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Cycling off Creatine
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:15 pm
by J-Madd
I've heard various contrary claims regarding how often and how long someone should periodically cycle off creatine. I'd like to hear any opinions you all have on this issue!
Re: Cycling off Creatine
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 5:44 pm
by Barkadion
I don't think it matters.
That's a good summary:
And examie.com does it all for us..
https://examine.com/supplements/creatine/
Re: Cycling off Creatine
Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2016 8:18 pm
by J-Madd
That link is great Bark! Thanks!
Re: Cycling off Creatine
Posted: Mon Nov 28, 2016 2:06 am
by TangoZero
I'm pretty much in line with the 3 months on 1 off schedule, although I've gone 6 months on more than one occasion with no negative effects.
Re: Cycling off Creatine
Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2016 7:56 pm
by Barkadion
Another good point..
Oral creatine monohydrate supplementation improves brain performance:
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articl ... 561278.pdf
Creatine on/off
Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2016 4:55 pm
by Barkadion
I am finishing my week off. Nothing has changed in my diet except stopping taking creatine for the week.
Guess what?
I have lost 4lb so far due to water shifts. It is kinda ironic in a sense that we are into holiday season and I am eating treats on the regular basis. I am having piece of chocolate cake as I am typing it.
We are water after all...
Re: Creatine on/off
Posted: Mon Dec 19, 2016 2:44 am
by Barkadion
Another thing is NEAT. Your body needs a water to run its chemistry. And it holds on to much less waster when there is less protein synthesis. Add to it glycogen and then some.
Water dump due the weeks off is normal..
Re: Creatine on/off
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:13 pm
by Tyr0331
Barkadion wrote:I am finishing my week off. Nothing has changed in my diet except stopping taking creatine for the week.
Guess what?
I have lost 4lb so far due to water shifts. It is kinda ironic in a sense that we are into holiday season and I am eating treats on the regular basis. I am having piece of chocolate cake as I am typing it.
We are water after all...
I used to be a fan of creatine. But in the last few years I've noticed my blood pressure is elevated when I'm on it. So I stopped taking it. I did notice recovery time was a lot quicker when on it
Re: Creatine on/off
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:41 pm
by Barkadion
Tyr0331 wrote:Barkadion wrote:I am finishing my week off. Nothing has changed in my diet except stopping taking creatine for the week.
Guess what?
I have lost 4lb so far due to water shifts. It is kinda ironic in a sense that we are into holiday season and I am eating treats on the regular basis. I am having piece of chocolate cake as I am typing it.
We are water after all...
I used to be a fan of creatine. But in the last few years I've noticed my blood pressure is elevated when I'm on it. So I stopped taking it. I did notice recovery time was a lot quicker when on it
This is interesting. May I ask what was your BP increase on creatine? That's might be your personal adverse reaction to the supp. It is harmless for majority of the people.
Re: Creatine on/off
Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 9:47 pm
by Tyr0331
The systolic was jumping up to 140-150 as opposed to high 120s/low 130s. Not sure if it was the main contributor but as soon as I got off it it dropped 10 points instantly. I figured it could have been from extra water retention. Blood pressure has been a mystery to me. Seems like who and how they take it makes a huge difference in how it reads