How To Use Creatine

Supplementing creatine monohydrate can boost strength and improve athletic performance, but how should you use it? A simple guide on how to take creatine, how often to use it and how much you should take.

Nick Cheadle from Team Optimum Nutrition is an accredited personal trainer and in this video he explains how to effectively use creatine monohydrate to help build strength and muscle mass.

Creatine is a substance naturally found in muscles that helps them produce energy during heavy lifting. Nick discusses where creatine can be found naturally and why supplementing creatine is important if you’re looking to build strength through resistance training.

Nick talks through the best dosage amounts for supplementing creatine, how often you should take creatine and whether there is a need to load creatine.

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0:00 Intro
0:12 What is creatine?
0:54 How do you use creatine?
1:38 Should you load creatine?
1:52 Is creatine safe to take?
2:17 Which type of creatine should I take?

[MouldyFishSticks]

I just realised I clicked on an ad that didn't feel like an ad... Good job 👌🏼

[recursion.]

I hopped on creatine and boy I gotta tell you that I'm large and in charge.

[amathern]

Does this stuff cause random grunting in the gym or make you stare in the mirror while you pretend not to flex? Asking for a friend here.

[germanperez]

I bought it but I'm concerned since it does not dissolve easily in water, if I let it rest, It goes back to the bottom of the glass/shaker, is it normal?

[egstation]

I have a question, when i put it in normal temp. water it dosn’t dissolve well and settle down .why ??

[jhefersondb]

Hola compre la creatina y no me vino la cuchara para el servicio

[issasafar]

Hi I have a question with creatine capsule it's says take 3 times a day what do you think take morning, lunch, night or should take only when I'm doing workout only please if you could let me know.

[malcolm.wilson]

Thanks for getting back to me, maybe I did fob it off to my doctors to quickly and maybe I should have a chat again to make sure it was only from my use of Creatine, not a health issue. As to my thinking I wasn't using excessive ammount, so again Thanks.

[durjoymojumdar]

How can i know that i bought real on optimum creatine monohydrate powder!?

[iDrive]

Put it in water, stir/ then drink. You’re welcome.

[jayvonbello]

how do i take it? can i mix it with water? can i mix it in my scrambled egg?

[kwizeracomecherif]

Is it still on the market? I need it but i can't find it every where. Can you help me to get it?

[epedeyj]

When to take it? Before work out or after?

[mrporsche]

It will destroy you. This is not an opinion. 20 plus years studying the human body. I know what im talking about and this guy doesnt

[malcolm.wilson]

Man, I have a question, when I was working out, I also set up a program of protein additives and I would add about 5 grams of Creatine, untill I actually got a bit of a scare, my doctors surgery sent me an alert to come to my doctors urgently, and even phoned me asking how i was feeling and should they send me an ambulance, I'm like WHOA, WHATS THE PROB, well in my recent blood tests when my doctor and surgery got the results they were directed their was too much CREATINE in my blood, levels were high ???, my doctors asking how I was feeling, did I have chest or arm pains, or in my neck, like clear Heart Attack questions, when I said NO I feel fine, they said you have realy high levels of creatine in your blood work which is indicative of a HEART ATTACK, after 5 mins of convincing them I was fine, and that it was probably only because I was taking a creatine supplement, they finally accepted it, but weren't 100% I was right ???. Anyway, I have stopped using creatine since then as it did scare me a bit, does anyone know if it could be a problem, especially for someone from a family with a history of heart problems???.