As some of you may know, I am pretty big into fitness. I like to workout, I like to run, I like to be competitive. So there’s a supplement called "creatine" that you’re suppose to take to help boost your weightlifting numbers. You’ve probably never heard of creatine and that’s okay, not a whole lot of people have. But what exactly is creatine? Well creatine is found naturally in the body, it helps supply energy to your muscles. More energy in muscles = more lifts at the gym = stronger/bigger gains. Your body naturally produces it (mainly in the liver and kidneys) but you can also get creatine from red meats. However, there isn’t much produced in the body and you only get about 1 gram per 1 pound of food in meat, so naturally taking a creatine supplement seems like a good idea. 

So what I’m going to do is a simple, unscientific 60 day study of the effects of creatine. This is what I plan to find out:

• Does it really help build muscle?
• What, if any ill side effects does creatine have? 
• I’ll be making sure to pay attention to my in-game performance (ice hockey; goalie)
• Looking for water-weight issues

I plan to measure my arms/legs/neck/etc weight before I get started, and remeasure at the end of 60 days. After the 60 days are up I will cycle off the creatine for about two weeks and see if I loose any weight (at this point it should be water). 

I’m taking "Micronized" Creatine, which is creatine monohydrate, but a finer version so it mixes better in water. I have a hockey game Monday so just in case there’s the risk of it [negatively] affecting my performance I’m going to start this study on Tuesday. I’ll also post my starting height, weight, dimensions, lifts, etc. on that day. 

Let me know if there’s something you want me to do in this study that I haven’t already thought of. I’ll hopefully post updates every two weeks or so.