Starting creatine - loading phase or not?

[thezwashere]

Curious to see what the general recommendation is: Should you load creatine or not? If so, how much?

[faipdeooiad]

No need to load, just take 5g every day, doesn’t matter when.

[mtpaquette]

Not. You're exponentially more likely to get GI issues from loading.

[risingstarl96a1]

You load Creatine to peak at the level that is store in your muscles. The con is that your going to have to drink a consistent amount of water or you will start to get cramps and have problems.

You can also take 5g everyday but will take a little longer.

After that, you can reduce to taking 3g and have to maintain that amount of the rest of your days.

[faipdeooiad]

You load Creatine to peak at the level that is store in your muscles. The con is that your going to have to drink a consistent amount of water or you will start to get cramps and have problems.

You can also take 5g everyday but will take a little longer.

After that, you can reduce to taking 3g and have to maintain that amount of the rest of your days.

OR - and stay with me on this one, you just take 5g/day err’day

Also, your Darwin quote isn’t a Darwin quote.

[Farley1324]

One teaspoon (~5g) every day, any time of day, in any beverage, no loading, no cycling