James got the right amount of banter to compensate for his lack of taking steroids.

Did a 20g pre load phase and it gave me the worst dose of brown rain I've ever had. I regret nothing......

Such an underrated supplement, not just for muscle gains, for health In general 💪

Everytime I start taking creatine, I instantly forget about it and therefore have no clue whether it has an effect or not 🤷🏻‍♂️

Love these, short sharp and to the point.

Criminally underrated and undersubscribed channel, awesome work James.

James I love you ur to funny man, honestly one of the funniest people on this platform

Mate absolutely brilliant - hilarious, honest, and informative 👏 😂

I just did 5g everyday, my pre-workout also included it, so made sense. The water weight sucked at first, but once it stopped it's definitely helped keep up with my workout schedule.

Your personality is hilarious! Such a character and I absolutely love your video!!

“Oh big boy” 😂😂😂 loving the content man

Your content is so helpful. Thank you.

I've been working out for about 6 months & creatine has definitely made a difference to my progress which is incredibly encouraging as I started out as a stick figure.

Great video! I learned a lot. Thank you!

Keep the vids coming! Cheers

James Smith 🤝 world class KZfaq content for the masses.

I’ve just started taking it properly, I can’t believe the difference in my performance. I hit consecutive PB on flat and incline dumbbell press by literally 3 reps. It’s got me excited to go again and make improvements on all my lifts. Fantastic product.

Great vid mate

I like the way you use facts, an understandable presentation, and humor to get the information across. Also, I like the way you use common sense (good sense?) to guide us to realistic expectations - not the unrealistic expectations of social media influencers.

I love you man!

Hi James, first time viewing, I like your style, good review on creatine, and your correct on everything you said on creatine, great review

I chuckled at “Loldemort”. Keep it up James, you are one of my two favorite fitness KZfaqrs. Other one being Sam Sulek.

Hey James! Love your vids! Could you make a video about different supplement brands, like myprotein, HSN, Bulk…? Would be real cool

You don't need to be big and muscly to be a PT. As long as you are healthy and have the correct knowledge. James has got great correct knowledge and a great surname.

I’m laughing and learning what a guy, cheers

I swear all the naty fitness content creators are always the funniest and most down to earth

Love the no BS. And cut through speak. And gold seal - no paid / promo backed posts.....how often do we see best intentions corrupted/ co oped / become dependant on or by money/fame/"power".....where the brand ends up wearing us. A role of, some what a touch stone in an ocean of info-sell- mation (be it self promo or product). Love the over all message you often bring - concept of using /employing tools v belief - religious/blind faith commitment when using systems/ supplements etc. Understanding that a set of ïnstructions"are just that. One one of achiving an outcome. BUT not the only "one way". We are all individuals- and need to personlize our personal maps.

Legend!

I've been summoned.

LOLdamort. You Sir. Outstanding effort.

Been doing Crossfit for 8 months now and it's time for protein shakes/creatine - thanks for cutting through the BS, this is the exact info I needed. Cheers James.

Ive watched a few of your videos, great stuff. Really gave me a concise understanding of health like Ive never known before. Do you know who Will Osprey is? You remind me of him. GOAT pro wrestler bruv.

James, I love how you're open about your insecurities but with that arm vascularity, are you really still natural? Arms are looking shredded!

I subscribed on Loldermort. 10/10.

Cheers, dad.

I guess I’m still not sure how creatine monohydrate works. From my limited reading, I understand that it increases water retention capacity of muscle cells. Therefore, when muscle cells undergo anaerobic consumption(weight training) and release lactic acid, the water dilutes the released acid and dulls the burn/pain enabling us to perform more repetitions. This causes more muscle breakage and consequent better recovery(gains). Have I understood this correctly? Please correct me if I’m wrong. I’m here to learn.

Spat my coffee out at that lady boy impression 🤣 Class video as always James.

Hahahaha. Ah I love him. Great information relayed in a very entertaining way. Very easy to listen to. 😂

Hey James! Dr Layne recommends examine and they have one supplement on their primary supplements list that i dont see a video you have made anything about! would love your thoughts on beta-alanine!

So it’s like going from a ‘Royal Oak’ to a ‘Royal Oak Offshore” 💪🏻

3:39 James you went full Roy Kent there

Thanks dad!

Thank you

Aside from the muscle/performance benefits, I’ve noticed an improvement in my productivity, particularly with household tasks like cleaning up, laundry, dishes etc. I just get up and do it. Stark difference to before. It is like the difference between riding a bike and riding an electric bike. There just feels like a forward push without having to motivate myself mentally. Anyone else experienced that?

I started taking creatine and training legs at the same time. The gains were unreal!

started taking creatine just over a month ago, 5g a day, the weight and reps I’m doing in the gym has increased at a rate that I couldn’t imagine, my sustained endurance on a bike and on my runs has become ridiculous, i cannot even fathom my progress. I can see a change in my physique. For context I have been going to the gym 3 to 4 times a week since January,doing push,pull, legs since April (as recommended by James smith) I do swim bike run, my performance has shifted up a gear since starting on creatine but it all might be placebo effect 😂

sorry, which one do you recommend again? thank you good content as always

Please do a video on NMN powder. Everyone I know is raving about it but i'm a skeptic.

Can you do a video on Beta Alanine at some point, please?

Nice

Loldermort got my like.

