I am in the loading phase and have it split up into 4 equal parts. I spread these portions throughout the day. One I take immediately after my WO, with simple sugars (such as fruit or a bagel).

Do I need to take the other doses with sugar as well? I've read in some places to take it with a glass of fruit juice. But then you read to only have these sugars post wo to avoid fat storage. So which is correct?

If you're loading, what do you take the creatine with? Does it need to be taken with sugar? I've also read to take it immediately upon waking up, post wo (late morning), mid afternoon, and right before bed.

Thank you.

take it straight with water...

No need to load.

Do a search for creatine. Tons of good info on it here.

Hi, Juice is OK, Creatine need sugar for BETTER delivery. The sugar from fruits is fructose its a bit slower, if you noticed most creatine combos contain dextrose which has a higher effect on spiking the insulin, you can buy dextrose by it self at your local health food store. You can also add Nitric Oxide for delivery. Creatine will work fine by itself, but add ons are like a turbo effect.

But my understanding was by loading you saturate your muscles in 4 or 5 days as compared to taking up to a month if you don't load. No?

Young man.

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Various Info on Creatine Mono and Creatine Ethyl Ester, and other Creatine Articles:
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Some "relative" info on Mono:

Creatine Information Center: The honest and responsible facts about creatine and nutritional supplementation.


Some "relative" info on Creatine Ethyl Ester (CEE):

Creatine Ethyl Ester

About creatine-ethyl-ester :: Supplements :: Ingredients

Virtues of Creatine Ethyl Ester

An "opinion" on which is better:

Newsletter - Issue 44 - Creatine Monohydrate vs. Creatine Ethyl Ester

Additional Info on Creatine: Does it assist training, etc:

Everything-Creatine - Creatine Articles
(some good info, but seems a bit "commercialized")

Creatine Fact and Fallacies - The Basics on Creatine Supplementation

Interesting Link:

How To Take Creatine for Maximum Effect



Best wishes in all that you do!


Chillen

Simple carbohydrate with creatine boosts its uptake.

And try to take creatine around your workouts.It has been shown to help with absorption.

loading phaze

8am
1pm
6pm
11pm (or around jus before i go sleep)

i always take it with water during loading phaze

the next phaze i just take it with a protein shake after work-outs, when not working out, i just take it around 1pm

Edited as no longer makes sense.