So I thought I’d pose a question to people out there.
For years (literally) I have taken my creatine twice a day. Once in the morning with breakfast and again before my workout in the afternoon.
I’m curious to know what everyone else dose. All the supps I’ve read seem to suggest before and immediately after a workout.
Anyways, just curious…
Post, with the biggest carb meal of the day
once you’re saturated you stay that way for a long time. It’s not going to make a difference.
whenever I remember to. Ends up being about every other day maybe?
Biotest says before and after workouts so I do pre and mix it in with my Plazma.
Yes you can saturate creatine and beta alanine but if training hard it wont actually stay in the system that long.
if you take it before your workout, it’ll be there for your workout. If you take it after your workout, it’ll be there for your next workout.
This is exactly the sort of thing that people worry about and makes zero difference whatsoever.
Just get it in ye.
I take 5-10g of mono in my post workout shake, and someone gave me a load of creatine ethyl ester tablets so I have a couple of those mid-morning for good measure.
It’s strange because I only really notice its effects if I stop taking it for a while: I lose a couple of reps on all of my lifts.
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
I take 5-10g of mono in my post workout shake, and someone gave me a load of creatine ethyl ester tablets so I have a couple of those mid-morning for good measure.
It’s strange because I only really notice its effects if I stop taking it for a while: I lose a couple of reps on all of my lifts.[/quote]
I think this lends support to what Yogi said.
I take it with my Plazma.
It makes no difference as others have said. Even after a month of not taking creatine, I had blood work done and still had very elevated levels of creatine.
shaken, not stirred.
oh, sorry, I thought you asked HOW I take it
First thing in the morning or I will forget.
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
I take 5-10g of mono in my post workout shake, and someone gave me a load of creatine ethyl ester tablets so I have a couple of those mid-morning for good measure.
It’s strange because I only really notice its effects if I stop taking it for a while: I lose a couple of reps on all of my lifts.[/quote]
I think this lends support to what Yogi said.[/quote]
In one of his articles Nate Miyaki mentioned a study that showed saturation levels stay high for weeks. I forget which article it was or I’d link to it.
Creatine’s cool. Any of you guys ever read about the neuroprotective effects? There’s some really interesting benefits outside of the sweet mussel gainz
I mix mine (8g) with gatorade and drink it while I am lifting. No particular reason. Just the easiest time to remember to take it.
5g malate with Plazma
After workout with a post workout shake, easiest way to remember it.
On another note I was talking to a guy in my gym who said he’s been on 20 mg a day for 6 months. Seems a bit excessive to me.
[quote]Yogi wrote:
[quote]flipcollar wrote:
[quote]Diddy Ryder wrote:
I take 5-10g of mono in my post workout shake, and someone gave me a load of creatine ethyl ester tablets so I have a couple of those mid-morning for good measure.
It’s strange because I only really notice its effects if I stop taking it for a while: I lose a couple of reps on all of my lifts.[/quote]
I think this lends support to what Yogi said.[/quote]
In one of his articles Nate Miyaki mentioned a study that showed saturation levels stay high for weeks. I forget which article it was or I’d link to it.
Creatine’s cool. Any of you guys ever read about the neuroprotective effects? There’s some really interesting benefits outside of the sweet mussel gainz
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Yeah I tend to agree that creatine is something you should take and not stop taking. It’s wonderful stuff that can protect against Parkinsons (and alzheimers? I’m sure I read something about that but can’t find the article now).
If you do lines it gets to your brain quicker, too.
I didn’t know that you stay saturated for weeks, but that correlates with my own experience, I suppose. I was going to say that if your levels are high anyway maybe you don’t need to take it. Apparently people who eat a lot of meat will respond less to creatine as they will already have a lot of the stuff in their cells.
Morning lifter here. I supplement with creatine, glutamine, bcaa, and coffee in the morning. They say not to take creatine around caffeine and glutamine so I do bcaa and glutamine as soon as I get up, then coffee. Workout, then the creatine. Good plan? I work as a mason labourer so I was thinking maybe another creatine does in the afternoon.