[Thomas_Rivera]

I wanted to know if anyone could help answer some questions for me. How long should I do a loading phase and how many grams should I take during it? Should I load at all? What times should I be taking creatine after the loading phase and how many grams?

[vampiredude]

i tried creatine a few times and always ended up with a bloated gut and temp results with pump muscle..i used a serving a day ..more then that and i ended up sitting on the thrown losing water..for my self i wont take it any more but good luck with it..hope you get better results!!!

[highprotein]

I have to pyramid-up into 5g a day....otherwise, it's bad news for me too.

But if I take it slowly at first (I'm at 3g/day this week), I tolerate 5g/day OK and all I miss is that "loading phase" which is only a factor if you're in a hurry.

FWIW, my gym had a chart on the wall for years about the benefit of supplements vs. cost (from Flex or M&D), and by far, the number one on it was Creatine (they weren't including whey).

Boring...but apparently helpful for muscle hypertrophy...your mileage will vary...

-hp