i didn't check the links so this may be old news but, my friend used creatine for a long period of time, end results yeah he got stonger, got alot bulkier, and also lost endurance (all he did was lift and ride his bike) smelled really bad, that stuff gives you some nasty gas, i've herd from a few people that all it does is allow your cells to hold more water, ie get bulky, maybe thats why people recover faster, fast recovery means you can do more work in a short time. personaly i wouldn't use it but it may have some benifits for muscle recovery after a big work out of competion, but im not a sport doc and am just comenting on what i've seen