Creatine, cycling good or bad?

[Tubby]

I noticed a definite decrease in size in just a week off. Should I stop cycling or just continue and go from there.What do u guys do?

 

[spatts]

What do you mean by cycling? This is an amino acid (actually, it's 3 amino acids). You can take the same amount every day, for as long as you want.

 

[Eatmorechicken]

I haven't used creatine in a long time, but there have been at least a couple recent studies showing increased benefit by cycling it. I can't recall what the optimal on and off periods were found to be off the top of my head though.

 

[STEP OFF]

no need to cycle it. like spatts said, its an amino acid, found naturally in the body. would you cycle protein? nope.

the loss in size you experienced was due to the loss of water from stopping usage. if anything, you should look more cut.

 

[onerepmaximum]

I have heard that if you don't come off it or cycle, then your body will lose the ability to use it efficiently or transport it. It seems like there is a little bit of uncertainty in some of the findings done by different researchers.

 

[spatts]

I haven't used creatine in a long time, but there have been at least a couple recent studies showing increased benefit by cycling it. I can't recall what the optimal on and off periods were found to be off the top of my head though.

Would you mind directing me to these studies, because I can't find a single one.

 

[from zero]

Just eat a bunch of steak. All the time.

 

[onerepmaximum]

Here's one BTW Spatts congrats on your world record!

http://www.bodybuildingforyou.com/creatine/loading-creatine-use.htm

 

[onerepmaximum]

Ok, I'm an idiot. That's not the link I was trying to send. Hang on, I'll have to find it again.

 

[onerepmaximum]

http://www.thinkmuscle.com/articles/haycock/research-update-013.htm

That's the one I was trying to send.