Comments on: Creatine Monohydrate question…? http://creatinesideeffects.org/510/creatine-monohydrate-question/ Prevent Creatine Side Effects Sun, 05 Feb 2012 00:12:40 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: animal http://creatinesideeffects.org/510/creatine-monohydrate-question/comment-page-1/#comment-2951 animal Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:29:59 +0000 http://creatinesideeffects.org/510/creatine-monohydrate-question/#comment-2951 The juice suggestion is for the sake of the insulin spike. There's no big difference. I eat mine off a spoon necked with water. Go checkout http://www.cagedanimal.net post your question in the beginners cage and you will get tons of relative info and support. <br><b>References : </b><br> The juice suggestion is for the sake of the insulin spike.

There’s no huge variation. I eat mine off a spoon necked with water.

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]]> By: Alive at last... http://creatinesideeffects.org/510/creatine-monohydrate-question/comment-page-1/#comment-2950 Alive at last... Thu, 11 Mar 2010 19:14:59 +0000 http://creatinesideeffects.org/510/creatine-monohydrate-question/#comment-2950 The key to getting the creatine into your system is via an insulin spike. What the hot water is going to do is provide a more complete dissolving of the creatine whereas in a cold mixture this will not happen as well. The problem with following this is two-fold, you will have to cool the liquid prior to drinking and you will not get an insulin spike to help drive the creatine into your muscle cells. Best route, mix your creatine with a high GI drink (dextrose is good here) and take immediately. As far as the loading vs non-loading controversy, while it is true that some people don't respond to the loading phase of creatine, there is only one way that you will find out if you will or not - try it out. The purpose of the loading phase is to saturate your system for the first 5 days and then drop back to the maintenance phase. Loading phase: Take 5g three times per day (equally spaced) with a high GI drink. Take about 12oz per serving of creatine. Maintenance phase: Take 5g once per day, typically after your workout as this will also be with a high GI drink. In your second cycle, don't do the loading pahase, just start in with the maintenance phase. Your creatine cycle should typically be four weeks on and four weeks off. With this you will get the best results from the creatine and you will be able to see whether the loading phase works for you or not. If you don't notice a difference in your workouts during the loading phase vs starting with the maintenance phase then don't use the loading phase. Last points to ponder... -- Keep your diet clean as creatine is only a supplement and you muscle growth happens outside of the gym. All the supplements in the world can't counteract a poor diet. -- Keep your water intake up. Plan on a minimum of 1 gallon per day. Drink this throughout the day, not all at a single sitting. This is critical at the creatine will pull water into you cells which means that you will become dehydrated much easier. -- If you decide to stay with the creatine supplements, you will find many companies out there promising you the world, the only two that seem to be beneficial that you can actually keep full control over at this point are the creatine monohydrate (look for CreaPure) and Creatine ethyl ester (CEE). If you can use the monohydrate without any issues is will be the more inexpensive of the two so I would stick with it. The CreaPure label is one of the highest quality labels out today. Good luck!!<br><b>References : </b><br> The key to getting the creatine into your system is via an insulin spike. What the hot water is going to do is provide a more complete dissolving of the creatine whereas in a cold mixture this will not take place as well. The problem with subsequent this is two-fold, you will have to cool the liquid prior to drinking and you will not get an insulin spike to help drive the creatine into your muscle cells.

Best route, mix your creatine with a high GI drink (dextrose is excellent here) and take immediately.

As far as the loading vs non-loading controversy, while it is right that some people don’t answer to the loading phase of creatine, there is only one way that you will find out if you will or not – try it out. The purpose of the loading phase is to oversupply your system for the first 5 days and then drop back to the maintenance phase.

Loading phase:
Take 5g three times per day (equally spaced) with a high GI drink. Take in this area 12oz per serving of creatine.

Maintenance phase:
Take 5g once per day, typically after your workout as this will also be with a high GI drink.

In your second cycle, don’t do the loading pahase, just start in with the maintenance phase.

Your creatine cycle must typically be four weeks on and four weeks off. With this you will get the best results from the creatine and you will be able to see whether the loading phase works for you or not. If you don’t notice a variation in your workouts during the loading phase vs starting with the maintenance phase then don’t use the loading phase.

Last points to ponder…

– Keep your diet clean as creatine is only a supplement and you muscle growth happens outside of the gym. All the supplements in the world can’t counteract a poor diet.

– Keep your water intake up. Plot on a minimum of 1 gallon per day. Drink this throughout the day, not all at a single sitting. This is critical at the creatine will pull water into you cells which means that you will become dehydrated much simpler.

– If you choose to stay with the creatine supplements, you will find many companies out there promising you the world, the only two that seem to be beneficial that you can in fact keep full control over at this point are the creatine monohydrate (look for CreaPure) and Creatine ethyl ester (CEE). If you can use the monohydrate without any issues is will be the more inexpensive of the two so I would stick with it. The CreaPure mark is one of the highest quality marks out today.

Excellent luck!!
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]]> By: Mark B http://creatinesideeffects.org/510/creatine-monohydrate-question/comment-page-1/#comment-2949 Mark B Thu, 11 Mar 2010 18:37:59 +0000 http://creatinesideeffects.org/510/creatine-monohydrate-question/#comment-2949 I've been taking it for about 6 months, and I take 1 heaping teaspoon (about 5g) with milk about 45 mins before a workout. I've heard of using hot water, but I've never done it and I can tell taking it with cold millk works for me. Also, don't do a "loading phase" where you take a bunch at first. Just take 5g per day.<br><b>References : </b><br> I’ve been taking it for in this area 6 months, and I take 1 heaping teaspoon (in this area 5g) with milk in this area 45 mins before a workout. I’ve heard of using hot water, but I’ve never done it and I can tell taking it with cold millk works for me.

Also, don’t do a "loading phase" where you take a bunch at first. Just take 5g per day.
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