Bru gonna be at a million before 2024, dont forget me

Should i take creatine while starting training. My goal would be to lose weight and gain muscle. I've tried creatine before when i was more in shape and tried to bulk up and i dont know if i could do the same thing with a calorie deficit....

Thankyou LOLDemort

What about the impact of creatine on gout?

2:40 hahah this hit right home, im 190cm and worked out for 10 years, probably pretty similair to ur muscle mass and i get those feels too brotha

LOLdemort made me chuckle, but SWOLEdemort almost killed me 😂 😂 😂 😂 😂

I think you look pretty big mate 😢 us tall and natty gotta stick out for each other

Can you take both creatine and Whey?

Specifically what’s is the best method of ingesting creatine, meaning.. Does it need to be diluted fully? I’ve head about kidney damage if not properly diluted?

What creatine brand do you recommend?

my protein promo code had me 😅

pahahahahahahahaha, bloody love these vids!! Superb! :)

Going off of the thumbnail, creatine will basically help me tense my muscles better lol 😂

Creatine is the GOAT of supplements, for those who lifts and for those who don't! Improved cognition and bone density in the long run.

Is this to only be taking on training days? And Isit just before you train or during?

Should you cycle being on creatine and off? I took 3months and now my plan is one month off and start again. No idea if it has any benefits being off the creatine temporarily

What about tightness I feel a lot of muscle tightness and flexibility constraints on creatine

Whats te difference from Creatine and Creatine Monohydrate? Ive been using the creatine mono for yrs now. I dont feel like i have a boost now, when i have it? I duno if the way i look is down to creatine or would u look the exact same even if u didnt use creatine?? who knows!

I don't work out or have much interest in building muscle, I think I might start adding creatine to my diet though. I am curious to see how creatine will affect my skateboarding.

I’ve read that mixing creatine with fruit juice is better than mixing with water because it improves how the body absorbs the creatine. Is this true or are the advantages of taking with fruit juice just a benefit because it tastes better?

thoughts on creatine gummies?

the Thailand ladyboy joke almost made me spit my pasta onto my keyboard lmao

Is there any danger to taking too much, especially when on a high intake of red meat already?

My hairs going south will creatine speed things up?

I tried it for a month. Don´t care about the balding effects, i don´t have much hair left anyway :) Definitely noticed the cosmetic changes - my muscles, most noticeably my arms became bigger, fuller. The pumps were more intense. But it didn´t give me any performance benefits, on the contrary. I couldn´t lift more or run faster, but the added water weight made bodyweight exercises harder. And since i don´t really care about muscle mass just for the sake of being big, i stopped taking it. Spent the creatine money on joint care supplements to make sure i can keep training injury free insted :D.

would you recommend creatine on a cut?

James, can i take creatine throughout my life or i should give break after some period of time?

I've used creatine monohydrate many times over the last 30 years and I haven't noticed any effect on my hair whatsoever ( and no , I'm not a shinehead before you say it ) . Then again , maybe I'm just genetically lucky. Conversely, those less lucky might be happy to have creatine to blame instead of their inherited baldness. Who knows ? What are the reported effects on women's hair ? Even if it does so effect some people its still beneficial for most people in many ways.

bahahahaha when he said 'oooh big boi' i literally spat out the water i was drinking hahahahaha

Mk677 for that water retention is elite. Plus it come with the added bonus of HGH. And all you have to do is stop eating as much sugar as lizzo

lol dermort, oh made me giggle far too much

Creatine is as no-brainer if you're into weightlifting. Most researched supplement out there and it's safe to use. Especially if you're vegetarian or vegan you'll notice a ton of benefits very quickly. Highly recommend.

2:25 I fucking lost it!

"YOU FAT SLAAAG" fucking got me good haha

Plethora = πληθώρα (Greek word bro!) There ya go bro; free education lesson 2 ya, cause I ……. like yr videos! LOTS👍

oah big boi

Can you take it if your eGFR is 47

2:23 oh big boy 🤣

love it love-asawako💖👩‍❤️‍💋‍👨

I actually find Mike & Matt very funny..

I'm natty, was always pretty big, not tall tho, but good genetics. I've started creatine, and after a month and a half i noticed 0 changes even in my weight, strength, and all. Tho, my hair started to go bye bye. So I stopped. Some people are more receptive to it, some less I suppose

Can attest to the benefits. But it causes insomnia for me, so I had to stop it.

Sooooo… been taking it for a while now,and only all good,but ran out today so bought some pre workout mixed with creatine? So not as good if caffeine reduces its effectiveness??

Im now 53 and take creatine. Can i have my hair back...?

it's the ''Not gonna assume your gender 😯'' that got me 😂 2:15

I just always had a spoon of it a day weather it in my coffee or water no idea what that is 😂

I feel like I'm the only person that hasn't really noticed the effects of creatine. Everything feels about the same, the strength gains have already been happening prior to creatine. It feels very subtle and I was thinking of maybe doing 10g a day since I am about 195lb and maybe I could use more but honestly not sure. I do feel like I drink more water though so that's a plus with creatine for just general health reasons. Edit: I finished the video and I think I will try 10g a day, also I use caffeine quite regularly so I guess I'll just take the creatine before bed rather than the morning like I usually do

“I’ll punch an old man in public!” 👴😂

as Simone who's often had a foggy head and lacked concentration. the biggest gains I've had are in the brain.