Creatine monohydrate, unflavoured, in bulk
Instead of a branded creatine blend or a pre-workout
~$30 a kilogram, which is 200 servings, against $40 to $60 a tub
Monohydrate is the form the research used. The blends are monohydrate with additions.
Creatine monohydrate carries the largest evidence base of anything sold in a sports supplement aisle, and the position stand covering it reports no detrimental effect at up to 30 grams a day over five years. The newer forms, hydrochloride and buffered and the rest, are sold on absorption claims that have not beaten monohydrate head to head. Unflavoured powder in a bag is the same molecule as the tub with a logo on it.
It pulls water into muscle, so the scale moves in the first fortnight and that movement is water. It adds to training and replaces none of it. Unflavoured powder is gritty in plain water, and most people stir it into something else.
What to get
- Creatine monohydrate powderMicronised, unflavoured, 1kg bag, about 200 servingsAmazon ~$30
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