[Creatine] If you use it, what's your cycle like?

I'm currently 160lbs and taking ~24g whey/day and recently read an article on a good way to cycle creatine for 'guaranteed' results.

The deal is you take 0.3*bodyweight of creatine per day for three days (splitting it up 3-4 times a day if possible), and then take no creatine for 3 days, rinse & repeat.

What do ya'll think?

when i took it i did the loading process, where you take something like 20g a day for 2 weeks then 5 g every day. Meh.

5g with my dextrose PWO x 6 years, never cycled off

you only need to "load" creatine if it creatine "monohydrate".
and even then, the loading phase is largely optional.

Creatine does NOt need to be cycled.
don;t believe the bullshit marketing you read... creatine is a simple supplement.
3-5g daily day in day out will do you just fine.

my doc told me to stop taking creatine

just curious

did he say what his reasoning is

just curious

did he say what his reasoning is

blood pressure

my bp hadn't been great prior, like 135ish so I have to get a physical every year. I had lost weight, eating better, and am getting into decent shape so we had expected a big drop but it was like 132. She asked what supplements I was taking and when I mentioned creatine she whipped out her iphone and confirmed what she thought, that it raised BP. I checked it out afterwards and there's actually quite out there about it.

Creatine and High Blood Pressure | Ask The Fitness Nerd (http://www.answerfitness.com/237/creatine-high-blood-pressure-fitness-nerd/)

I don't take it anymore but was just curious. I'm not sure what mechanism of its action would affect BP. I guess like that page says, it will be easy enough to see if its the cause. If your BP drops in a few weeks, then I guess there you go.

I don't take it anymore but was just curious. I'm not sure what mechanism of its action would affect BP. I guess like that page says, it will be easy enough to see if its the cause. If your BP drops in a few weeks, then I guess there you go.

from what i read some of the sites say that the excess water the in muscles makes it tougher for blood to flow

or something like that

are you saying my guns are hazardous to my health

guns don't kill people

or something

maybe they do now I don't know

i have never taken creatine

i wonder if it would be effective for cardio since it's supposed to keep muscles hydrated

honestly I haven't missed it at all and I was using it after both cardio and strength workouts

I don't really like creatine. I never had any results from it and I'd feel nauseous after a really hard workout. Might have been the creatine but idk.

Pretty sure creatine has no effect for cardio Glare, just strength training.

I take 10g a day on workout days only and mixed with my post-workout shake. Nothing more and nothing less.

Carrying the extra weight from the creatine would make running harder, not easier.