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CREATINE- To LOAD or not to LOAD

kerv123 Posts: 5 Joined: 2003/01/29	2003/02/03, 07:09 PM Hey guys, do we really need to go to the loading phase when taking creatine, you know the 4 times a day of 5g for the whole week and do a maintenance of 5g after that. Coz i dont think its necessary because the 20g creatine wont be consume entirely by the body, some even say around 2-3g per day is enough.
bb1fit Posts: 11,105 Joined: 2001/06/30	2003/02/03, 08:24 PM One word....Load. No matter what the bottle or the salesman says. Better to do this and be right. It works. -------------- Failing to plan is like planning to fail!
mackfactor Posts: 766 Joined: 2002/10/17	2003/02/04, 04:34 PM No, you don't HAVE to load, but if you don't, you don't saturate as quickly and don't reap the benefits for days. I load and always will. -------------- "Don't follow leaders and watch your parking meters!" -- Bob Dylan