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Counterstrike
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I started using Prolab 2 days ago 5 grams a day i take it 30-45 minutes before workign out or running is this the way to do it?
Busterball
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Bro u need more.
Take 5grams right when u get up and then take another 10 grams post workout with your protein.
Take 5grams right when u get up and then take another 10 grams post workout with your protein.
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Counterstrike
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15g a day i always hear 10g was more than enough but i will do that for now on i'll take 10grams after workout instead of before
solidspine
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I like it about 1.5 hours before a workout and then with a protein shake after my workout.
Super Halo Man
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I take it post workout. I think it works better that way.
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JC Grifter
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Hook some up to an IV... get a full days supply of creatine
Super Halo Man
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I did that once.
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Counterstrike
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thanks
Ercole
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Creatine "loading" a scam?
I take creatine just before working out, since its main action is to permit stronger muscle contractions. How does this help you AFTER your workout?
You don't need a lot of creatine. Taking too much puts stress on your internal organs and will make your creatinine level skyrocket, freaking out your doctor.
I've read that creatine's half-life in the body is very sort, only about 40 minutes or so. If so, there's no use taking it any time except just before working out.
The short half-life reveals creatine "loading" and other high-dose schemes as marketing scams to persuade us to buy and use way mroe than we need. Remember, the supplement companies want you to run out and buy more as soon as possible, so they tend to encourage ridiculously high doses which are useless and may even be harmful. My 2 cents!
I take creatine just before working out, since its main action is to permit stronger muscle contractions. How does this help you AFTER your workout?
You don't need a lot of creatine. Taking too much puts stress on your internal organs and will make your creatinine level skyrocket, freaking out your doctor.
I've read that creatine's half-life in the body is very sort, only about 40 minutes or so. If so, there's no use taking it any time except just before working out.
The short half-life reveals creatine "loading" and other high-dose schemes as marketing scams to persuade us to buy and use way mroe than we need. Remember, the supplement companies want you to run out and buy more as soon as possible, so they tend to encourage ridiculously high doses which are useless and may even be harmful. My 2 cents!
RdStrcklnd
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I actually wrote a paper on creatine for my psychology lab, from all the journals I read only 2g is needed per day to maximize its effects. I take 5g just to be safe, but from my reasearch more than that is overkill. Maybe with insulin your body could utilize more, but i didn't see any reasearch on it.
Super Halo Man
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Keep a balance between grams of protein and grams of creatine. That should do it. 
300g protein
300g creatine... Yummy.
**Not meant to be followed.**
300g protein
300g creatine...
Yummy.**Not meant to be followed.**
For me, it doesn't really matter when I take it. If you want to take it with simple carbs, perhaps its better to take it after a workout, but generally, I don't worry about when I take it. I was under the impression that the level builds up in your system, and that you have to maintain the level.. Glutamine I take after working out, but I don't stress about the creatine. I keep it at my office, so if I workout in the morning or at lunch, I'll take it after, but if I workout at night, I'll generally take it before I leave the office.
Ercole
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There is some benefit to taking it after a workout -- something to do with glycogen, as I recall.
So taking it before AND after the workout is probably ideal. You want it during your workout for the extra contractile power, which amounts to extra reps.
About creatine "building up in the system", from what I've read so-called "creatine loading" is a marketing scam. Because of the short half-life, creatine won't build up anyway. You'll just use it up faster and have to buy more sooner -- which is why so many companies enthusiastically recommend "loading". It means more bucks for them.
So taking it before AND after the workout is probably ideal. You want it during your workout for the extra contractile power, which amounts to extra reps.
About creatine "building up in the system", from what I've read so-called "creatine loading" is a marketing scam. Because of the short half-life, creatine won't build up anyway. You'll just use it up faster and have to buy more sooner -- which is why so many companies enthusiastically recommend "loading". It means more bucks for them.
the_only_sepe
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I have used creatine for 2 yr. in the past and had great results right after the work out, after the workout your glycogen stores are ready to suck up all of that sugar,
ironbarbarian
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2g? It didnt help me bros......
The only thing I can tell you is that I have tried creatine in a variety of forms.
1)The serum didnt do shit..And it said it had 2.5g, I took it b4 workouts and didnt do anything.
2)I tried not loading the creatine, taking just 5g/day....powder...still didnt do shit.
3) I tried loading the creatine, at 20g/day first week, then maintain at 5g....First 2 weeks were good, but when I switched to 5g/day it stopped working.
4) 20g a day all the way...awesome. I dont stop feeling that "pump" for at least a month, then I stop creatine, and restart the next month. I feel its the best way to cycle it and use it IMO.
IB
The only thing I can tell you is that I have tried creatine in a variety of forms.
1)The serum didnt do shit..And it said it had 2.5g, I took it b4 workouts and didnt do anything.
2)I tried not loading the creatine, taking just 5g/day....powder...still didnt do shit.
3) I tried loading the creatine, at 20g/day first week, then maintain at 5g....First 2 weeks were good, but when I switched to 5g/day it stopped working.
4) 20g a day all the way...awesome. I dont stop feeling that "pump" for at least a month, then I stop creatine, and restart the next month. I feel its the best way to cycle it and use it IMO.
IB
