Thread: why does "cycling" on creatine sound like "cycling" on steriods?

Those are some pretty good questions. First off, there is a lot of controversy in the topic of cycling creatine. I don't cycle it because there is nothing conclusive about any negative effects of not cycling it. Some cycle, some don't. Creatine and sugar: people will mix creatine with sugar to increase absorbance. I'm not sure how much of an insulin effect that will have but I will tell you that the monohydrate creatine I take has some mono and di saccharides mixed it it. Don't be scared to take creatine. it's a great thing to supplement. The only negative side effect I can think of is dehydration. Drink your water and you will be fine. As far as highest quality, give creatine monohydrate a go and if that's no good try ethyl creatine. The only thing that matters is the creatine molecule itself.

some believe that you need to load to saturate the cells, I don't.

some believe you need to cycle on and off, I don't.

if you're suing creatine monohydrate "sugar" increases absorption, if you use CEE - Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL there is no need.

Originally Posted by Prince

some believe that you need to load to saturate the cells, I don't.

some believe you need to cycle on and off, I don't.

if you're suing creatine monohydrate "sugar" increases absorption, if you use CEE - Creatine Ethyl Ester HCL there is no need.

I am curious as to see what memebers have tried what for the best results.

I am going to start taking creatine this summer. Basically, I plan to load up for 5 days, while I work out hard, and then 5 grams a day after that.

my question is when I am loading, when should I take this creatine? In the morning? 20 or more of creatine a day is a little under an ounce. In the morning? during the day? should I just drink 20 grams at once?

I would not load. 5g is a great amount to supplement daily. There have been some threads regarding the loading issue, you can do a search on this site for some previous creatine threads that have good information.
Take it roughly 15 minutes before you train and afterwards (meaning 2.5 grams before and 2.5 afterwards).

Cycling on creatine sounds like cycing on steroids because the word "cycle" is in both of them.

my friend used creatine in high school and now he has cancer and he is bald, and his balls got smaller, and he grew breasts

bad luck to your friend, but im sure you know that is not a direct result of creatine supplementation.... otherwise the medical industry and asossiated drug and food corporations would have and interesting case study/model to answer to..

Moral of the story is, some sources say load, others dont. some say yes, some say no. I say potato, you say potatoe..

try the shit for yourself, you dont like then dont do.. simple as that

me i just use the 3-5g daily in a shake PWO, and non workout days just take that same amount with water in the AM. Havent died from it yet !!

Originally Posted by NordicNacho

my friend used creatine in high school and now he has cancer and he is bald, and his balls got smaller, and he grew breasts

I dont think Ive ever had this answered..

If creatine mono requires one to drink some sort of sugar enriched drink for it to work + gives some people bloating feelings, why would anyone do mono over ethyl ester. Are there any pros or cons of both?

no studies on ethyl ester. all have been done on mono so i'll stick with what works for me