Am not sure when to take creatine, can someone help?

[WolfOnTheHill]

i just got some creatine, and on the container it says to take 5 grams 4 times a day for 5 days then to stop for 5 days, and so on

but the place where i bought it from say that this is rubbish and that i should only take it after the gym

can someone help me out because am confused?

[DELETED ACCOUNT 06]

i think that fraidy cat has some experience with creatine. He might be able to tell ya.

[No1]

I take creatine and what you have to do with most is a loading phase like the one you listed. I'd take the five a day then after a week or so when the creatine is in your system then take after a workout. Be careful you have to drinks tons of water with it to make sure you get the best results, as creatine holds water retention in your muscles hence makeing them look bigger.

[SpeedKillz]

i dono wut ur goals are, but if its fighting, loading isnt necessary. creatine for a fighter should be taken at no more than 3g a day cuz u dont want extra water weight. u dont need to do the loading, because if u workout HARD and eat right, u have phosphocreatine stores in ur body, so jus start right off with 3g a day...

[NewbieRJJ]

After you work out, only take 5g at the most

[fraidycat]

For energy, you should load with creatine for a week, the 5 doses per day for a week thing. However, the effects of creatine are not particularly beneficial to boxing.

Copying myself from this post:


Creatine supplementation does two things.

First off, it is a muscle cell volumizer. It makes the muscle cells larger by swelling them with water. It is popular among weightlifters and frat-boy meatheads for the following reasons: A.) it makes you look bigger and more pumped; B.) the larger muscles increase your available leverage and therefore, yes, make you temporarily stronger.

Secondly, it is a factor in ATP production. ATP is what your body uses to produce muscle energy during short-term, intense exercise. In scientific terms, creatine monohydrate is called an ATP precursor. Creatine increases ATP levels, especially when it is accompanied by carbohydrates.

Creatine is great for hitting the weight stack, not so good for boxing training. I use it on my non-boxing days when I'm lifting.

Because creatine uses water for cell volumization, its side effects include the symptoms of mild dehydration: leg cramps, constipation, & headache. To offset this, you have to drink a lot -- a LOT -- of water. For me, at 176 lbs, I need to drink a half gallon of water EXTRA per day to keep this from happening. That's on top of the half gallon I drink during my workout and my 3-4 glasses a day "normal" intake. How much weight does all that water add? Enough to bump me up a weight class.

Because it requires short-chain carbs for transport, it means you have to throw it back with 8 oz. of fruit juice, the sweeter the better. G**** juice is recommended. That's 150 calories, folks. That's 15 minutes on the treadmill at an easy jog, or 5-6 sets of skipping rope. By the time you've burned off the calories, chances are good that the ATP production benefits from creatine will be gone. No amount of creatine supplementation (at least, no amount you could safely take) would sustain you through an honest boxing workout. For me, a boxing workout is 90 minutes, and when I'm working, I'm at 80% of my max heart rate, for 3-minute rounds with 1-minute breaks. And I know many of you work out harder and longer than I do.

The extra ATP boost you'd get from being loaded with creatine might give you the energy to get you through an amateur bout. Maybe.

[sjfou]

no need for BS, just take 5g of creatine monohydrate a day. Period. If you want convincing go to raisethebarr.net

[yidish pugilist]

mickey why don't you take that **** out your avatar

[Golden-Gloves]

I hope your not planning on Boxing - lifting weights more like it