loading creatine...why?

[LSUtiger]

can anyone explain to me why the loading phase is so important?

 

[HeHateMe]

It's not necessary. It was so important back in the day when creatine monohydrate was pretty expensive to enable the mega supplement companies (namely EAS) to make more moolah by having their patrons consume more and ultimately buy more by utilizing an initial loading phase.

 

[LSUtiger]

those cell tech @#%$!

 

[Aztech]

loading is not necessary...you body will only hold so much. it was a scam (as posted above) for the supplement companies to sell more of the expensive creatine monohydrate...that shit is cheaper than dirt now.

 

[Eze]

I have nothing to add other than their are better creatine options now.
Look into Creatine Ethyl Ester

 

[adidamps2]

I have nothing to add other than their are better creatine options now.
Look into Creatine Ethyl Ester

sorry Easto but i have read to much shit lately that i would rather stick to mono or one of the other creatines thats not Ester-ized...seen to mnay bad reprots on CEE. mono will still get the job done.

and the only big diff between mono and CEE is the amount of time it takes one to max out their creatine stores (CEE is fater at this supposedly). once you creatine stores are full it wont matter if its CEE or mono.

 

[bronx_brawla]

Listen to Aczech.

But then again you get people that swear that you need to load.
But your body will just piss it away.

Try CEE. No need to load. And no need to cycle. But i would cycle it anyway.

 

[Swellin]

The only reason you ever would want to load creatine........







.......you love to piss away money and give it to those poor bastards that own those supplement companies that already over charge the hell out of you for their junk.

 

[DocJ]

There was a study that showed after 2 days of loading, you essentially piss out about 60% of creatine taken in above the eventual maintenance dose...so yes, it's basically pointless.