What’s the difference between creatine monohydrate and creatine HCL ? :

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What’s the difference between creatine monohydrate and creatine HCL ? :

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Has a an acid attached to it. That’s about it lol. All the creatine research has been on mono and that’s the one studies. HCl has no studies on it, but it’s still creatine, so it works. But it’s marketed usually as being absorbed better and less is needed. There’s no research to back that up, and mono is almost absorbed 100%. So if you take HCl, you’ll still need the 3-5g daily. I hear some people that have GI issues with mono don’t with HCl. But that’s about it