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Creatine

charlieaulert
charlieaulert Posts: 127 Member
edited December 2024 in Health and Weight Loss

I’m trying to cut for my holiday in 25 days, but it’s kinda difficult to track progress whilst on creatine.

I recently came off creatine between 15/06/2016 for 10 days due to a holiday. For the past 10 days I’ve just been taking 1 x 5g serving per day, (I used to take 10g per day).

I notice that if I don’t take creatine my weight lowers, but when I do take it and weigh myself the next morning, I am usually slightly heavier. I understand the water weight etc… but will creatine help me look more cut if I’m exercising correctly? I’m going to the gym 5 times per week, as well as 4/5 x 1 hour cardio sessions per week.

Can anyone suggest a usage amount? I.e. should I just stop taking it? Should I take for 10 days then come off? Should I take all the way up until my holiday?

Any help would be great…
Charlie.

Replies

  • DirtyTrickster
    DirtyTrickster Posts: 202 Member
    5g per day is sufficient. I only take 3g per day since there is some in my pre-workout.
  • tillerstouch
    tillerstouch Posts: 608 Member
    First agreed with the above poster you only need 5g per day. 10 is only for a loading phase (which isn't necessary). And your weight may go down if you stop taking creatine but weight is just a number. Remember the goal of a cut isn't to lose weight it's to lose body fat. Weight is just a tool to track if you're doing that.

    If you're taking creatine daily (which is what you should be doing), it shouldn't make weight hard to track.

    Keep taking the creatine. Creatine helps your muscles retain more water which helps you get those extra reps in, also it can make your muscles look fuller because of the added water.
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