Ever hear about taking creatine for weight loss? You probably won’t find many articles addressing this, because the answer to this question is trickier than it first appears. Creatine can help you reduce your body fat percentage very quickly, but you may not be losing any weight. So if your goal is fat loss or lowering your body fat percentage you will like this article. On the other hand, if you’re just looking to lose weight, then you’ll need to look elsewhere.

What Creatine Does

I will explain how creatine works without getting too technical. The usual terms are very complicated, but if I use these, you will probably lose interest fairly quickly. So here it is in its most basic form. When you take creatine it makes the muscles bigger by increasing the fluid within each individual muscle cell. This is called sarcoplasmic hypertrophy. People who take creatine usually report between 5 and 10 lbs of muscle development over a 4 to 6 week period when it is taken every day.

So How Can You Lower Your Body Fat Percentage With Creatine?

Well your body fat percentage is a function of how much fat you have compared to your total body mass. This means there are two ways to lower your body fat percentage – by losing body fat or by increasing your muscle mass. If you do it correctly, you will be able to lose 1% to 2% of body fat quickly.

How Can Creatine Make Muscles More Defined in a Short Time Frame?

I would recommend holding off on using creatine until 3-4 weeks before a vacation or special event. Many people use creatine in the winter to add muscle, but that isn’t the most effective strategy. Instead, you should preserve your muscle mass through diet for a number of months prior to your special occasion. Use exercise and what you eat to drop as much weight as you can. The creatine will work best when you have dropped as low as possible and need an extra push. About 3 or 4 weeks before your special occasion, start using 5 grams of creatine twice a day. Keep eating the right foods. Your muscles will bulk up by 5 to 15 pounds, which will decrease the visibility of any body fat by quite a lot.

This Creatine Strategy Also Ensures “Shrink Wrapped” Skin

Taking creatine right before your vacation also tightens up the skin around your abs. One of the quickest ways to lose definition around your abs is to have loose skin. When you take creatine right before your vacation your entire body will fill in any loose skin and creates a skin tight effect. So, yes, creatine may help you look as if you’ve lost weight, but no, it won’t cause you to actually lose weight.

 

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