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Review of Gaspari Nutrition SizeOn - creatine supplement

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socctty:
In bodybuilding/powerlifting, there are two staple supplements that are known to be effective, without controversy and without debate: protein and creatine. The science behind both is solid and widely agreed upon.

With creatine, however, there are people known as "non-responders", who as the name suggests, don't respond to some of the various types of creatine molecules out there. I have reason to believe I am one of those people. I have never really seen any legitimate gains out of creatine. I have cycled off of it before and had the same results as I have while taking it. I have tried creatine monohydrate and creatine ethyl ester, and remain unconvinced in their effectiveness, at least for me. In my reading on my the matter, mainly at http://www.bodybuilding.com, many people with the same predicament as me have tried a different creatine compound, called creatine gluconate. The premier product for this compound seems to be Gaspari Nutrition's SizeOn (http://www.bodybuilding.com/store/gn/size.html).

So, starting tomorrow (May 22nd), I will begin taking it for 30 days. You can follow my progress here: http://bodyspace.bodybuilding.com/socctty/. I think it is reasonable to expect me to add 10 to 15 lbs to my max bench press in this amount of time. Although it is worth noting that since December 1st I have only gone up 5 lbs in my max bench press. I have tried different routines over that period, but to no avail. I am not terribly wrapped up in how much I can bench press, actually... I just think it is a reasonably fair measure, along with body weight, of how effective a supplement is.

Many people seem to have been pleasantly surprised with the product, so I have some optimism about it. If you guys haven't had much success with creatine products in the past, I would suggest following my progress on here. I will update with comments about it throughout the 30 day period. But if you have never tried creatine before, the general consensus still seems to be to start with creatine monohydrate products at first, and then size things up from there.

Anyway, I hope this stuff works out!

Notes about my typical diet (average about a gallon of water a day, prob should drink more):

Monday through Friday:
0700 - Creatine, oatmeal.
0900 - Tuna or a casein/whey protein shake.
1100 - Whatever the chow hall on base is serving. Baked chicken and rice, two little things of chocolate milk, some water, some veggies is pretty typical.
1430 - Whey shake
1500 - Work out.
1600 - Whey shake and creatine.
1830 - Dinner - maybe a turkey burger patty or two on a wheat bun, or tuna & macaroni.
2100 - Whey/casein shake.

Saturday and Sunday:
Hangover foods to nurse me from Friday and Saturday nights. :-P

Medic aka Rocko:
Good luck Socctty.  I'll be watching, creatine hasn't done much for me either, other than I do think it helped with recovery time between workouts.  Maybe I'll try Size On too.

socctty:

--- Quote from: Medic on May 21, 2007, 06:34:00 PM ---Good luck Socctty.  I'll be watching, creatine hasn't done much for me either, other than I do think it helped with recovery time between workouts.  Maybe I'll try Size On too.

--- End quote ---

If you do, buy it online. GNC are a bunch of con-artists.

Medic aka Rocko:
Yeah, GNC is overpriced.  I do shop some there though, if I can catch the right guy, he usually cuts me a deal on whatever I'm buying.

Medic aka Rocko:
OK I couldn't wait.  I got 240 tablets for $35 on ebay.  Did you get the powder or tablets Socctty?

Everyone else, read Socctty's review & progress, cuz I won't be able to keep track of any potential gains like he will. 8)

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