How to take creatine

[Phate]

I recently read something at http://muscletalk.co.uk/top_supplements2.asp
i was wondering if i should do this(take creatine like it says, 10g per day for 5 days, 5 g per day for 5 days, and 2 g perr day for 3 weeks :|), if so, i havent loaded, so should i start loading?

[Jaster]

I never load I take 5 Grams every day.
No load no cycle.
But that's just me.

[GPX2]

That is what I do as well. I take 5gr a day with apple juice. The loading phase I skip because is gives me a headache.
I only cycle creatine once or twice a year. If I use it more often I dont see results.

[casanova88]

http://www.discussfitness.com/newrep...&threadid=4879

[ebon00]

I'm about to start a small experiment with creatine supplementation. I do very well on creatine. Every time I go on it my strength goes up noticeably and I gain about 4 lbs in a week (mostly water but nevertheless). Basically, I respond well to it. What I'll try is to alternate weeks of creatine supplementation with weeks off. The rationale is this. When I get my creatine I get the strength boost for a week (some effects will linger into the following week) and then the challenge becomes to at least duplicate what I did in the creatine week during the off week. That way I'll know I'm pushing myself as hard as I can and if I manage I'll move my non-creatine strength up a little. Then, it's just a matter of doing it all over again. I will be using fairly large amounts of creatine for this (15-20g) just to see how it works.

[Jaster]

Good luck ebon00 keep us posted

[Shredded]

I load but it's just for the fun of gaining the water weight fast but you'll get the same results regardless if you load or not