Creatine and Weight Loss

[JAja04]

Hi, I'm currently trying to lose some weight/body fat (my current body fat is 13% or so). However I'm also trying to continue to develop my muscle. I'm concerned that while I'm taking Cell-Tech a creatine that this might inhibit my goal. Is this a valid concern, or am I ok to continue. If more elaboration is necessary please say so.

Thanks in Advance
Jay

[Karl]

Creatine will make you retain some water, but I see no reason why it would inhibit fat loss

[.V.]

It's job is to make you hold water so your muscle cells are full. Helps with ATP so that energy transfer across cells is better. In the end of a long scientific discussion which I hate and wont get into...it helps make you a little stronger.

Stronger means you lift more.
You lift more you build more muscle.
You build more muscle you need more calories to maintain it - automatically creating a caloric deficit.
This deficit = fat loss.

So actually, the extra water in your cells kind of indirectly helps with fat loss...if you are busting your butt in the gym and have nutrition & cardio dialed in along with the lifting plan.

Be sure to drink more water if you are on creatine though.

[Cort]

The only issue with cell-tech is the sugar they've mixed in before-hand, but that's pretty standard for creatine use and some simple carbs post-workout aren't usually a bad thing. As Karl has said, you'll probably retain some water which will mean the scale probably won't be going down all that fast, but it shouldn't get in the way of actual fat loss.