My diet is so-so, but I know I'm getting in few calories. One thing I am doing different is adding a supplement to my workouts. My choice was Body Fortress Super Advanced Creatine HP. My first reaction for beginning such a supplement was whoa, man, isn't this bad? Isn't this what Mark McGuire used and got ridiculed? (When he allegedely didn't use any other banned substance, and creatine was legal to use in baseball at the time). My verdict so far ... BIG thumbs up!
I know it was probably psychological, but on the very first day, I felt the effects that is written about in the research ... it gives a greater "pump" while working out, and it also delays fatigue - that lactic acid feeling. Now that I've been taking it for 2+ weeks, I feel wonderful, I think I am stronger, and my muscle mass is larger, and my definition is beginning to show just a bit more positively. Only one thing to watch out for that I've read about is cramping. Just this morning, I was turning in my car into the backseat, and my left pectoral muscle cramped on me. As of this writing, the same muscle is a bit sore from the earlier cramping ... I would probably attribute it to the supplement as this has been one side effect for others.
In addition, I've probably gained 5 pounds, more than likely just muscle mass. Below are a few pictures that I took from a few weeks ago. This was one week after P90X, and one week of creatine. It's crazy to think the supplement could have made a difference in such a short time, but my gut tells me this is what it's from! I see a little more "fat tire" in my midsection. I think the only thing that will help this is my diet getting better ... I gotta make improvements in that arena.
