Stacy Sims

Stacy Sims on Creatine

Reported use

24 episodes · 114 references · 2025–2026

Based on dated public statements, not confirmation of use today.

Stacy Sims has reported taking Creatine. Referenced across 24 episodes with 114 total references.

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Consumption Evidence (10)
Reported useCreatine0:24

“I started taking creatine probably about 10 years ago when I was trying to build muscle back after some surgeries and also trying to come back into a racing career.”

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Reported useCreatine0:48

“I have played with creatine off and on throughout my athletic career.”

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Reported useCreatine3:41

“I really started focusing on it, taking Creatine and it's just the training load would be a little bit higher so that the recovery and the adaptation was a little bit better.”

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Reported useCreatine0:08

“I started taking creatine but I got... someone was like, oh, you know, take two teaspoons. So I was taking two teaspoons which was about 10 grams.”

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Reported useCreatine29:14

“I started taking creatine but I got... someone was like oh you know take two teaspoons... I have never felt so ill in my life where the nausea was beyond.”

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Benefits (43)

“Creatine is used in all the fast energetics of our body... brain function, gut function, heart health, all of that requires creatine.”

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“Creatine is really important for improving brain metabolism and helping recovery from a concussion or TBI.”

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“Creatine is part of the energetic system where every fast energetic in the body from the brain, the heart, the gut, and the muscle all require creatine as part of the fueling process.”

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“Creatine intensifies that amount of clearing out the tau plaques and allowing the brain to get back on its natural rhythm, which reduces that brain fog.”

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“Creatine helps maintain the integrity of our intestinal cells because we now have the Creatine that's there to kind of keep the mucosa lining intact even under stress.”

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Best practices (48)
Best practiceCreatine6:38

“Should you take it every single day? Yeah, absolutely.”

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Best practiceCreatine2:18

“For creatine, take three to five grams daily.”

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Best practiceCreatine4:12

“Let's start with 1 and 1/2 g and work our way up to five.”

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Best practiceCreatine3:06

“For acute cognitive benefits during jet lag or shift work, you can take a large acute dose of creatine over the course of three to five days.”

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Best practiceCreatine2:37

“If we are doing smaller doses, so it's a 3 to five grams, there's no bloating or water weight gain, which is a concern a lot for women.”

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Cautions (13)

“If you're just having creatine at a lower dose, you don't have that transient water retention. Creatine and carbohydrate will both hold water.”

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“Cheaper versions of creatine monohydrate come as an acid wash, which is why we see a lot of bloating and stomach discomfort.”

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“Creatine can lead to transient bloating and water retention in the muscle, which usually goes away within two to three weeks.”

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“You will gain water weight because you're also storing more within the muscle if you try the loading strategy.”

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“People who take creatine 3 to five grams per day will gain a few pounds of body weight. That's solid body weight in the form of water within the muscle.”

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