Cycling creatine

[New Jack]

Do you guys cycle creatine? I heard you should use it 2 months on, 1 month off. What would happen if you don't cycle it and use it straight through? Would you no longer make gains because your body's use to it?

 

[mrzap]

Would mess up your body's natural production if you ever stopped and long term side effects are still kinda hazy. However, don't get me wrong, I am not one of those people that think creatine is bad for you if used properly.

 

[KnoXville]

Your body never stops manufacturing its own creatine.

Its only your sensitivity to the ingested creatine that degrades.

 

[Greek Freak]

Cycling also makes things cheaper and safer. It puts less stress on your body to take off once in a while and calm the pressures/gains. Building a dependance upon it like everyone else said is also an issue because if you use anything your body naturally produces for long enough you eventually shut down your natural production.