"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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I've heard about the positives for trying to bulk up and working out. But I've heard rumors of bad things it does. I've heard that it damages your liver and heart, and that the only gains it gives you is water weight.

So what do you guys know about Creatine that is a negative?
 

"She Wants a Man, Not a Boy"

You asked her if she wanted to grab coffee. Then you asked if the time worked. Then you asked if the place was okay. Then you asked if she'd prefer tea.

Four questions. Four chances for her to say no. Four signals that you're terrified of making a decision.

Plan it. Pick the place. Pick the time. Tell her where to meet you. She'll either show up or she won't.

Either way, you look like a man instead of a scared little boy.

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Theres nothing bad which can be caused by creatine.
 

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If you take too much it can be bad for your kidney, but just stick to the loading phase amount for the first couple days, and then use 5g a day.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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djnc said:
If you take too much it can be bad for your kidney, but just stick to the loading phase amount for the first couple days, and then use 5g a day.
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. Sugar, water, salt, vitamins... etc.
 

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Alle_Gory said:
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. Sugar, water, salt, vitamins... etc.
Well yah, some people think that since this loading phase has more creatine, then it will result in more muscle mass if you never stop it. I'm just warning to keep to ~5g a day.

Here's a good page with some stuff about possible adverse effects:

WebMD Creatine
 

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5g a day is like a teaspoon. There's no adverse effects for that dosage unless you already have a medical condition that messed up your kidneys.
 

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Alle_Gory said:
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. Sugar, water, salt, vitamins... etc.
Only the fat soluable vitamins are potentially toxic (A, D, E, and K). If you pulled off OD'ing on a water-soluable vitamin or vitamins, you'd probably be the first person ever to pull that off. Theoretically possible, but be prepared to literally buy out the entire stock at your local walgreens and kroger in your attempt.

With creatine, if you're going to be concerned about anything, it'd be gradual toxicity issues over a long period of time and use.... not fear of passing, say, and LD50 level of Creatine. I'd imagine the LD50 dose of creatine would be an astounding amount (certainly more than an entire bottle).
 

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azanon said:
Only the fat soluable vitamins are potentially toxic (A, D, E, and K). If you pulled off OD'ing on a water-soluable vitamin or vitamins, you'd probably be the first person ever to pull that off. Theoretically possible, but be prepared to literally buy out the entire stock at your local walgreens and kroger in your attempt.
Anything is toxic in too high amounts. If the kidneys can't expel it out of your system fast enough, its toxic.

With creatine, if you're going to be concerned about anything, it'd be gradual toxicity issues over a long period of time and use.... not fear of passing, say, and LD50 level of Creatine. I'd imagine the LD50 dose of creatine would be an astounding amount (certainly more than an entire bottle).
Creatine is not a foreign substance. Its found in animal products, mostly in red meat.

There's no concern with long term toxicity unless you take too much or you're using a cheap and unpurified brand. The body can and will process this naturally occurring chemical.
 

"She's Out of Your League"

You've said it a hundred times. Maybe a thousand. And every time you say it, you train your brain to freeze the next time she walks into the room.

Leagues are a myth invented by guys who are scared of women.

She's a person. She has bad breath in the morning. She picks songs she can't sing in the shower. She overthinks her own texts.

Walk over. Say something. The league dissolves the second you open your mouth.

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As long as you're not taking insane amounts everyday (50g let's say) then I don't think there are any adverse side effects besides dehydration and bloat.
 

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I've been using gaspari's SuperPump 250 and haven't really gotten any side effects
 
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I've worked out for about 9 years. Last year I tried out creatine in the summer/fall of 08. I didn't get any benefits or side effects at all. Although it may have helped SLIGHTLY with recovering post-workout, but nothing noticeable.

Try it out for a short time if you want (maybe 1 container's worth), see if it does anything for you.

As with any type of supp though, I would not take it long-term.
 

"Why Women Dump the Guys Who Try the Hardest"

You paid for dinner. You drove. You said "whatever you want is fine" every single time. All the effort, no expectations.

And she left anyway — probably for a guy who makes her pick up the pizza.

Painful. Also predictable. Her mind quietly concludes that anything requiring zero effort from her is worth exactly zero. You became a free sample, and free samples get taken for granted.

The 22 Rules flip the dynamic. Small shifts that get her investing effort, money, and time in you — until SHE'S the one afraid of losing YOU.

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