Creatine and Hot Water

[Xchus]

I read in an article that mixing creatine with hot water dissolves completely, I actually did it and it works like a charm, my question is that do you think creatine looses its properties if one mixes it with hot water, welcome all opinions, sorry if it is repeated but i didnt found anything on the search i made.

 

[Osirus]

I dont think mixing it with hot water is bad at all. I wouldnt use anything too hot but warm water would be fine. Remember that once it enters the body its reaching 98.6 degrees anyways.

 

[Insane_Man]

Creatine in solution breaks down to creatinine, which isn't useable when you take it orally. I would suspect that hot water would speed up this process. I know at room temp it take ~8 hours.

But mildly warm water should be cool.

 

[Bast]

It becomes Creatinine, but in much shorter time than 8 hours (this is cold). Hot is no problem, as long as u drink it right away as i am assuming u are?

 

[Xchus]

Yes, I'm drinking it right away, well i wait a little so it is not so hot, thanks for your reply.

 

[mass rookie]

mix it with something like cool aid something really sugary for transport, I mix it with twin lab ultra fuel for transport. 29grms sugar.

 

[Bast]

Yeah Depending on how much youre taking but lets say u use like i do
10grams/day 5grams before and 5grams after workout.
Mix that with dextro and It will give u a better effect bro!
Cause before/after workout youre body craves dextro, so it comes hand in hand.

 

[Xchus]

Dextro

Yeah i started using dextrose, the problem is that the only place that sells dextrose in my city is like 20 mins from my house and I dont have a car, you know i'm a poor college student, either way if you know something about other types of sugars i could use and that are easier to find it would be helpful, i always try to heat the water dissolve the creatine and then i put some juice or something really sugary, thanks for all your help.

 

[Insane_Man]

Dextrose is usually available in most suoermarkets as "Corn Sugar" Sometimes you can get it at a pharmacy too, I forget the name though.

Gatorade contains dextrose.