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does anybody know if creatine affects CPK levels when u get blood work done?
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Nope! Most of your creatine kinase is in your muscle and brain tissue. Muscle tear or brain injury are the only causes of elevation. Stroke, heart attack, trauma, heavy lifting...that's about it. -
so let me get his straight, if you weightlift really heavy and whole body the afternoon b4 the day of the blood work and then your cpk levels r say 800 everything is ok? tjey ll go down when u recover completely from the workoutComment
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That is correct, sir. That's a good indication that you're working hard....congrats! What you should look out for while taking creatine is your creatinine level. Creatinine is a waste byproduct of creatine. If your creatinine level is too high, this is a good indication that you may have kidney damage. Really and truely, you shouldn't worry about your CPK unless you have heart related signs and symptoms. Good work, brotha!Comment
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lol this is an old threat but thanks
i was so freaking out, cuz i had this heavy squat and bench workout and had a blood work the next day and imy dr was freaking out like if i had hiv or some lol he was like rest forever or u might die lol
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