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Accumulator · 11-01-04, 09:51

HOndaguy2582- So the creatine is working for you? I give you a *lot* of credit for keeping an open mind about it and trying it despite your previous reservations

2001civicex- FWIW, I take the Phosphagen HP stuff from EAS but I got decent results from "regular" creatine too. Just get good, pure stuff from a reputable source (don't cheap out, never know what you'll get). I don't cycle it, but if I did I'd probably go pretty long on then two months off. I haven't seen any (real) data saying that there's an advantage to cycling nor do I find any benefits when I cycle off.

I used to cycle off during the holidays, when I usually don't train as intensely as normal, or when I needed to have surgery or something that would interfere with my workouts. But then I heard about a study that found creatine can help pereserve muscle mass when you're not lifting so I think I'm just gonna stay on it this year. I never liked the drop off in my performance (even my cardio suffered) and it's not like I got a "boost past my previous high level" when I went back on it; I just go to back to where I was before I cycled off.

If you do one month on, you'll just start to really get the benefits of it. If you cycle off then you won't accomplish much so *at least* do a few months on.

It takes between 3.5-4 weeks for the extra creatine to all get out of you and bring you back to "baseline". But you'll start to lose the effect (size, endurance, strength) after about a dozen days off. Or at least that's how it works with me.

Just take small doses so your body doesn't "down regulate" its creating absorbtion and you should be fine. When people load it the "creatine receptors" get overloaded and start to *not* accept the creatine right. Smaller doses more often, instead of big doses less frequently, are the way to go.

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Accumulator Practical Perfectionist Accumulator is offline Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: NE Ohio Posts: 20,839	HOndaguy2582- So the creatine is working for you? I give you a lot of credit for keeping an open mind about it and trying it despite your previous reservations 2001civicex- FWIW, I take the Phosphagen HP stuff from EAS but I got decent results from "regular" creatine too. Just get good, pure stuff from a reputable source (don't cheap out, never know what you'll get). I don't cycle it, but if I did I'd probably go pretty long on then two months off. I haven't seen any (real) data saying that there's an advantage to cycling nor do I find any benefits when I cycle off. I used to cycle off during the holidays, when I usually don't train as intensely as normal, or when I needed to have surgery or something that would interfere with my workouts. But then I heard about a study that found creatine can help pereserve muscle mass when you're not lifting so I think I'm just gonna stay on it this year. I never liked the drop off in my performance (even my cardio suffered) and it's not like I got a "boost past my previous high level" when I went back on it; I just go to back to where I was before I cycled off. If you do one month on, you'll just start to really get the benefits of it. If you cycle off then you won't accomplish much so at least do a few months on. It takes between 3.5-4 weeks for the extra creatine to all get out of you and bring you back to "baseline". But you'll start to lose the effect (size, endurance, strength) after about a dozen days off. Or at least that's how it works with me. Just take small doses so your body doesn't "down regulate" its creating absorbtion and you should be fine. When people load it the "creatine receptors" get overloaded and start to not accept the creatine right. Smaller doses more often, instead of big doses less frequently, are the way to go.