Creatine dosage

[Bojan]

Is it safe to dose 10g creatine all at once? Would there be any benefit compaired to dosing 5g? Any side effects?

I'm using Creapure.

 

[TheChad]

No problem with it but no need to either. 5g per day is plenty.

 

[Mobster]

There's no advantage to 10g.

 

[P0N]

I know some brands say to load for the first week to get concentrations up quickly, however it is not worth the side effects (generally gastrointestinal and water retention related). Just stick with 5g every day.

 

[RickRock]

No reason to ever go over 5g a day. Once your muscle cells are 100% saturated, which 5g is more than enough to do, everything else is wasted. You cant go over 100%

 

[stevesmi]

safe yes? but high amounts of mono can bloat you

 

[cbbram]

I don't think there would be any added benefit... probably just more water retention...

 

[RoySimpson]

Save your creatine, 5g is plenty.

 

[Bojan]

Got it ill stick to 5g. No need for loading at all ? On the bottle it says I need to load for a week ???

 

[Mobster]

Got it ill stick to 5g. No need for loading at all ? On the bottle it says I need to load for a week ???

No need to load at all. The end result is the same.

 

[AAS-NZ]

No need to load at all. The end result is the same.

^^^ this! Loading is fable, 5g is enough for full muscle saturation

 

[RickRock]

Got it ill stick to 5g. No need for loading at all ? On the bottle it says I need to load for a week ???

See my above statement. Loading is no different. Anything over 5g is wasted. That would include this bullshit loading phase.

 

[stevesmi]

Got it ill stick to 5g. No need for loading at all ? On the bottle it says I need to load for a week ???

buddy they are trying to sell you more creatine, it is a trick

 

[RoySimpson]

They just tell you to load so you use more product! 5 g a day is all you need.