Creatine update
It's been almost a month now since I started taking it. I started taking it right after Easter, so I'd put on a few pounds over the Easter weekend (too many hot cross buns and chocolate ). I've maintained that excess and put a little bit more on - steady at 86kg now. I've felt strong but it could be one of several things:
(i) psychosomatic
(ii) recovering from my groin strain
(iii) lots of internal
(iv) creatine
(v) 3kg weight gain
I managed 275 bench yesterday morning. Easily. Tried 285 and failed, but I came close and might've made it if it was my first lift. Made 365x4 DL - a new PR. The bench was a new PR too given my bodyweight. I could've made a heavier 1RM on the DL but I wasn't all that confident in the 365 despite feeling really good about DL lately. I paid the price on the 4th rep with too much fatigue resulting in a rounded back and lots of pain yesterday and today. I've also noticed strength gains in the CoC. Closed #2 5 times last night, might've made 6 in that set but I stopped after 5. A niggling left hand little finger injury has meant that I've been out of sorts on that side and haven't closed the #2 with the left for a looong time.
So is the creatine worth it? Dunno. I've had positive results so far, so I'll continue to experiment.
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