| When to take creatine is an important question when | | | | Most experts now agree that the best time is AFTER |
| you decide to use it as a bodybuilding supplement. | | | | the workout. The reason seems to be that the skeletal |
| Perhaps it is more important o know what to take with | | | | muscle is at its most receptive post workout. There |
| it, as well as the optimal time for all this. Creatine is | | | | are other reasons to support this such as creatine is |
| going to have most effect on the skeletal muscle and | | | | stored in the muscles until needed. If you stock up |
| as most of us know, the fast-twitch muscle fibres are | | | | before the workout then your muscles will become |
| the ones which are the protagonists here. These are | | | | saturated and the creatine will be removed. When you |
| the fibres that are gong to absorb the creatine and | | | | take the creatine after the workout you are |
| they are capable as absorbing twice as much creatine | | | | replenishing the creatine so that the muscles are |
| as the slow-twich fibres can. | | | | stocked up again. |
| What can we eat and/or to increase the creatine | | | | Even if you do not work out every day you may not |
| uptake in the fast-twitch fibres? If we get the | | | | be bothered about when to take creatine, you should |
| adrenaline going and do some hard workouts,these | | | | still continue to take it as you have to build up the |
| are all going to help enormously. But more importantly if | | | | creatine in your muscles and you want to reach the |
| we take some insulin producing fuel in the form of | | | | maximum saturation point. It is then that the muscles |
| dextrose (usually a dose of 75gr is fine) together with | | | | will perform better and you will begin to see results at |
| carbohydrates (high gylcemic index ones) and protein, | | | | a much greater rate. The best time when to take |
| then this will maximise the benefits of the creatine and | | | | creatine supplement on your rest days is at breakfast |
| this should be taken after the workout. | | | | time as that is the time the muscles need more |
| Some supplement suppliers tell you when to take | | | | nutrition. |
| creatine and there is some difference of opinion here. | | | | |