re: For parents with teenage sons taking supplements for athletics.

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am i? or am i just calling out people just spouting BS?

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What? That after having done it at that age we don’t think creatinine is necessary? It’s experience and an opinion man. Nothing personal.

Dude I’m 41 and taken creatine for two decades… there are a lot of benefits besides muscle and strength. It’s should be considered a staple health supplement.

He now has a belly and bubble butt. He is on the path to fat fricking himself. My brother played college ball and is a personal trainer. He’s tried to talk him down and he won’t budge. I agree he’s getting horrible advice somewhere. Not sure I want TD, in general, giving him advice

I will def let him know to check out the board.

He can email me if he would like, I can point him to some stuff that may help him walk it back. Lsu777td

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He is fricking up big time and is gonna end up with loose skin if he gets to 250. Big time. Been there and done that and got the loose skin to show for it

Do you know how whey protein is made? Is a damn food product, yes it’s no different than eating meat.

wtf you think they put in it?

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Do you know how whey protein is made? Is a damn food product, yes it’s no different than eating meat.

wtf you think they put in it?

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Yes I know how it's made. I really was just asking.

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Earlier this year, a nonprofit group called the Clean Label Project released a report about toxins in protein powders. Researchers screened 134 products for 130 types of toxins and found that many protein powders contained heavy metals (lead, arsenic, cadmium, and mercury), bisphenol-A (BPA, which is used to make plastic), pesticides, or other contaminants with links to cancer and other health conditions. Some toxins were present in significant quantities. For example, one protein powder contained 25 times the allowed limit of BPA

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They detected 70% of protein powders had lead in it, 74% detected levels of cadmium, and 55% detected levels of BPA (which is used to make plastic). Arsenic was also detected in these protein powders

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That’s why you get a brand that is made in a GMP facility and does 3rd party testing.clean label tested plenty that were clean and true nutrition who I linked earlier 3rd party test their product and will provide the lab test.

Most of the ones the clean labels tested that had that were importing the powder from china that was very low quality and purity

Explain to me why a 14 year old should not take creatine, cite the sources

Just sat down with my son and read this whole thread together. It was great for us to open up the discussion about creatine and his current goals with bulking.

He says he’s hit 210lbs and agreed that it may be time to cut. His hesitation is wanting to bench 310 and is worried cutting back on mass and energy will prevent hitting that goal. We talked about eating fewer meals and incorporating more cardio in 3 hours before his lifting to bring his body fat % back down but doing it over the next 3 months to lose 15 lbs and get back to 195.

I’ll do the research on creatine and we will discuss together after his dad and I are more informed. We are closer to middle ground than we have been in months. Thanks.