Originally Posted by Wesley36

I realize that there are now a number of peer reviewed studies showing no relation between cramping and creatine supplementation, but dang, since I have been on creatine cramping seems like a much bigger problem than it has ever been before. Perhaps creatine supplementation is enabling me to load on more TSS, causing more fatigue, thus I am cramping more? I dunno.

I realize that creatine is not typically recommended for endurance activities like cycling, but a few studies have demonstrated that long term vegetarians and vegans have their cognitive capacity increased by supplementing with creatine, and this in turn might be related to changes in glucose homeostasis. I realize that I am going out on a limb and speculatively interpreting the evidence, but what the heck, doesn't cost me much to experiment with creatine for the first part of the season and see how it goes - could creatine have an ergogenic effect on vegan endurance athletes that does not show up in omnivorous athletes? Perhaps not, but also, perhaps it will help my z7 work? Like I said, I am experimenting at this point, don't really think I have much to lose.

Oh, and I was vegan from ~1998 to this year, I have reintroduced eggs, but otherwise I remain a vegetarian who avoids dairy.