when is the best time to take creatine?

[100%BUFFMASTER]

before or after working out. I think taking it after working out inhibits my protein consumption,

[BamaBruce]

what does it say on the package?

[100%BUFFMASTER]

what does it say on the package?

I cant tell if your being a smart ass, but any way is says to take it after workout but I just read a article on this site and it says take creatine before workouts,to some degree that makes scene so your body will only focus on protein absorption after. I wanted to know your guys opinion.

[DDon1996]

I cant tell if your being a smart ass, but any way is says to take it after workout but I just read a article on this site and it says take creatine before workouts,to some degree that makes scene so your body will only focus on protein absorption after. I wanted to know your guys opinion.

The body is fully capable of digesting more than one compound at a time.

[MilkBender]

before or after working out. I think taking it after working out inhibits my protein consumption,

creatine gives you more energy so you can lift better. so before.

[BamaBruce]

I cant tell if your being a smart ass, but any way is says to take it after workout but I just read a article on this site and it says take creatine before workouts,to some degree that makes scene so your body will only focus on protein absorption after. I wanted to know your guys opinion.

I was kinda 1/2 way being smart a**... but from what ive heard, it doesn't hurt to take it before AND after... could be wrong though

[Surfer_Joe]

creatine gives you more energy so you can lift better. so before.

no unless youd like to pass out from dehydration? unless youve drank plenty, take it after...or you can do half and half...2.5 before, 2.5 after, remember to do the loadin phase first tho bro

[UNC_Bball]

no unless youd like to pass out from dehydration? unless youve drank plenty, take it after...or you can do half and half...2.5 before, 2.5 after, remember to do the loadin phase first tho bro

loading phase not necessary

[Surfer_Joe]

loading phase not necessary

wanna explain...cause im on my second, could save the creatine if i dont have to

[Mvick07]

lol doesnt matter when you take it unless its a pre workout supplement with creatine in it...as long as you take it sometime during the day, itll be in your body...your set

[KoCorl]

Take 5G whenever is fine DAILY.

[UNC_Bball]

There's no substantial evidence (that I know of anyway) that loading creatine gets noticeably better results. Plus I like getting every penny of my creatine that I can so I've never done it and it still works great for me.

[waatsgood]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=112484941

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[xHoward]

Wow so much broscience in this thread.

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showth...hp?t=112484941

It doesn't matter when you take it.


BTW, look up the article Layne Norton wrote.

Loading= faster saturation= faster results.

[snorkelman]

wanna explain...cause im on my second, could save the creatine if i dont have to

Yep, he's correct. Loading doesn't hurt, but it is not necessary. After about a month of regular creatine dosing at 2-5 grams/day (or about a week of loading at about 20grams/day) a saturation point is reached. That's it. Loading gets you to the saturation point faster. Eitehr way, once you reach saturation, you can maintain creatine saturation levels just fine with 2-3 grams per day (5 grams per day to be conservative).

Also, the ingestion of creatine before or during exercise is not recommended. See, American College of Sports Medicine roundtable. The physiological and health effects of oral creatine supplementation. Terjung RL, et al, Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2000 Mar;32(3):706-17.

[YANGSHIM]

any1 care to explain what loading phase is?

[snorkelman]

any1 care to explain what loading phase is?

ingest 20 g of creatine for 6 days. Often broken into four 5-gram doses.

[We_Big]

Doesnt matter, take 2.5-5g when you wake up and 2.5-5g when you go to bed so you always have it in you. Be sure to drink a lot of water.

[hockeybuilder]

it doesnt matter what time of day you take it but obviously cellular uptake will be better when you take it with a decent amount of carbohydrates (due to insulin levels).

[YANGSHIM]

ingest 20 g of creatine for 6 days. Often broken into four 5-gram doses.

whats the ppoint of it
and are there instructions how to load on the creatine label?
imma buy some later on

[Surfer_Joe]

thanks snorkel, guess ill stop then if ive already reached my saturation levels

[greenbannana]

before or after working out. I think taking it after working out inhibits my protein consumption,

You weigh pretty much what I weigh and for being 200+ you should be taking more then 5g's a day. I take in around 15-20g's a day mine usually goes 5g upon waking up, 5g before the gym and 5g before bed. There's a chart somewhere on bb.com that goes more in depth with weight vs grams and how much should be taking but that's how I do it. And to make sure I'm not wasting any in water I usually just dump the creatine in my mouth and chase in with water or apple juice.