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Hello everyone, I am just plain curious about creatine. I've been on the HST program for 7 weeks and I've gained about 4 pounds of pure muscle mass without taking creatine. I've done so because last time I tried lifting I did use creatine and I just ended up retaining water weight. I gained...

;) I did see a huge difference between free and machine. Almost 65 pounds. I have an incline of 175 lbs 3 times on free and 240 5 times on machine. The difference is huge. Much more challenging on free. I will work on the free since I notice a new sensation in my pecs as a result of today.

Okay, Friday is my last day of fives. I've already seen a huge difference in my total body strength. Awesome! What is after the 5s, a week of negatives and a week of "eccentrics"? Could someone outline a good negative program (I don't have a partner) and some comments about the...

Just wanted to know what the difference is between machine incline bench and free. I have no one to spot me so I have been doing the incline bench machine for 5 weeks now to increase my strength so I don't look like a total weenie on the free weights...once again, no spotter so I want to be...

Is Creatine a necessary purchase? I'm curious as to its functionality and if its worth the money? Thanks for all the responses. Weightlifters take care of their own.

Thanks everybody. Eating has always been a problem for me. I'm just not onw of these sit down and eat 2000 calories types, besides, I know its really bad on the body. And eating lots of meals all day is dang difficult, just gonna take discipline. The other suggestions sound great, Grape Nuts...

That is a great site. Thank you. Hope the workouts look good. Since I got no response on that I assume that I'm doing allright. Once again, thanks for the site info. So is a protein shake much better than the weight gain powders? I'm not wild about choking down a gritty nasty chalky...

Good Morning and Happy Friday all. I was wondering if there was a one stop link that told you, in layman's terms, how to get up and running? Additionally, I think I've put together a good workout plan but I'd just like to have it checked by an expert: I just finished my second week of...