How to take creatine to strengthen your body
Food supplements containing creatine supplementation has been shown to have positive effects on the energy supply to muscle cells during and between exercise performances. But what is the most useful dose? We recommend taking 3–5 g of creatine per day. The most common and well-studied form of creatine is creatine monohydrate. This can be used in beverages or in other types of products such as energy bars, capsules or tablets. When taking creatine, make sure that you do so with sufficient fluids (e.g., 3 g of creatine monohydrate in a glass of water).
Taking creatine monohydrate in powder form
Creatine monohydrate and creatine supplements in general are often offered as a powder that should be dissolved in water or juice. Warm water or tea makes the dissolving process easier. Creatine monohydrate dissolves somewhat more slowly in cold water or other cold drinks but is not any less effective. Once taken its bioavailability is greater than 95 percent. It also makes sense to take creatine with sugary drinks (e.g., grape juice) or with a meal because the muscles of your body can absorb creatine more easily when insulin is present. But taking creatine or creatine supplements without sugary drinks is just as effective. However we do not recommend ingesting large quantities of simple carbohydrates with creatine.
