another creatine question

[kakarot]

i have just started lifting, and i am using creatine and protien after i workout. i have read that you should go three weeks with creatine then three weeks off in order to shock the body. my question is: when you start back up after the three weeks off, should you go through the loading period again?
thanks a lot

 

[Orange357]

loading and cycling creatine are really unnecessary

 

[Arnold]

First of all welcome to the board!

It's not really necessary to go thru a loading phase with creatine, nor is it really necessary to cycle off of it.

If you want to cycle off for a week that is fine though.

btw, you really only need around 3 grams of creatine per day.

 

[dojdave11]

dextrose

Anyone know of a good place to get this?

 

[I Are Baboon]

Re: dextrose

Originally posted by dojdave11
Anyone know of a good place to get this?

www.proteinfactory.com $2.50 per pound. $5 shipping per order.

 

[dojdave11]

Thanks, will go and check it out.

 

[seyone]

I agree that it isn't important to cycle off of creatine but i would still do the loading phase. after that I only take it on training days after my workouts.

 

[dojdave11]

Just curious, why would you do the loading phase?

 

[seyone]

from experience I find that the creatine starts working sooner when loading than it does when taking single daily doses.

 

[crowman]

Yep, not necessary to load or cycle

 

[seyone]

I think the important word here is "necessary" . it may not be necessary to do all of theese things but you may find it beneficial to do so.

 

[machinehead022]

Creatine is naturally made by your body. Meat product digestion will yeild creatine. Depending on your body and diet the natural levels will be unique to you. Loading will only work to a degree (dependent on your body) like with most protiens in your body only so much can be processed and used, the rest is excreted.

In short it really depends on you, and results will vary from person to person.

But remember with both Creatine and Protien in take, a large quantity of water should be taken or you will shock your kidneys. The deaminization of these molecules requires alot of water.

 

[srblan]

Re: dextrose

Originally posted by dojdave11
Anyone know of a good place to get this?

Buy a bag of sugar at the supermarket... That's all dextrose is. It's corn-sugar

 

[srblan]

Originally posted by seyone
I think the important word here is "necessary" . it may not be necessary to do all of theese things but you may find it beneficial to do so.

Loading seems to be a marketing tool to me... But if it works, more power to you!