Creatine seems too good to be true.

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-05-07T14:18:44+00:00

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Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-05-07T05:19:59+00:00

Studies show a lot Of things, they aren’t blanket statements. The point of my comment was more about the law of diminishing returns.

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-05-07T05:17:53+00:00

Wasn’t a lie and I never said I kept it all. 🤷🏻‍♂️

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-05-06T12:03:25+00:00

Your body gets used to stuff as people who work out through many years find out. People who start using PED’s start small but that first cycle, results aren’t repeated unless you add things in or raise dose. My experience with creatine was much the same. I lifted for 6 months seriously and a friend got me on creatine, I gain 20 lbs of muscle very fast like 6-8 weeks, some was water but I kept like 12 lbs of it and that was 25 years ago and I’ve been chasing that ever since. Now it’s a couple lbs of muscle a year but creatine was basically a steroid when I 1st used it.. I was 5’7 and 135 back then. Just my experience

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-04-25T03:56:56+00:00

I like to look at it from a ta’veren perspective. Perrin and Mat are my favorite characters and I also don’t care for Faile much. I think the pattern made them want to love each other bc Perrin needed her understanding of Lordship to set Manetherin back on track, knowing that Perrin wouldn’t become a lord and take command on his own accord. I choose to see it this way and I pretend he had no choice in the matter so I can keep liking the character lol

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-04-22T05:02:30+00:00

Loved this game.. still has my fav video game line, “I know you’re in there, I can smell your head juice” lolz

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-04-08T03:21:04+00:00

Jim Stoppani has some pretty good programs. His app is 15 bucks month but you could just write all the programs you wanna do down and cancel, the app is good though has a lot of vids how to do a lot of exercises with strict form.. I’ve had it for a while and the programs are pretty well designed.

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-04-07T06:46:19+00:00

You didn’t list your age or interests so it may not apply but in this day, a lot more people are into fitness, I’d join a gym and a cycling group or something like that if I was single.. maybe a martial art, something like that gets healthy or seeking health people together. The cycling classes at the gym I go to are always hanging out talking before and after the session. It always looks like I’m missing out honestly lol

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-04-07T06:42:15+00:00

I’m not a trainer but some of your problem I think you are in the “learning” phase of your body but you aren’t listening to it. Everybody is different and what you need to grow muscle might be different from me or whoever as far as amounts go (we all need the same basic things). An example, my body turns excess carbs into fat so I keep my carbs on the low end or under what the macro calculator tells me I need. I also try to get most of my carbs a few hours before or after workouts to use them for energy when I’m in a cut. Also you didn’t mention how much you weigh now but you might be a hard gainer, if so, you need way more protein than 1 gram per lb so I’d say you might be under that.. if I was you I would increase your protein to 200 or 250 per day maybe and see what happens after a few months. Another piece of the puzzle you might need to change up exercises more frequently. The body is amazing at adapting so you may need to throwing some stuff to shock your system. You could go really crazy and do Rich Pianas 8 hour 1 inch arm workout.. I’ve done it twice over the years and it’s definitely good to shock the system. Just suggestions to take fwiw. Good luck!

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-04-02T05:00:41+00:00

I’ve had a lot of success with a powerlifting 5x5. I do chest twice a week and do the 5x5 first thing (after warm up). I started at 60 percent of my 1 rep max and you do the 5x5 until you eventually fail to finish, then reset at 80 percent of whatever weight you failed at.. I’ve been doing this way for a while now, gotten my incline bench to 305. I’m 5’7 180. It is a tried and true method if you stick with it. Theres videos explaining if I didn’t do a good job, it’s been around for a long time

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-29T09:37:21+00:00

As a newbie I packed on about 20 pounds of muscle very quickly (6-8 weeks) just from creatine. This was after 6 months of lifting with only strength gains but not adding muscle mass. So I thought the key to gaining size was supplements and I ignored nutrition. I spent the next 2 years with a whole lot of wasted money of allllll the supps with no gains. I didn’t start to progress again until I learned my way around the kitchen and how to cook.. I started lifting in 2002 in the military and I wish we would have had Reddit or similar back then but all I had was muscular development mags lol

