He trained hard: two hours each morning and then again in the evening. The regimen was working. At one point, the 5-foot 9-inch Starkovich weighed 215 pounds with 2 percent body fat. His biceps had grown by nearly three inches. When he flexed, the striations in his muscles where visible. He also was dieting hard to bring his weight down and further sculpt his body.
i want some of that creatine.get real,he trained 4 hours a day,was 215 at 2%,and his biceps grew three inches-naturally:i call bullshit!!!!
Legs started cramping
Then about a week before the competition, his urine suddenly turned very dark and his legs started cramping. He thought his electrolytes were screwed up. The urine cleared up.
Then three days before the competition, his urine again turned black. He felt weak and tired. The cramping became worse. He went to Highline Community Hospital in Burien on a Thursday to find out what was wrong. No one knew, but they told him his creatine level was at 3,500; the normal level in a human body is 50 to 100. He came back for blood work the next day. His creatine level hit 9,000.
sounds to me like he was taking dieuretics.JMO i can't see 5 grams of creatine causing this,maybe 50 grams.this sounds to me like more propaganda against the supplement industry.
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