Creatine is used in cycles. The typical cycle will last about 8-10 weeks depending on the individual. The first week of ever cycle is the loading phase. During the loading phase, you will take more creatine than usual to get your body ready for it. It is recommended that you take 20 grams/day during the loading phase. You can break this up into 4-5 times a day depending on when you eat your meals and when you work out. It is also important to take creatine up to 2 hours before you work out because it will take time for the muscles to absorb it.
there is reason to believe creatine ethyl ester (or CEE) is probably more soluble than creatine monohydrate (Cr.H20) or other forms of creatine. And, as solubility affects transport over biological membranes (such as muscle cells), it probably is taken up into your muscles more effectively. Meaning, you can load it faster. Personally believe it goes to work within upon the very 1st dose.
Following are the more popular anecdotal benefits (when compared to regular creatine monohydrate) I've been able to collect from friends, scientists, and by lurking around message boards:
-Works faster and is more efficiently absorbed
This is likely because the esterification of creatine, CEE, will increase its lipopholic abilities, and thus esterified creatine will use fat more efficiently to permeate the cell wall and exert its effects on cellular function than its unesterified creatine monohydrate counterpart.
-Requires a smaller dosage
This is likely because regular creatine monohydrate is absorbed poorly by the body, and its effectiveness is dependent on the cells' ability to absorb it. As a result, the poor absorption rate of regular creatine monohydrate requires users to ingest larger amounts of creatine monohydrate (5 to 20 grams, daily) to achieve a desired effect, versus the three to five grams of esterfied creatine, daily.
I would suggest you try CEE and simply determine how effective (or ineffective) it is for you...
-Eliminates the infamous water bloat look
Thus is likely because creatine draws water into the cell (cell volumization), and because most ingested creatine monohydrate is not all absorbed, any unabsorbed creatine will sit outside of the target cell with the water. As a result, this may cause the dreaded "creatine water bloat." Whereas esterfied creatine is said to pull nearly all of the water into the muscle cell, thereby creating a harder, more solid appearance of muscularity.
Its recommended to take in an extra liter a day. If insufficient water is consumed, it will not work as well. So keeping water intake high is crucial while on creatine. A general rule of thumb for bodybuilders is to get 1 gallon(about 4 Liters) of water per day. This is very vague, however, as different bodybuilders have much different needs. I personally drink more than 2 gallons(7.5 Liters) because of the high altitude I live in I need that much. You should be able to judge how much water you truly need after a few days, and adjust accordingly. Good luck with your goals, and I have no doubt that sufficient water intake will help you more than not.
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