Creatine loading phase

cranky · Girly Man Joined: 30 Mar 2005 Posts: 4 0 Pumps S. Bucks

Do you guys think the loading phase in creatine is absolutely neccessary? I've heard so many mixed opinions. Sad

Does anyone have any experience with this?

Almasy · Posted: Sun Apr 03, 2005 8:12 pm Post subject:

I've had a lot of experience with this subject. Cool

Let me start off by say No, the loading phase for creatine is not essential. However, that being said, the loading phase can be useful if you seek to realize results faster. Wink

Your muscle cells need to absorb the creatine. If you start by taking 5g a day this process could take about 30 days for the average person. However if you do a 3-5 day loading phase of (15-30g per day), your muscles will be saturated during that loading phase. To keep the saturation you need to follow the loading phase with 5g a day for the reminder of the time you wish to stay on creatine.

solid34 · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 11:45 am Post subject:

almasy took the words right out of my mouth

Getfit · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:02 pm Post subject:

Some guy a store once told me it was a HUGE scam.... Rolling Eyes

but it shows that there is a lot of people out there with wrong information. Wink

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Almasy · Posted: Tue Apr 26, 2005 2:59 pm Post subject:

You have to be careful about who you believe. If you're unsure about any supplement you should research it for yourself before taking it. If you don't trust that a doctor is even better.