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another creatine video this time about
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weight loss seriously i mean how many
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more questions can you guys possibly
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have about it but anyway let's talk
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how's it going guys my name is richie
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carowin and today we're going to talk
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all about whether or not you should be
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taking creatine while trying to lose
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body weight as always i want to point
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out that i'm not telling you that you
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need to take creatine or not or any
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supplements for that matter but i do
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want to explain what effect it might
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have and you can use that information to
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help you make more informed choices
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let's get started firstly let's be
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really clear about the situation we're
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if someone wants to lose weight more
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than likely they're talking about losing
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body fat in order to get a specific
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that word appearance is vital here in
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reality the weight on the scale doesn't
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matter one bit as long as someone looks
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the way they want to look right within
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reason if you're still not sure
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if you had your ideal body but weighed
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10 kilos heavier would you mind
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now that we've established that weight
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doesn't matter let's move on
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now let's talk about creatine what does
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well i've done multiple videos talking
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about creatine so for a more detailed
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explanation of why to take it how it
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works and how to use it check those out
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summarize them briefly
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creatine is awesome it can help your
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muscles produce power increasing your
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strength in the gym and improving the
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quality of your workouts and better
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workouts lead to more muscle built in
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the long run it's incredibly well
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researched safe and can be used long
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term i hate the fact that i have to say
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this virtually every time i speak about
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it but it's also not a steroid and you
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don't need to cycle off so can it
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improve fat loss absolutely not
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there is no evidence to say creatine can
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speed up or alter rates of fat loss in
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anybody who tells you otherwise is just
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wrong so should you stop taking it if
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you're trying to lose body fat
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absolutely not if you're confused listen
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just because creatine doesn't
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specifically help with fat loss doesn't
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mean you shouldn't take it while dieting
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remember we said earlier that the number
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on the scale doesn't really matter and
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people usually just want to look better
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well creatine can certainly help with
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you see creatine if you take it for a
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month or more continuously builds up in
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your muscles until they can't absorb
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anymore creatine molecules in your
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muscles also tend to attract water
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this means that someone's muscles can
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get fuller when taking creatine it's not
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a lot but it can be noticeable
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this means that when you lose body fat
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your muscles will look better because
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now not everyone notices the increase in
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muscle fullness but it's not uncommon
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either the increase in muscle fullness
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is often associated with a small
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increase in body weight when someone
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starts taking creatine this can scare
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people at first but just remember this
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it's the extra water a lot of which is
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being stored in the muscles helping them
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that's a good thing on top of having
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fuller looking muscles taking creatine
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while dieting also helps you maintain
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more power and explosivity in the gym
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which means you can train harder and
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many people who diet for long enough
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often notice a drop in training quality
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as they lose weight that's almost
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inevitable if you diet for a long enough
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time but taking creatine can help reduce
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the degree to which you lose strength
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that means you're able to train a little
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bit better while dieting which is good
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for all those muscles you're trying to
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show off only time it might be worth
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considering stopping taking creatine
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while losing weight is if your actual
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by that i mean for athletes that need to
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die down to a weight class like for
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stopping creatine might help them hit
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but it would take up to three or four
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weeks for all that creatine weight to go
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they should also need to take into
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consideration the possible drop in
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performance from static creatine those
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are my thoughts on creating well dieting
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i'm not saying you have to take it but
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if you are already taking it you
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definitely don't need to stop
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keep taking it to keep those muscles
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looking full so did this answer your
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creatine and weight loss questions as
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always if you have any more let me know
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in the comments below and remember to
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