Should I take this creatine daily even if I only lift approximately every other day?
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Yes. It builds up in your muscles over time. However, don't take more than the recommended dose (I take 1 teaspoon daily after working out or in the morning if not working out) because excess creatine is excreted from the body which is just a waste of money.
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It's a matter of preference. I've been creatine stacking, so I take a teaspoon before and after working out. Whatever you don't absorb, you'll pee out, but with the price of this stuff, you won't be losing a lot of money. On off days, I'd just do a teaspoon in the morning and always, drink a lot of water or you'll cramp up.
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Yes, 5g per day, even when you don't lift is usually the recommended dosage.
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Based on a systematic review of 22 randomized control trials, Creatine is not only safe, but associated with increased fat free mass, muscle strength, and endurance vs. placebo. There are no associated kidney function effects. The recommended dosing to establish and maintain muscle creatine stores is 0.3g/kg for the first 3 days while starting, then take 3-5g daily thereafter. Ex. (take your weight in pounds, divide that by 2.2, then take that number and multiple it by 0.3 - for ex. a 200lb person should take 30grams (THIRTY!?) for the first 3 days, then start the daily dosing regimen.
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Yes. Take the same amount each day and after a few weeks you should have improved intra-workout recovery.
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I have been taking creatine on and off for many years now, I usually go to my local CVS or walmart and buy the brands there, but I was curious if Amazon offered it for a better deal. This creatine is has the same taste as all the other creatine's ive tried, but much more cleaner tasting. And most importantly though, after about a week and a half now of dosing I got my muscle swell and seemingly never ending energy supply that only creatine gives me. If my vote matters at all, id say its real.
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I use it before my workouts. I do not do weightlifting, but rather Hi Intensity Interval Training. I exercise at 5am and there's no time for a pre-workout meal, so I drink this and get a nice boost. The sugar helps provide some spark.
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Thank you for the question & you're absolutely right, Zahi - we don't use Creapure Creatine. The Creatine Monohydrate in Vintage Build is hand selected for purity & potency. Keep it Old School, guys!
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Adrian, muscle recovery and muscle building are the same thing. HMB is a metabolite of Leucine that helps to prevent muscle breakdown and increase protein synthesis. You probably wouldn't notice a difference unless you push your body to the limit several workouts a week prepping for a contest or trying to lose a lot of weight. I still take it in the off season bc it's only a dollar a day and has research to slightly increase muscle gain and to have a synergistic effect with creatine
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It is better NOT to take it at all. Control your diet and workout to your body's level. Stay healthy by not using supplements.
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I would keep it in my daily regimen. I noticed a difference when my husband stopped using.
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Short answer.... YES! The package recommends twice daily, but I used them once daily and still saw significant results.
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i take 2 to 4 daily. It depends of your needings and the effect you are looking for
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Thats not important buddy...quit taking your other supplement or half the dosage and take these bad boys...i only take 3 instead of the recommended 4 and it gives me an ltra pump in reps....i can keep going but i know ill need my arms and legs the next day....
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Yes, I use a small amount daily or every other day as a moisturizer. I have a relaxed curly perm and wanted to use a light moisturizer for daily use. I have been using it for about 2 years without problems
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With eating two to three times a day with this supplement and working out twice a day you will see results. This would be a good start. Nothing to crazy.
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It absolutely should be used daily! Once you start using it you will be able to feel the effects if you miss a day. Good luck.
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Yes. I take it directly after my workouts (within 15 min) along with a glucose supplement. That is when your muscles will absorb the most nutrition possible from the product.
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Yes, absolutely you should mix with your protein powder. If you have a mass gainer and mix the creatine with it you'll be good to go. Look up "creatine loading," on google it's something you may want to consider doing when you buy it. The bottle itself will tell you about creatine loading. You DONT NEED to load creatine, but results come faster if you do. Taking it slow will produce the same results just it takes longer to get the results.
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Yes and no. It's a blend, if I remember correctly, of like 5 creatines. I do NOT recommend this. It personally upset my stomach every time. I recommend ON creatine Monohydrate.
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Use it everyday!!!!!! Sometimes I use it more than twice a day. I did not do routines. It was the consistency that worked!!!