Creatine question

[gixxer]

I just started on taking creatine today ... I'm taking micronized creatine and I'm taking it with grape juice...

I am around 165 lbs and I want to gain mass...

How much should I be taking and when should I take it?
A teaspoon is roughly 5 gr right? would 10 gr be enough or should I be taking more? And also when should i take it .. one before and one right after workout good?

I'm not gonna do the loading phase because of the things that I read here.

Should I take it everday ?

 

[gymtime]

Take it every day. 5 gr in the morning, 5 gr post-workout. If you lift in the am, do 5gr post am workout, then 5 gr in the evening.

 

[gixxer]

Thanks a lot for the info ... is grape juice good?
also should I cycle creatine ?...

 

[gymtime]

Grape juice is fine. Personally, I go eight weeks on, one week off with creatine. Although I've been off it now for a few months as I've been cutting. Some guys stay on it permenantly. Pretty much up to you.

 

[gixxer]

thanks a lot gymtime for the valuable info

 

[FitnessFrk]

you can take it everyday but you don't have to. on non-training days your ATP stores are not going to be lowered/effected like they are on training days.

 

[Sebass67]

Holy crap!!! I have been taking 2 flat table spoons of creatine a day. I hope that is only 5grams!!!! That could be a big OOOPPSS otherwise. What is it anyway...? Heaped tablespoon, flat tablespoon, same for teaspoon...how many grams in each?>

 

[gixxer]

i'm not too sure myself but I think that full teaspoon is 5 gr's i think thats what the guy told me at the place I bought it ... I just bought one of those spoons that shows you how much a teaspoon is and I use that...

does anybody now if its a tablespoon or a teaspoon ... now I'm confused :|

 

[Sebass67]

Can someone help us out plz??!?!

 

[gymtime]

Can someone help us out plz??!?!

A flat tablespoon is probably 10-15 gr. But that's no big deal. It's high, but it won't kill you. Just go to flat teaspoon's. You'll be fine.

 

[gixxer]

thanks again gymtime


Sebass67 you should get one of those scoops that show you how much is a teaspoon thats what I did ..

 

[Sebass67]

I just started taking it anyhow...i just wasn't too keen on going on a maintenance dose of 20-30g/ day....

a little much
But thanx for the input Gymtime

 

[manny78]

euhhh this is weird, yu guys dont have a plastic mesure tool that comes with your creatine ? anyway 10 g ED is fair enough, unless you're juicing.

 

[Balls of Steel]

I take a heaping teaspoon postworkout and a heaping teaspoon on non workout days too. It hasnt dont jack for me except burn a hole in my pocket. I will up my intake to 10g a day and see if my results are better. Also, i didnt load, but I dont think that really makes a diff anyway because I have already been on it for 4-5 weeks.

 

[gymtime]

BOS, You should have been going ten grams (two tsp) to begin with, every day. Why didn't you?

 

[Balls of Steel]

Somone I know from WBB.com told me that I need only 4-5 grams a day at 170. I assumed he was right, he is a vet who really seems to know his stuff. I will switch to 10g starting tommorow though. Did I waste all that shit by taking 5g a day?

 

[gymtime]

Nah, I don't think so. You might want to stay on it a little longer than you planned however. Give it a couple weeks on ten gr/day and see if you notice anything. And don't forget to keep up your water intake.

 

[gymdawg]

cranberry juice alright to use? to mix with
the dawg!

 

[gymtime]

cranberry juice alright to use? to mix with
the dawg!

Yup.

 

[maxellyz]

Why don't you buy creatine in caps its much easier you don't have to measure and stuff like that.

Anyway, when you are taking powder form of creatine the best thing to do is to take about 15 g / day, take 5g about 2 hours before training, 5 g about 30 min before and 5 g directly after, on non training days its good to take in about 5 - 10 g/day with meals. don't run a longer creatine "cycle" then about 8-10 weeks and then take a break for a couple of weeks and then just hit it again.... Hope this helps


Good Luck

 

[maxellyz]

i forgot, like the others said the best way to take it is with Juice but if you dont have any juice at home just use water....