loading phase..?

hey i have been having trouble finding a good source on the net about loading.  what week should i start loading and  how many g's should i take when i load, and how long should i load for?

You eat, you lift, you heal, YOU GAIN!!

The dose usually recommended is 20 grams to be taken daily in 4 divided doses for 5 days: after that, a maintenance amount of 2 to 5 grams per day is usually sufficient to keep the level in the body at optimum.

so your saying the first 5 days i take it i should be loading 20 grams, then for the remainder of the cycle just take about 5 grams..?

You eat, you lift, you heal, YOU GAIN!!

need help on what loading phase is or means please..

and what are you taking???

were talking about creatine, right???

just to be clear, before i give you the the worst advice in the world

Bench Press Max - 170kg @ 100kg
Squat Max - 220kg @100kg
Deadlift Max - 275kg @100kg

Weight - 90kg

if your talkin creatine which i think we are..
load for the first five days. how much u take is up to you safely i think is like what optimumhealth said 20g per day 5gx4servings. im about to buy the allmax creatine mono and it says 10 grams loading phase for 5 days.. so its all different. but take it in the morning before you eat. and right after you workout if your doing 10g loading phase. the days u dont work out durin the loading phase take it in the morning before you eat and before you go to bed that night. after 5 days then cut down to again like optimumhealth said 2-5grams. im going to do 5 grams though.

loading phase is not really even neccessary...assuming we are talking creatine

abbey road .. is it creatine*********

yes creatine, its the simplest straight forward gnc brand CM.  cheap and should work the same.

You eat, you lift, you heal, YOU GAIN!!

Loading phase is not required but saturation will occur faster than starting with the maintenance dosage. I would just start off with 5-10 a day.

RedJeep


Loading phase is not required but saturation will occur faster than starting with the maintenance dosage. I would just start off with 5-10 a day.

so on my first 5 days you would take about 12 g's then maintain about 5 for the rest of the cycle?

You eat, you lift, you heal, YOU GAIN!!

Abbey Road

RedJeep


Loading phase is not required but saturation will occur faster than starting with the maintenance dosage. I would just start off with 5-10 a day.

so on my first 5 days you would take about 12 g's then maintain about 5 for the rest of the cycle?

Yeah. That would be fine.

the sales rep at my local popeyes who was a body builder throughout his life told me to try to take it like this.....
5g before workout or sports/5 g after workout or sports
nothing on the days u dont work out. even if your doing two activities in a day, then u would take 20g. i just tried a sample of the allmax creatine mono this morning before my jog. I had to stop short to puke... im just going to stick to taking it before and after workouts, i dont think i need it for the cardio. or i might just take it way before i jog...

hmm...as I know...your supose to take some on none workout days...I never heard of somebody saying not to take it on none work out days...

Guys,
   I'm only taking 5g post workout on my 3 workout days a week.  Am I screwing myself?  How much should I be taking and what is the point of it?  I take it mainly for workout recovery.  I know it's a cell volumizer so makes muscles bigger.  Does that mean more blood to muscles and more hypertrophy?  I also only do protein-only shakes pre and post workout on workout days only.  On off days, I'll do a gainer shake during the day and a casein/glutamine shake at night.  I'm putting on muscle at a pace I like (body weight gain rate a little less than 1 lb/week).  Any potential problems?  Am I holding myself back?  I'm pleased that the fat is not out of control so perhaps I'm on a long clean bulk.  Thx!