
Intro/Background
With all the crazy reviews and hype around this product I would consider it a sin not to try out this product.
I have tried a majority of Creatines out there. I have had nice expernieces with
Monohydrate & Kre-Alk and was very excited to try
Con-Cret.
Con-Cret is
ProMera Health's high-selling creatine product.
Con-Cret contains Creatine Hydrochloride (HCL) which sets it apart from your traditonal
Monohydrate and "cousins" like Kre-Alk &
Ethyl Ester. One 750 MG dosge is apparently equal to 5-10 grams of
Monohydrate.
"Science Behind
Con-Cret"
While my order was in the mail I was doing some extra research on
Con-Cret and noticed there graph that explains how
Con-Cret is much more soluble than
Monohydrate. This graph interested me so I decided to look into a little more.
The lab that conducted the study was Viero Systems and the "Labs" website (Vierosystems.com) was the phoniest thing I have ever witnessed. It contains one page with just a backdrop of some generic lab.
Although this kinda left me feeling punked the
MASS amount of positive results gave me hope.
Taste-
Taste is relative but I could not see anyone enjoying the unflavored taste. It simply sucks, but I could care less. Mixing it with juice lessens the horrid aftertaste a bit. I have not tried the new flavors but I hear they are solid which beats the unflavored significatly.
Overall, taste is not a biggie for me and it has no effect on the rating of this product.
Sides-
None to report. This should be expected of a "concentrated creatine." Although the "sides" that come from
Monohydrate seem to come with products like
Cell-Tech that has way too much sugar, which can cause bloating, water retention, etc. which is later blamed on
Monohydrate.
Value-
It is quite possibly the most expensive creatine. It will cost you in the ballpark of $35 for a tub or bottle of caps, which is extremely high compared to
Creapure and is a bit more expensive than Kre-Alk.
Effectiveness-
This is were the product truly disappointed me. I ran this product for close to 12 weeks. I did two tubs of powder and a bottle of capsules and would rank this below
Monohydrate and Kre-Alk.
Around Week 2 I saw slight strength gains but no where near the "steroid-like" strength gains reported or strength gains I have experniece with Kre-Alk or
Monohydrate. After Week 2 I didn't see much of any noticeable strength gains. This is really upsetting especially on a calorie surplus diet.
Side Notes-
I'm not saying this product won't work for everyone it simply didn't work for ME! I've had my best results with
Monohydrate which doesn't seem normal these days so maybe I'm a "weird" responder to Creatine.
I would recommend
Monohydrate (Creapure) or Kre-Alk over
Con-Cret.
Monohydrate simply because its cost-efficent and has countless studies promoting its effects, and Kre-Alk because I responded well to it.
| Pros: |
Cons: |
- Doses Are Small
- Banned Substance Free
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- Overrated
- No Legit Science Behind The Product
- Too Expensive
- Minimal Results
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