# Pittspeed Fitness & Nutrition thread update:

**URL:** https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728
**Category:** PittSpeed Off Topic
**Created:** [March 2, 2006, 10:40pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728 "2006-03-02T22:40:41Z")
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### Author: ![TwoFortySX](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/twofortysx/32/6014_2.png) [@TwoFortySX](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/TwoFortySX)
#### Post date: [August 30, 2006, 9:44am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/pittspeed-fitness-nutrition-thread-update/180728/460 "2006-08-30T09:44:18Z")

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> [@Vista and HalfLife 1](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/vista-and-halflife-1/24012/5):
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> taking in the dextrose is to help the creatine absorb faster into your blood. thtas about it. thats why i suggested the cell-tech. its basically their version of kool-aid mixed with creatine. if you have powder creatine, mix it with grape juice. it is the best at helping creatine. and also, mix in some glutamine powder with it.

the dextrose is essentially sugar which causes an insulin spike. the insulin spike causes faster/greater absorbtion of the creatine monohydrate.

if grape juice isnt your thing you can also use apple juice.

this is very interesting to me

> Don’t mix creatine with citrus juice. Orange, grapefruit, cranberry, in fact, most fruit juices have been most recently found to neutralize the activity of creatine monohydrate. The reason is the waste product creatinine develops. A lot of you put creatine on your tongue and drink it down with grapefruit juice. If you have taken creatine this way in the past, stop it now! You are not getting creatine, you’re getting waste product.
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> Do mix creatine monohydrate with warm water–in a glass. This is the only way to ensure you’re getting the full benefits of creatine in its dry form. Creatine does not have to dissolve to be effective.

take that into consideration.

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