is it really neccesary to load up for about 5 days when taking creatine?
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is it really neccesary to load up for about 5 days when taking creatine?
No, it will just take slightly longer for your muscles to become saturated, but nothing significant.
how much longer would you say by estimating???Quote:
Originally Posted by Aboot
If you are taking 5-10 grams a day (one serving a day) it should be less than 3 weeks. Here's a research summary, but remember the group that did not load were only taking 3 grams a day, but had the same creatine levels as the loading group within a few weeks.
http://www.wsu.edu/~strength/crload.htm