Ghosting said:
Cycling it is a myth. It comes from the belief that your body will stop producing it if you take it for an extended peroid of time.
Yeah i got this from bb.com
"Another point to talk about is the issue of cycling creatine. If creatine would be a supplement that loses its effectiveness as time goes by then I would recommend cycling.
For example, it was beneficial to cycle fat burning supplements containing caffeine and ephedrine as the body's receptors began to attenuate after 2 to 3 weeks of continual use. Once the body would get used to them, you needed to either increase the dosage or stop their use so that the body begins to respond once again. However, that is not the way that creatine works.
Basically, creatine gets stored into your muscles and you get the effects mentioned above, period. It is really straightforward. As far as the initial
weight gain that you may experience when you start taking it, whether you cycle it or not, you will get the same amount of initial
weight gain as that extra
weight is determined by the amount of intracellular fluid retention that your muscle cells can store (something that remains a static figure).
The reason I say "the
weight gain that you may experience" is because if once you start taking it you concurrently increase the volume of your workouts and remain at the same caloric intake level you may lose fat as you gain your added muscle volume and because of that the
scale might not register any
weight gain (this is what happened to my training partner)."
"Also, even if you are completely healthy ensure more than adequate hydration levels (bodyweight x 0.66 = total ounces of water to drink per day) and if you drink coffee, add an extra 16 ounces of water for every cup that you drink over the day."