What To Mix Creatine With? (Liquids & Supplements)

You should consider mixing creatine with other supplements to give your muscles an extra energy boost.

Most of the time, you’ll find creatine supplements in powder form, usually labeled as creatine monohydrate.

The main advantage of a powder is that you can mix it with pretty much anything that you can imagine.

But that doesn’t make all those ideas you come up with ideal.

Certain combinations will compliment each other better than others.

Most people will take BCAAs as a post-workout to help with muscle recovery and reduced soreness.

But there’s also some scientific evidence that would suggest that BCAAs may help to maintain higher levels of mental performance during exercise [1].

When you combine better mental stamina and motivation with a boost in physical performance, then you might have a recipe to power through training sessions more effectively.

This is another favorite of ours because your body may get a double boost for training performance.

Beta-alanine is something you’ll find in quite a few different supplements, but we generally recommend isolating it.

Studies have shown that it may help with performance levels in high-intensity training [2].

I work with several professional athletes from different sports who have noticed positive improvements in their muscles when they combine it with creatine.

If you’re one of my clients, then protein powder after a workout is an absolute must.

Getting that boost of amino acids at exactly the right time is the best way to help speed up your recovery process.

But something many people don’t realize is that you may be able to improve your protein shakes with a scoop of creatine.

Many high-performance athletes rely on pre-workout supplements to gain some small improvements in their exercise performance levels during training.

When you add those small improvements up over a 4 or 5-day training week, then you can see how big a difference this might make to your muscle size.

Adding some creatine to your pre-workout drink could give it another bit of a boost.

Most of the creatine powder products I have used generally don’t have any flavor.

That makes them ideal for adding to morning smoothies, especially if you exercise first thing in the morning.

I often head to the gym at 7 am to get my own training session done before I meet clients at 8 am.

And getting that creatine boost with my breakfast smoothies seems to be a great way to get a performance boost and allow me to work my muscles a bit harder.

Depending on the day, I often recommend that my clients eat a large bowl of oatmeal for breakfast.

It’s an amazing filler that could help you avoid snacking, but it also provides great energy for intense training sessions.

This is especially the case during bulking phases.

And adding creatine may give your breakfast that added kick to allow your muscles to work harder and feel less fatigued.

Finally, there’s the good old-fashioned water and juice option.

I generally recommend this for folks who plan their exercise sessions for later in the day and who don’t take any pre-workouts.

In that case, it’s best to keep it simple, and personally, I think a small glass of juice could be the most effective option.

It’s one way to get a small boost of glucose that the creatine can then transform into ATP, which is the type of energy your muscles use [4].