Creatine + Hydroxycut, please help - Vitamins & Supplements Message Board

HoopStar · 02-02-2001, 05:50 AM

I just bought a bottle of 160 capsules of Hydroxycut today, and I have 1000 grams of MET-Rx Micronized Creatine. I am 6'6" and 228 pounds, and I am about 12-15% body fat. I want to get cut, not necessarily quick, but hopefully in a couple months. I am a college basketball player, and I have taken Creatine in the past and seen great results with minimal or NO side effects. I haven't done much research on Hydroxycut, my friends have taken it and seen results. I joined a local gym and I plan on working out about 4 times a week, and playing about 3-4 times a week. I plan on taking both of these supplements, rotating days. I plan to drink about TWO gallons of water a day and eat healthy. What I am wondering is if this seems like a safe thing to do to you guys. I am young and not too educated on supplements, so please offer any imput you wish. I will greatly appreciate it, and I listed my e-mail address if you would rather reply there. Thanks for all your time.

cmillar · 02-02-2001, 10:40 AM

I'm not a fan of creatine, though I took it extensively for 7 years.

That having been said, creatine works. No doubt about it. If you do use it, do a cycle of a month on, a few weeks off.

I would stay away from fat burner products and the like, especially when also using creatine.

I don't know the specifics of Hydroxycut, but I imagine it is a super-caffeine pill and diuretic. As cramping is a major potential side-effect of creatine use, coupling it with another supplement like that can compound the problem.

I was working out one day when a guy in the gym had his arms and legs cramp up at the same time. He was using creatine and a fat burner together and he got dryed out. Not a pretty sight.

I'd stick with the basics. Work out hard and pay a lot of attention to nutrition by eating whole, natural foods. 6'6", 225 is a good weight, but I'd concentrate on turning that leftover bodyfat into muscle, not necessarily losing weight by getting cut.

Gotta have that big body to bang around in the post.

Good luck to ya.