creatine question

**RoidRage9** · 05-11-2011, 09:08 PM

Ok well ive heard alot of mixed things about cycleing creatine? cycle or do it year around. Ive heard from many to take it year around. how many grams a day should i take?

23 years old
223 lbs
%16 BF

**Bonesaw** · 05-11-2011, 09:23 PM

Your not supposed to take more than 5g a day. So I take a full 5 grams on off days and 2.5g (I just eyeball it) an hour before every workout and 2.5 mixed with my protein post workout. As far as cycling goes I just took the last week of a 10 week training cycle off creatine. Hope this helps

**Anabolic5150** · 05-11-2011, 09:45 PM

I've taken 20g a day, everyday for years. Where did the 5g a day and cycle advice cone from? It's what works for you, not a lab rat. Don't overcomplicate this shit fellas.

**RoidRage9** · 05-11-2011, 10:10 PM

I was told to take 20g a day for the first week then take only 10g a day after that. I was thinking of doing it your way anabolic. just go 20g all the time. By the way ill be using optimum micronized creatine

**Anabolic5150** · 05-11-2011, 10:14 PM

Creatine is cheap, why not use it. Not that it's the only way, but it's what works for me. But if 5g a day works, take 5g a day. To each their own. Be your own lab rat.

**SuperLift** · 05-12-2011, 08:17 AM

Creatine does NOT need to be cycled and 5g a day is worthless. A guy your size should be taking 5-10 before workouts and 5-10 after workouts. Creatine is the #1 researched bodybuilding supplement. No studies have found that it is harmful to your body in any way. Whatever your body does not absorb, you just pass it through urine.

**CaptainNapalm** · 05-12-2011, 11:01 AM

I've been taking 10g a day for 2 years now and feel great

**x~factor** · 05-12-2011, 11:59 AM

I think 5 grams a day only applies to people that weighs around 150 lbs. It just makes sense that a guy that weighs 225 lbs would need more than 5 grams.

**TampaSRT** · 05-12-2011, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by x~factor

I think 5 grams a day only applies to people that weighs around 150 lbs. It just makes sense that a guy that weighs 225 lbs would need more than 5 grams.

^^^^ I agree.

**Bonesaw** · 05-12-2011, 05:26 PM

Originally Posted by x~factor

I think 5 grams a day only applies to people that weighs around 150 lbs. It just makes sense that a guy that weighs 225 lbs would need more than 5 grams.

lol that would pretty much be me. Taking body weight in to consideration then yea 10g a day makes more sense.

**Marat** · 05-12-2011, 05:34 PM

I can't seem to find the research to back this up (damn) but I recall reading that even 2-3g per day is sufficient to maintain on for even a large individual once one saturates their 'stores'. One can saturate via a larger dosage up front or wait for the "maintenance dose" to accumulate over the course of a bit of time (a week-ish?).

With that said, in practice, creatine is so cheap that if one wants to take 5g or 10g each day, it wouldn't be a big deal. There will be certainly no harmful physiological effects.

Throwing a roughly measured teaspoon into a glass of warm water, letting it dissolve fully, and then drinking it down at any part of the day is reasonably sound protocol.

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