This is one of the best creatine products I've ever taken. No bloating or stomach problems, and you get fast results. I think the pills are easy to take. I don't get what everybody is complaining about.

Alright so I felt compelled to write a review for the Amplified 189 because it appears to be getting a bum rep when I don't think it necessarily deserves it. Obviously for those of you experiencing digestion problems with it (passing completely through with no digestion) it may not be the product you need in your stack. However, I would try *BREAKING THE PILLS IN HALF* before you write it off as a bad supp. It is a very solid and functional product. I started supplementing with this stuff about 4 weeks ago and have been training the majority of this summer without a partner :(. Sadly most of my friends aren't competitive athletes and those of them who are are away at school. It gave me the strength bonus I needed to work moderately heavy without a spotter. So far I've added about 3-4 pounds of lean mass which I attribute to this product. I've also noticed a marked increase in the fullness of my muscles as well as a moderate strength gain.

Whoever says this product does not work, does not train hard enough. I have gained 5 pounds on this product, all my lifts have gone up greatly, and I feel awesome. I take whey, a multi, and casein besides this product, and I know it's the reason for my gains. I break the two pills and take them right before I get to the gym. The price is a little crappy, but hey, it works. This product works. I drink at least a gallon of water a day, please try it out, and enjoy.

This product was terrible. There was not one thing that i could really think of that was positive about it. First of all the pills are large and oddly shaped. Why they made them with edges i don't know but this mad it difficult to swallow. If you plan on crushing it up then your out of luck. The taste it terrible even when mixed in with other things and after the first one your crush you wont even want to take the second one. I did not feel more energized or anything from this product. If GNC products for for you then great, use them, but they are not for me. Plus most of the people that work at GNC are looking to sell you what will make them the most money, not what is most beneficial. When i went there there was a scrawny guy telling me that if i wasnt eating egg whites every morning then i needed to but this 80 dollar product that lasts only a month. My suggestion is to take kre-alkalyn and NEVER BUY GNC PROODUCTS.

What can I say? This is the worst Creatine i have ever had. It has creatine hydrochloride in it? Who the hellz heard of that? This was also the first product I ever tried. I didnt' know what to expect. it kinda made me constapated a little. It's a lot of servings for the price. After that, I would crush them and still no results. The only thing i really noticed was maybe more sweat? Don't know if it was from the creatine or just the gym was hot? Save your money buy something else. this may work for you, but not for me.

Coming off injury recovery, didn't want any water weight, and wanted some noticeable gains. I Take Jacked as a pwo, wheybolic for protein, glutamine, multi vitamin, and Fish Oil

I noticed some increase in my lifts, but not what I was hoping for. At the time I wasn't looking for too much size, wanted my strength back. If you are looking for some strength increases with no water weight this might be for you. If you are looking for some mass go with mono. Don't forget to crush, or split in two, because the first few pills I noticed in my stool. Little pricey as well. After I finish this bottle I plan on trying Kre-akalyn

I've been taking creatine 189 for almost 2 months. This product is ok but for the price its set at, I would recommend switching to some other creatine such as monohydrate powder or kre-alk/powder. I say that 189 is ok, because i've seen some strength gains. For example, before i started using this, i DB Shoulder Pressed 80lbs in 10 reps. 2 months later,i can now do 9 reps of 100lbs. this creatine has had somewhat of a good effect, as you can see. as far as swallowing it, that was kind of hard. i got it stuck in my throat a few times. i took advice from the people here and bit into it and drank it with my protein. however, the taste of what is in the pill is bad. overall, i wouldnt say this product is good but its decent. decent-good strength gains but kinda bad because of the pill itself and the price.

So I just finished my cycle of "Amplified Creatine 189" and I noticed some what of a gain. Now, this product isn't the worst creatine I've taken; but it isn't the best creatine either. However, if you're thinking about getting this creatine, I would recommend it. Just break the pills in half so they desolve faster, and so they are easier to swallow. Hope this helped.

-Oh and I read some of the other reviews, and I did not find any of the pills in my feces. Like I said if you break them in half you shouldn't have this problem.

i do not even think this thing is working to tell the truth. i have taken creatine before and felt it in the gym i wouldn't recomend this product

Everyone has to start somewhere right? I was in GNC one day when I got "suckered" into this. I say suckered because the salesman straight preached it. I had been a member of this sight like a week and didn't realize all the info on the site so I didn't check the reviews til afterwards. The first one I read said to crush the pills before taking so I did. At least this way I knew the body would absorb it. I noticed some more energy in my workout and the ability to do a little more each time I thought I might be done. So for that I think it might have done ok. I am getting ready to start Kre-Alk 1500 which people say is heads and shoulders above this. I will soon find out. Again if you have to start somewhere and you want something to compare everything else you take with start here. It's not bad but yes you are forty bucks poorer unless it's gold card week. I did have literally no water retention. BTW when you crush them and go to swallow please do with Gatorade or something because the taste is just about the WORST thing you have ever tasted. Effectiveness is about a 6 but only because it didn't totally wow me with results like other products have....ie Jack3d and OEP..... Hope this helps.