Do you need to load creatine? 📈

Evidence suggests that the classic 20g loading phase isn't required.

Muscle creatine loading in men

Background

It is a commonly held belief that a loading phase (20g daily) is required to saturated intramuscular creatine stores, which can then be maintained at a lower dose of 5g per day 📈

In fact, it’s actively promoted as a required strategy from most creatine supplement manufacturers 💊

But this classic study shows that m…