How To Take Creatine

In this video, I'm going to talk to you a little bit about how to take creatine. Now, creatine is a sports supplement, very popular amongst body builders and power athletes because it gives you a bit of extra energy if you're training hard and intensely with a low rep range. Now, what it does, basically, it gives you more energy so you can get a little bit stronger so you can get quicker results.

It's a really, really popular supplement, behind protein, it's the second most popular supplement you can get. Now, things to consider when taking creatine, one is when to take it. Now, most people take it beforehand, this is a bit of a mistake, recent guidelines said you should take half beforehand and half after.

However, the most recent studies suggest the best results coming from taking after a workout. It sounds a bit weird because normally you take things beforehand but for creatine after works best. Another thing to consider is the type of creatine you're taking.

If you're taking standard creatine monohydrate, it's very easy to dehydrate yourself because basically water molecules attached to the creatine and go into the muscles. So that's why people look sort of beefed up and bloated afterwards and also you can feel quite faint. Always drink extra water, at least another litre than you would normally have per day.

One way round this is to take creatine ester, you can take this along with l-arginine which is an amino acid and some caffeine. You actually won't get any of the dehydration effects. Now, creatine along with most supplements usually work best when cycled, that means don't do it every single day forever, maybe do it for five days on, two days off or two months on, one month off.

For most supplements, you get better results this way. And that's some tips on how to take creatine. |Creatine is a popular sports supplement that helps athletes achieve their muscle building goals faster.

With the aid of this video, learn how to maximise the benefits of creatine consumption.