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Our muscles use ATP to perform work. We store a very limited amount of ATP and quickly burn through that. We have three metabolic pathways generate the additional ATP required to perform an exercise. The phosphagen, glycolytic pathway, and the oxidative pathway. We are pretty familiar with the glycolytic pathway(muscle glycogen and carbs etc) and oxidative (fat burning) pathways. In the first moments of muscle activation before the glycolytic and oxidative energy systems fire up and get running we have the phosphagen pathway which uses phosphocreatine to reform ATP. We can generate a lot of power through this energy system but is limited by how much phosphocreatine we store in our bodies. This is where the Creatine monohydrate comes in. The body uses water to transport the creatine into your muscles so the first few weeks you take creatine you may gain a little weight in the form of additional water weight stored in the muscles. Stomach issues are associated with dehydration of the intestinal track if too much creatine is taken and not enough water is in the body to transport it to the muscles (this is where the bad constipation can come in) This water weight also has the side benefit of making your muscles feel "bigger" so some people confuse extra water mass in the muscle as muscle gain. The extra strength is from taking full use of the phosphagen energy pathway. This allows you to lift more weights longer and therefor improve your total work volume to more rapidly gain muscle. The cognitive benefits of Creatine are also measurable. The brain uses a large portion of the energy our bodies use in a given day, some say as much as 30%. Rapid energy availability to the brain via the phosphate energy pathway is believed to be the reason for the increase of cognitive functions with creatine. This shows up as increased memory recall and more rapid decision making. I've taken it for the last couple of years mainly for the cognitive benefits. I can really tell how much better my memory recall is when I am on it. I've not seen studies that say 10-20mg is more optimal. The 3-5mg a day covers most ordinary people. I have read studies that base the optimal creatine intake based on total mass. It makes sense that a larger person with more muscle mass who activates the phosphagen energy pathway more often during the day could benefit from additional Creatine. I have read a 0.1g/kg recommendation before for non-obese people. I don't recall where I read that from but that would put me at ~7.5g at my 165lbs weight.

I bought some shoes from Aldi yesterday. $12.99.

Looks like a smaller rotation following on its heels? Not on your images but just south and west of your snapshots

Did the Horse in Neverending Story get mentioned yet?

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Nobody can solve that without making assumptions.

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Tan (A) = 5/X

Tan (A) = 20/X

Two equations and two unknows.

We have paper plates. Only 3 of us in the house so rarely do I need to use a paper plate. Sometimes I do when there are plenty of ceramic plates and I can't explain why. Many times it's at lunch (work form home) and the dishwasher is full. It's the kiddo's job to empty the dishwasher so I'll make a sandwich or wrap and eat it off a paper plate or napkin instead of putting a dirty dish in the sink. Sometimes I grab one for no good reason other than my state of mind and the meal I'm eating feels like it belongs on a paper plate.

Sounds like 4" is the unanimous selection.

2nd part of the question now. Ported barrels worth looking at in a 357?

Sounds like you have really stupid friends in your social circle.

Put the fat tires back on my drop bar single speed gravel bike. Threw on a friction shifter and old 9 speed cassette. Took her out in the snow.

People buy one or the other? I use both liberally. Unsalted for cooking, salted in the butter dish on the counter for spreading.