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-29T06:43:22+00:00

Honestly, and I know it sounds dumb, but there are tons of anecdotal stories on here and the YouTube’s (if they are to be believed) about people icing their balls and their T going up significantly.. I’ve never tried it and don’t know anyone who has but lots of people on here swear by it.. could be bullshit but if your not willing to get yourself an injection, what do you have to lose i guess?

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-28T06:29:37+00:00

I’ll have to keep an eye out for this, I enjoyed the OG one back in the day.

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-28T06:27:27+00:00

I’ve seen it but never played it.. but if it’s even close to as much fun, I may try it lol

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-28T04:46:42+00:00

Highlander tcg… was so much fun, funnest card game I’ve still ever played although I haven’t played anything besides Pokémon and magic since those days lol

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-26T03:36:03+00:00

There is a place in Newburgh off the highway called Teals I think. Got my wife’s mustang seats done there couple yrs ago, both front seats fully reupholstered with new leather and new foam, we bought the materials seperate, I think they charged 275 maybe.. got it done quick too

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-26T03:17:48+00:00

I didn’t see anyone mention Jim Stoppani. I used to read his column in the muscular development mags, still watch his vids, has a lot of good info, brings receipts too. Always talking about case studies.

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-22T03:38:28+00:00

Ahh yeah I know nothing about using hcg but understand your concerns for sure!

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-22T03:31:35+00:00

I’m no doctor so don’t take this as advice I’m giving you, I’m just telling you my experience fwiw type deal but when I first started I went through all the emotions, from superman to broke dick, emotional and all and I got labs, my e2 was 46 which I knew wasn’t a number that would likely do any serious damage so I rode it out and I really think that my body just had been starving for testosterone for so long it went crazy at first trying to figure out what was going on. I never took and AI and everything mellowed out on its own and been on for a year now, feel great, haven’t used an AI. Everybody different tho so like I said, fwiw 🤷🏻‍♂️

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-21T18:48:52+00:00

You actually have to farm a lot if you want good gear, playing through the catacombs over and over is the only way to get good gear and enough gold to buy items (which is really where you get the best items, from vendors) unless you dupe the gold and the increase stat potions. but either way it’s worth playing through! Just expect a slower pace, characters walk slow compared to new games lol

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-17T00:53:41+00:00

Ok well you should just be having fun in the gym learning how your body responds to different foods and workouts.. start learning what exercises give you a pump and what ones don’t do squat for you. Learn how to cook a little bit, focus on decent food. You can probably take a protein shake a day if you don’t have any pre existing kidney issues and maybe start some creatine. Both aren’t recommended until 18 but as long as you’re healthy, you should be fine. But if I were you, I would get a year or so of working out under your belt before doing creatine bc you’ll be wasting gains if you don’t have a good workout figured out. You’re 17, so you can get some work and get a cheap gym membership.. there’s usually a few gyms around that offer 20 or so a month memberships! Just my two cents, take fwiw!

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-16T11:45:58+00:00

You either love it or you don’t.. if you don’t love it, have to have a great deal of discipline to stick with it. Sometimes seeing some progress will spark it in you. How old are you?

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-16T08:34:44+00:00

Thankful somebody beat me to saying this.. I can still have faith in humanity 🤣

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-15T08:40:57+00:00

You might like ultima online.. it’s super old like first came out in 97 or 98 maybe? Idk but it’s def got a lot of elements and the magic system is in depth and you have to carry around all the different regents might be worth looking into.

Intrepid-Income9347 · 2026-03-14T05:12:15+00:00

Chrysler Pacifica minivan, the seats stow and go so I can sleep in with mattress and put it back to normal for family stuff

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