohydrate it is that you really need to drink a lot of water. Couple more workouts still to go before the 6 week mark. Things have been going well so far.

[O-Train]

6 weeks is up. Time to look back and see how things went. Overall I enjoyed the product however I did have occasional stomach problems.

Weight this morning at 9am was 216lbs. I switched from bulking to dieting about half way though so I'm down 6lbs from my starting weight of 222lbs.

Starting Measurements:
Calves 16 1/2''
Thighs 29''
Abdomen (at naval) 37''
Arm Rt 17'' Lft 17 1/4''

6 Week Measurements:
Calves 16 1/2''
Thighs 28 1/2''
Abdomen (at naval) 36 1/2''
Arm Rt 17'' Lft 17 1/4''

Basically I maintained muscle and lost some fat.

I had to drop some exercises so I'll post up the starting and ending numbers of the ones I was able to keep using over the full 6 weeks. Numbers would have went up more if I had been more consistent and not started dieting. Also keep in mind that the way my program is structured I must make improvements on an exercise each and every time (reps or weight). I use a number of different workouts so each exercise is used every 6th workout.

Deadlifts 335x4 -> 355x2
Box Squats 275x5 -> 285x5
Leg Press 750x7+2=9 -> 800x6+3=9
Standing Military Press 130x6+2=8 -> 135x7+2=9
Seated Military Press 150x7+3=10 -> 155x8+2=10
Rolling Tricep Extensions (DB) 35pl x 7+3=10 -> 40pl x 6+3=9
One Arm DB Row 75pl x 7+3=10 -> 85pl x 6+2=8
Straight Barbell Curl 105x8+2=10 -> 110x7+2=9
(There are more, but it's not worth posting all of them).

My energy level in the gym was always good and my muscles felt full almost all the time. I just really had to watch my water intake and make sure it was high. I am still not sure if there is a noticable difference between this product and creatine monohydrate. The only thing I can say with certainty is that it caused me some stomach problems. With a product like creatine it's too hard for me to say that something works better than something else. At some point I will probably be switching back to regular creatine mono so perhaps then I will be better able to notice a difference.

Thanks again to Weider for giving me the opportunity to test out their new product. I think that for anyone who uses creatine on a regular basis Krea-Genic is worth trying. You may or may not notice an improvement over other creatine products but I personally like to form an opinion based on first hand experience.

[O-Train]

I just wanted to add something I've noticed. I think some of the stomach discomfort I was feeling in the morning can be attributed to my multi vitamin. I've noticed lately (while not taking Krea Genic or any creatine) that sometimes after taking a multi vitamin I will get mild stomach pain/cramps. In the mornings I would take Krea Genic at the same time as my multi vit so possibly the two things in combination made it worse. I'm not sure, but I believe some of the problems I was having are at least partially the result of my multi vitamin.

[69challenger]

^^^I used to have the same problem with the mulit. I started splitting it in half and taking the second half at dinner....worked for me

[O-Train]

[QUOTE=69challenger;262970]^^^I used to have the same problem with the mulit. I started splitting it in half and taking the second half at dinner....worked for me[/QUOTE]

Thanks for the advice 69C. I may have to give that a try.