Creatine Before or After

[Positive]

Do you guys take your creatine before or after workout?

If you take it after your workout, do you mix it with your protein shake?

Thanks

[diezell]

both, i usually take 4 servings of creatine a day when i take it, if youre gonna limit youreself to one serving of it take it after youre workout

[EcToMoRpHiAn]

It depends on if you are haveing a high carb PWO shake. If you are not adding dextrose, or eating a lot of carbs PWO, then I would take it prior to workout IMO.

[yerg]

I use phosphagenHP for my creatine because it also has carbs. I mix that with whey protien immediatelly after my workout..

[kloter1]

5g before 5g after. seperate from protein

[getbig888]

man i am taking cell mass and it only has 3 grams CEE per scoop and it says to take 1 after you workout and 1 about 8 hours later or before. I am also using no xplod, so now i feel that i am not getting enough creatine to make a difference b/c i am only using 1 serving of cell mass a day.(can't afford to take 2 b/c it will only last for 20 days)

[kloter1]

man i am taking cell mass and it only has 3 grams CEE per scoop and it says to take 1 after you workout and 1 about 8 hours later or before. I am also using no xplod, so now i feel that i am not getting enough creatine to make a difference b/c i am only using 1 serving of cell mass a day.(can't afford to take 2 b/c it will only last for 20 days)

go get some cheap monohydrate. btw im about to buy some cellmass & no2, how well is that working??

[ScreaM]

I take it before, so it has time to obsorb... I guess, it makes sence to me. I also don not mix it with my protien shake, it makes it taist to chalky, like to much poweder and not enought liquids, but good luck

[getbig888]

i like the cellmass and noxplod combo. Especially the noxplod( great workouts from it )
Don't get NO2 get nitrix... I like it better b/c of the money.

you said to get some cheap monohydrate?? Would this be ok to take with CEE?

[toc67guru]

i take 5 grams 2-3 hours prior to training and 5 grams post workout mixed into my post workout shake:-
60 grams of whey isolate
60 grams of glucose
5g of creatine
10 grams of fructose
10 grams of glutamine

dieting at present.

i also do not use creatine on off days that is why i use it pre-workout.

before anyone adds that creatine can cause subqutaneous fluid retention i am aware of this and know from previous use what creatine does to me personally.

my theary is doing it this way i get the benefits pre workout of creatines impact on training and a small dose to replenish stores.not using it on my days off for me limits fluid retention.

i know creatine causes osmosis and volumeisis muscle but i also overspill with water (subqutaneously-under the skin)smoothing me out out, not advantageous when dieting and trying to assess ones condition.

[Bryan2]

CEE doesnt matter when you take it only once ed should suffice some take it prior to training for increased strength but I personally never get strength from any creatine.

[getbig888]

Bryan, so do you think that 1 serving of Cell Mass is enough for pwo. It only has 3 grams cee per serving.

[kloter1]

so i should get nitrix(pill form) or Noxplode the powder kind?

[getbig888]

i really like noxplode thats what i would go with.

[Jantzen4k]

creatine doesnt increase strength. increases blood flow and nutrients.


just take 5g a day, doesnt matter when.

[toc67guru]

creatine allows ATP to fire more intensely for a longer period of time.
atp is what causes muscle to contract,creatine causes a more intense contraction.

it can therefore lead to strength gains.