first post/creatine

[ProteinFiend]

take 5g creatine 30-45 min before your workout with water.... (and some carbs... pretzels/bread)...

then take another 5g creatine w/ protein shake after your workout.. then eat a meal 1hr later... that should build ya up a bit...

go to walmart and get EAS HP Strength creatine or something like that.... its only like $10 - $15 and lasts a while... make sure its the pure creatine mono.... check the nutrition facts...

 

[Daernoth]

Hey, there! Welcome to the board! Good work on your training, now, regarding creatine..

I use Swole (soon to try v-12 with regular creatine monohydrate). I've never used traditional creatine, so I can't tell if my lack of sides is due to that fact, or that I'm just lucky. The only sides I've heard about are cramping or dehydration-which, again, I've never experienced. It's also advised to stay away from it if you have a pre-existing kidney condition.

Now most recommend 2 months on, 1 month off. There's nothing, as far as I know, outwardly dangerous by staying on constantly..but doing so can supposedly stop natural production of creatine. So I say better safe than sorry.

Now as for Tricreatine Malate (swole/v12) vs. Plain Creatine Monohyrdate:

Some love v12 and swole, yet others see them as expensive hype. I personally have had pretty good results with swole, and I can't wait to try a v12 + monohydrate stack.

Lastly, don't expect creatine to be any miracle supplement that it's made out to be. It won't gain you strength, it'll, perhaps, help you gain strength yourself by allowing you to workout harder, and longer. Pump out that one extra rep. Do an extra set before you colapse

Hope that was informative enough. Good luck!