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post 1685724073 07-02-2023, 11:20 AM
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Do you need creatine if you eat lots of beef?

According to Google, 1 pound of red meat has a couple of grams of creatine, so if I eat 2 pounds of red meat per day, don’t I already get a teaspoon maintenance dose of creatine?

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post 1685724143 07-02-2023, 11:22 AM
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I've looked into it before, raw meat has more, I think you need to eat several pounds to not have to supplement with creatine, I just take creatine anyway its so cheap why not.
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post 1685724283 07-02-2023, 11:26 AM
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5g of creatine is the general recommendation for everyone including women. If you're a larger man you could benefit from more than 5g of creatine.
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Originally Posted By monster0ultra⏩
My common sense hunch is that that doesn't make sense. Supplement companies want you to buy more, not less. If they recommend 5g, that's probably way more than you need.
Good point. I think it was Ben Pollack that I heard say that. I don't know if he sells supplements or not but he came across as honest to me. Creatine only has a marginal benefit anyway.
post 1685729783 07-02-2023, 01:27 PM
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you don't "need" it at all...but it will help you
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Originally Posted By monster0ultra⏩
My common sense hunch is that that doesn't make sense. Supplement companies want you to buy more, not less. If they recommend 5g, that's probably way more than you need.
Agreed. Keep in mind our bodies produce it naturally (1-2 grams daily.) Add foods like steak, ground beef, pork, chicken tuna and other types of fish and you should be good to go.
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