A few creatine questions?!
Question: I'm 16 this year, taking creatine monohydrate soon. I will not take protein whey after creatine, so...
1) Can you change water to muscle in your body? (I'm taking creatine monohydrate)
2) How do I maintain my muscle mass when I quit creatine? (Assuming I do not take whey after that)
3) 10g for the first 5 days and 5g after workout for the rest, is it alright? (10g and 5g of creatine i mean)
4) I'll take creatine for 3 weeks, stop for 1 week, then continue the cycle, is it alright?
5) Can I choose when to stop taking creatine?
Thanks=D
Answers: I'm 16 this year, taking creatine monohydrate soon. I will not take protein whey after creatine, so...
1) Can you change water to muscle in your body? (I'm taking creatine monohydrate)
2) How do I maintain my muscle mass when I quit creatine? (Assuming I do not take whey after that)
3) 10g for the first 5 days and 5g after workout for the rest, is it alright? (10g and 5g of creatine i mean)
4) I'll take creatine for 3 weeks, stop for 1 week, then continue the cycle, is it alright?
5) Can I choose when to stop taking creatine?
Thanks=D
1) Can you change water to muscle in your body? (I'm taking creatine monohydrate)
-No, creatine is a "volumizer" and while quality muscle can be gained from it, the majority of the "size" you will see is water weight gain.
2) How do I maintain my muscle mass when I quit creatine? (Assuming I do not take whey after that)
-The best way to use creatine is to combine it with a whey isolate protein (not an ion exchange). Reason being, Ion exchange isolate begin life as a concentrate, and the manufacturing process destroys key amino's in the proteins chemical make up. By far the BEST method (and what I do as a drug-free athlete) is use a hydrolyzed protein - more commonly known as pre-digested. Use the creatine pre-workout and the protein post-workout and you should notice some gains.
3) 10g for the first 5 days and 5g after workout for the rest, is it alright? (10g and 5g of creatine i mean)
-Yes, and actually, studies do not agree if the 10g loading is necessary for some people, so try it with a 10g load and without.
4) I'll take creatine for 3 weeks, stop for 1 week, then continue the cycle, is it alright?
You have done your homework! Yes, 3 week cycles work best (at least for me).
5) Can I choose when to stop taking creatine?
-Yes