Since CREATINE is basically water retention, why not just drink more water for the same effect?

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creatine enables your body to retain water if you spike your insulin levels with grape juice this will increase the effect, grape out of all the juices is the best but others will work but not as well. if a person is using creatine with a good diet and moderate to heavy training the regimen will produce good results. good luck

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creatine causes the muscles to retain water
without it u would just expell it

Things just don't work that way. High creatine is a sign of kidney failure with a symptom being water retention, that's why. Also, drinking too much water can literally cause you to drown your own body.

You might want to look at this article. There's a little more going on than just water retention. Water retention is actually a side-effect, not a main physiological effect of Creatine monophosphate.http://www.lef.org/magazine/mag2003/sep2003_report_creatine_01.htm

Creatine causes water to flow into your muscles and can also act as fuel for your muscles giving you greater strength and endurance. In time this will equal greater muscle mass.

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Since CREATINE is basically water retention, why not just drink more water for the same effect?

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