Is the loading phase necessary?

[Bones Justice]

In regards to creatine?

I have heard from some people that 5g pre/10g post workout will be sufficient.

If one were to do this, would the results be seen in your gym energy only, or also on your body?

[BRO FO SHO]

Personally I think its bullshit and I have done it once loading, and without it was the same effect.

[Frosty]

It's not bullshit, but it's also not necessary. Look at creatine sorta like you would look at carbs and glycogen. Say you wanted to fill up your glycogen stores - how would you do it? Well, you could either do a "carb up" and eat a lot of carbs for a few days to totally fill up glycogen stores real quick, or you could just eat more carbs on a daily basis and fill up your glycogen stores more slowly over times.

Same thing with creatine. You can do a loading phase and fill up stores much faster, or you can just take a smaller amount and have them fill up over time. It's just up to you which you think suits you best.

[BRO FO SHO]

Like I said bullshit, done it once and never again (waste of money), I use it slowly and build up and works just as great then loading. Personal experience but can vary from person to person.

[Bones Justice]

how much do you take pre/post workout FO SHO?

[BRO FO SHO]

5 before and usually 5 or 10 after with dex and whey

[ham]

In my opinion it's N O T necessary & it all came out of greedy vendors trying to sell more.