Is 10g of Creatine per day too much?

[martobg]

I'm doing cardio in the morning (swimming/stepper) and right after it I have a serving of Optimum CGT-10 which has 5g of creatine. Then in the afternoon I'm doing my workout, after which I again have a serving of CGT. So, do you think 10g of Creatine a day is too much?

[gottalift78]

over killing it, your body really only holds 5 you piss out the rest.

[martobg]

over killing it, your body really only holds 5 you piss out the rest.

so do you recommend taking 5g in the morning after cardio or in the afternoon after my workout?

[gottalift78]

I would take after your workout. I find that works best for me.

[musclepeak88]

I use to use 15 grams post wrokout which was 6 days a week. You're better off just using 5 - 10 grams.

[Adrenolin]

I use 10g daily, in 5 small 2g doses.

[goldsman]

I've been recommended to use as high as 25 grams per day (even after loading!) from professionals. I recommend 10. I might do 15, but I have a ton of mono so I don't care if i overdo it a bit.

5 you're solid
10 is definitely enough
more than 10 and you're just a guy who can't stop pouring creatine into the crap he drinks.

[jcosley]

over killing it, your body really only holds 5 you piss out the rest.

THIS ^^^ Whatever your body doesn't use it will excrete in urine. So it doesn't hurt anything but your wallet.

[Mr. Jeff]

My understanding is, if you don't pre-load your body with creatine, then just use 2 x 5 grams a day.

[iForce Dave]

i use about 15g per day spread pre/intra/post

[gottalift78]

I would imagine if taking a high dose. 15 is high for me. You would need to have a pretty good separation between the dosing so your body doesn't waste it.

[AdamB.]

I usually use 5g pre workout, and 5g after workout. Then on non training days I take 5g in the morning. My friend who just started taking creatine is doing it the loading way, by taking more creatine a day but less time then I would doing simple servings.