Exercise & Fitness Tips : How Do You Take Creatine?

Creatine is taken in phases, as the first phase consists of loading the system, and the doses are gradually reduced over the cycle of the supplement. Take creative to increase muscle mass with tips from a fitness facility manager in this free video on exercise.

Expert: Sam Moore
Bio: Sam Moore is the fitness manager for the Lakewood 24 Hour Fitness.
Filmmaker: stephen kuykendall

Category:

Sports

Tags:

• exercise
• fitness
• strength training
• weight lifting
• nutrition
• treadmill
• creatine
• pull-ups

[kraziekd]

First of all, skip the load phase. You don't need to load creatine. Anything 20 grams or more of any kind of powder in your stomach is bad, I don't care what it is, even baby powder. Loading can cause stomach upset or cramps. So just stick with 5 grams of creatine a day with plenty of water. Secondly, You don't need to cycle off creatine. Creatine is completely natural. You eat creatine by eating meat. It's a natural metabolite in your body.

[DenisTheMennnace]

@kraziekd im sorry, but you're not all right. even though creatine is natural and a lot of meat contains it, our body has creatine receptors which get "burned out" after a while and they need to recover. so you definately NEED to cycle it off to get better results

[JohnSlade25369]

@kraziekd moron adrenaline, DMT, Testosterone are all natural doesnt mean you should take it all the time. You do need to cycle creatine. in higher than natural levels it can destroy your kidneys. If you load it and cycle it properly,in addition to staying well hydrated, it is perfectly healthy. People like you are the idiots that get killed from taking supplements. Too much of any vitamin can even kill you.

[oliver1996ish]

@jacdc202 yeah it helps the muscles repair really well.

[BeatsOnALeash]

mix it in warm water(or at least some type of liquid) and let it sit for a min or two to let it break down, if you just throw it back your body wont process is properly and youl just piss most of it out and could cause some stomach issue too. common sense i think?

[FitnessCountdown]

just water and dextrose mixed is good to?

[JRMangelo]

Can I take the whole 5grams of creatine after workout or should I spread it in the entire day like 1 in the morning 1 in the afternoon and 1 in the evening? same question during non-workout day.

please reply.

wouldbeappreciated.

[jacdc202]

Im a hard gainer. Is it ok to take creatine with a weight gainer right after my workout???

[efadaei]

@efadaei take creatine 30-45 minutes before your workout. Creatine is used to hydrate your muscles so you would gain a bit of water weight but it also helps you do more reps. Take Whey protein, complex and simple carbs after your workout and you would be good to go.

[rahully2j]

@efadaei - you seem to know a lot about creatine. I have a question. I take whey protein everyday but now i m starting creatine. So, when should i take it? I mean should i take creatine immediately after the workout and then wait for 20 min and then take whey protein or i should take creatine before workout and protein after post w? thanks

[efadaei]

@XxDUNCAN15xX You don't need to take it 30 minutes after you work. Only take Whey protein right after the workout.