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Achilles, have you considered that the sudden muscle mass gain may have been primarily due to maturation and a natural increase in testosterone, rather than a specific physical training routine? Young men experiencing sudden muscle mass/strength gains between 17-20 years old is not an unusual event. Surely, following a rigorous training program helps develop the new muscle properly, but I'd be more likely to attribute you sudden gains to your body developing and ending puberty. As for creatine not having any noticable side effects, you didn't notice you tended to dehydrate faster, and needed to take in 3-4 times the amount of water than you did before taking creatine? This puts an unnatural strain on the kidneys (assuming you take measures to remain properly hydrated), which over time could be potentially harmful. I'm not sure I'd be willing to risk kidney failure in the long run for temporary increases in workout endurance.
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