creatine and glutamine taste like crap. normal?

[Double]

yo, im wondering if the stuff i bought from ebay is for real or just some cheap fake. espiacially the glutamine tastes like foul eggs :// i consumed both RAW with water

 

[LordBrian]

did u get flavored creatine? The unflavored i have tastes like... well... nothing... cuz its not flavored... just a little bit thicker water... usually drink it with orange juice or apple juice.

 

[Double]

right the creatine tastes booooring but the glutamine real bad. i mixed both together with orange juice that was pretty good but is it valid? i somewhere read that you shouldnt take creatine with fructose??

 

[EFFORT]

Can't tell you for sure, but buy it from trueprotein.com in the future, ebay could be a bit sketch

 

[Centaurion]

mix it with dextrose. much better.

 

[LordBrian]

yeah, fructose is supposed to be bad for you... very sugary or something... i dont remeber what exactly was bad about it... but still

:woo: makes u edgy like this guy!

but seriously... fructose is supposed to be bad... its usually in 0% real fruit juices and such

 

[vanwilder]

Originally posted by LordBrian
did u get flavored creatine? The unflavored i have tastes like... well... nothing... cuz its not flavored... just a little bit thicker water... usually drink it with orange juice or apple juice.

organge juice is the worst thing you can mix it with since it has so much citric acid, use 100% grape juice

 

[LordBrian]

Originally posted by vanwilder
organge juice is the worst thing you can mix it with since it has so much citric acid, use 100% grape juice

I didnt know that. Why would the citric acid be bad?

 

[Double]

i did take that tip and use grape juice....it's better than with water still the glutamine smells and tastes ****ty even with grape juice. but well it's okay

 

[vanwilder]

Originally posted by LordBrian
I didnt know that. Why would the citric acid be bad?

i dont know the exact wording for it, but i generally it fights the ability for hte creatine to be absorbed by the cells, and the thing that helps it best is natural sugars and such, and grape juice, only 100% (expensive btw) has the most natural sugars of any juice. in the end i dont think it will make a huge difference, but if your really want to make sfull use of creatine stick to things without citric acid. and btw just taking it with water is not as efficient either as it does not have the sugars that aid the absorbability of the creatine, that is why cell tech and **** has so much sugar. you can pick up dextrose at places that make wine and such, or most liquor stores. good luck i cant think straight because of the ephedrine, so i dont know if this made sense

 

[MindOverMatter]

citric acid breaks creatine down so by the time it reaches your bloodstream it's generally useless.

the best way to drink it like someone said is with a non-citric, natural sugary drink. reason for that is, the sugar spikes up your insulin levels, and insulin is the best carrier of protein/creatine into your muscles.

personally id just make a post workout shake with milk, whey, glutamine, creatine, and honey. when i had dextrose i added that, but i prefer the flavor of honey.

 

[Francisco d'Anconia]

I have a tasteless glutamine that I can actually mix in plain water. Creatine is a whole other beast though...

 

[vanwilder]

Originally posted by MindOverMatter
citric acid breaks creatine down so by the time it reaches your bloodstream it's generally useless.

the best way to drink it like someone said is with a non-citric, natural sugary drink. reason for that is, the sugar spikes up your insulin levels, and insulin is the best carrier of protein/creatine into your muscles.

personally id just make a post workout shake with milk, whey, glutamine, creatine, and honey. when i had dextrose i added that, but i prefer the flavor of honey.

there this is what i meant hahaha good post