Creatine monohydrate
A well-studied supplement that can improve exercise performance by providing extra energy for high-intensity activities.
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"You know what's really good for that? Creatine. I've been taking it. Yeah. Creatine. They say 20 grams a day. Start like with five and work your way up to 20."
Attribution: Joe Rogan recommends creatine for lack of sleep and shares specific dosage advice based on his personal experience taking it
"Some people find creatine stimulating or mildly stimulating. So they might take creatine before they get in the car. There's been studies on creatine and cognitive performance that are really interesting, particularly in the setting of sleep deprivation."
Attribution: Tommy Wood discusses how Formula 1 drivers use creatine and mentions positive research on its cognitive benefits
"I took creatine and I just started again like three months ago. Creatine is incredible."
Attribution: Bradley Cooper mentions taking creatine supplement both in the past for his role and currently, expressing positive sentiment about its effects
"really all my early work in grad school was around creatine and beta alanine and really understanding some of those impacts"
Attribution: Speaker describes personal research experience with creatine and mentions it as one of their staple supplements
"We looked at something like creatine, which really pulls water into the cell, and we evaluated what happens in the follicular versus the luteal phase. Creatine was able to take that extracellular fluid and bring it into the cell."
Attribution: Abby extensively discusses creatine research and its benefits, particularly for women during menstrual cycle phases
"I can really feel how different my body recovers, how more energized in a way, you know. I wake up and when I go to lift and stuff I feel way better."
Attribution: Brendan describes personal experience using creatine and its benefits for recovery and energy
"I stopped with the gummies and I went to powdered form. Yeah. Cuz I felt like I'm tired of eating these fucking things. I was eating like 15 a day. 15 gummies a day."
Attribution: Joe Rogan discusses his personal use of creatine supplements and switching from gummy to powder form
"There's plenty of stuff that you can do that's natural and super beneficial and not dangerous. Like creatine. Creatine is tremendous."
Attribution: Joe Rogan recommends creatine as a safe and beneficial supplement for young people
"It's just creatine monohydrate. I would go with a powder form of creatine monohydrate over a gummy. It can get you an extra rep or two in the gym or cut a second off your sprint."
Attribution: Lauren provides specific recommendation for form and explains benefits
"Creatine is like the one supplement that's been the most proven benefit. I think certainly supporters of creatine in terms of brain health currently."
Attribution: Elizabeth Poynor discusses creatine as having proven benefits for brain health and muscle building
"everyone who's not eating one or two pounds of meat per day should probably be taking creatine"
Attribution: Guest explicitly recommends creatine supplementation for most people and discusses its benefits extensively
"You can macro dose your creatine and micro dose your ashwagandha and wake up and stare at the sun at 5:30 in the morning."
Attribution: Mark Manson mentions creatine in context of life hacking techniques, but in a neutral way as part of his broader point about misplaced priorities
"There's lactate, there's creatine monohydrate, there's alpha ketoglutarate but no one has and this is a problem with funding agencies."
Attribution: D'Agostino mentions creatine monohydrate as a potential component in comprehensive metabolic therapy formulations
"Usually it starts however with like what supplement should I take? Should I be taking creatine? I'm like you know how's your life? Oh it's a mess. Well you're in a relationship."
Attribution: Andrew mentions creatine as an example of what young men often ask about, but in context of saying supplements won't fix deeper life issues