Okay so I've been reading through several threads on creatine usage and have a few questions on it. Im going to be starting it tomorrow so my main question is how much should I be taking? The creatine I have is by PhD and according to the label they recommend the following:
For persons under 75kg: Begin with 5 grams of PhD Creatine Monohydrate daily for 7 days. Upon completion of this 7 day period use 5 grams every second day to fully maximise Creatine transporters.
Then up the serving to 10g if body weight is above 75kg.
I've read different things on here so im a little confused as I've seen people consuming higher doses. Should I simply go with the instructions on the tub and do say 2.5g pre-workout then 2.5g post-workout on training days then simply have 5g on non-training days?
Then after a week have 5g ever other day?
Thanks
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Thread: New to creatine.
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02-07-2010, 01:40 PM #1
New to creatine.
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02-07-2010, 01:42 PM #2
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02-08-2010, 03:11 PM #3
Thanks I'll stick with 5g as advised on the label in that case. Once I've loaded for 7 days will 5g ever other day be fine?
I missed my workout today so will only be working out 2 times this week instead of 3. Should I start my creatine cycle from tomorrow or should I wait until next week for a full week of training?
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02-08-2010, 03:13 PM #4
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02-08-2010, 03:39 PM #5
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02-08-2010, 04:27 PM #6
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I think his "loading" phase is just the introduction of creatine. His loading dose is only 5g a day. Not a traditional "use the whole tub in a week, so we can sell you more" load.
OP...I use 3g of Kre-Alkalyn on workout days only. You should be fine with 5g of CM a day. Creatine is cheap...if the toilet gets some....eh...no harm no foul!
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02-08-2010, 04:28 PM #7
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02-08-2010, 05:40 PM #8
I suppose if they wanted people to use the tub they would not have suggested just 5g every 2nd day as well. And like you say I think the load phase is more so an introduction phase.
So should I shoot for 5g every day for around 6-8 weeks then have a month off? It will be my first time using it so I'm hoping for some gains.
Thanks for the tips so far guys.Last edited by ShEpS; 02-08-2010 at 05:42 PM.
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02-23-2010, 02:59 PM #9
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02-24-2010, 04:21 PM #12
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