HIIT Harder with Creatine

This article is for all of those people who have already discovered the joys of HIIT (High Intensity Interval Training)

According to this latest bit of research, supplementing with Creatine results in:

  • Improved workout performance during HIIT
  • Higher glycogen load found in fast twitch muscles (18% increase)
  • No difference in slow twitch muscles
  • Lower blood lactate levels

Conclusion

For improved HIIT performance, supplement with creatine.

In fact, if you perform any sport/activity that requires intermittent bursts of high intensity effort (hockey, fighting, track & field, etc), creatine should be part of your supplement regimen.

However, if your sport/activity relies on slow twitch fibers and aerobic endurance, creatine may not be for you.

Recommendation

There are a lot of supplement companies selling different types of creatine supplements.

In my experience, AllMax produces one of the better versions. Quality results with no side effect bloating.

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I use creatin on both on and off season. Ive also noticed that it hels alot when doing HIIT.

Creatine is King - I've been cycling on and off for about nine years now. I even read a recent German study which found that mice supplementing with creatine lived 10% longer than those without it. Sounds like a pretty good deal...
Have you heard anything about the New Con Cret Brand? I'm going to have to give it a whirl in the near future.

The idea behind Creatine Hydrochloride (Con Cret) is that it is significantly more soluble than monohydrate. Patent holders claim that the higher solubility means that hydrochloride is absorbed better. This means more effective dosing and reduced GI side effects (ie bloating)
I need to do a little more research but it's definitely worth taking a look at
Thanks for the heads up Dave

I will check it out, I got an EZ Meal Plan from Fitness World too, see how that turns out.
Just one last thing, do you take Creatine Pre or Post Workout?

I forgot to mention I am dieting, I am eating small meals a day throughout the day, some carbs like oatmeal or bread in moderation, and mostly vegetables (I just read In Defense of Food by Michael Pollan and I loved the way he recommends eating, highly recommend it.)
I was wondering what else, non-side-effect thing I could use to enhance my weigh-loss, I don't want to buy Thermogenics because of the side effects I've read about, just something natural that can aid.

Actually Ivan hold on for a day or two. I am releasing my diet program tomorrow on Facebook and the following day here.

I was wondering, I am on a HIRT/HIIT regime right now, I am 5'9", my goal is to go from 18% to 8% BF and increase my Weight from 173 to 180. How much and when would it be better to take Creatine?
Thanks, your blog has helped me a lot!
Ivan

If you are doing a serious HIRT/HIIT program, then creatine will help whether you are dieting or not.
The only drawback with creatine is that bloat I talked about.
Also, I am not a big fan of the loading phase recommended by supplement companies.
Start with 5 g on workout days. As an experiment, you could also record your weights & reps, bodyweight, bodyfat and some anthropomorphic measurements (chest, thigh, arm) prior to starting the creating. In 1 or 2 months, measure again.
And you don't have to go with the AllMax creatine I recommend, but if you do go with another brand, make sure that it has the creapure trademark.
Let me know how things go.
I would also recommend the biotest Surge product. I am currently testing Allmax's workout product - MusclePrime based on some recommendations. I will let you know how it works in comparison to Surge

If I'm doing your Facebook workouts + martial arts, is this something I should look into?

Creatine is one of the best things an athlete can do to improve performance. One of the effects is muscle growth due to increased water drawn into the muscle cells.
I have tried different brands over the years and the reason I recommend the allmax brand is that it doesn't resulting in a bloated/puffy muscle look. You get all of the performance/recovery benefits without this unfortunate side effect.
Would I recommend you taking it Brit? I am not sure. Performance wise...YES But, I sometimes hesitate to put women on creatine, because if they do get any bloat, all hell breaks loose. I know it's sexist, but most of my female clients are adament about getting "big" muscles.
If you are going to try creatine, I would recommend 2.5 grams per workout day for the first 2 weeks. If there is no bloating, take it up to a max 5 grams per workout day

My husband's P90X'ing friend takes creatine. Now I'm wondering which brand he uses.