Creatine Monohydrate Loading?

[FlexX]

Hey All - just wandering if when starting up on a powder form of CM you should load up (Take it 3 to 4 times a day for a week) or just take it as per instructions - directly before working out?

 

[bilter]

Most instructions include a loading phase of 20g/d for 1 week. Depends on how fast you want results. I have done it both ways. end results are pretty mcuh equal. I take 5 g/d without a load phase. on workout days I take 10g preworkout w/ water and then 5g after with grape juice. I avoid the grape juice preworkout so my bllod sugars are stable.

 

[Cordoba]

For my body weight my creatine has always said to take like 30g a day for 5 days and 10g for 2 months then repeat.

 

[Presser]

I agree with bilter I have loaded and not loaded and by end of 2nd week its always about the same for me

 

[FlexX]

Started taking this but have stopped now. I must have a reaction to this stuff - it makes me feel anxious and sometimes really pis$ed off!! Just going to have to stick with Natural for a while. (Funny thing is after feeling like this I have asked a few people I know in the gym and they have felt the same way...)

 

[blacktail]

never heard of that from creatine before?!

 

[jacked1]

yeah what brand of creatine was that. probably had an added ingredient to affect mood. i've never heard of that.