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Originally Posted by bluegreyhound
Hey john, this is an area I know little about. I bought some basic creatine monohydrate (REFLEX) that I intend to use when I start lifting heavy again. This will the first time I use the product. Say I cycle it for 6-8 weeks at a time with say 4 weeks non-use in between. That may mean it will last me say during a strength training block in my training, but when I come to doing RFD/plyometric training I will be off the creatine. What do you think? Ideally if I'm training RFD I want the benefits of creatine. Anyway, people seem to be having good results with this supplement so am quite excited to be using it (hopefully quite soon).
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How long of a cycle of RFD were you considering? You may just want to continue through, THEN cycle off of it. I looked up your brand, it is a basic monohydrate, you will need to load it, I would say 5g four times a day, for a week, or 10g twice a day for a week. With monohydrate, you will need a "carrier", drink it with some type of juice. There are some other forms of creatine that do not need a carrier, and may perform better. That being said, this is the original form that was created by Ed Byrd, and was the standard for a long time. I know you will get results, especially since you have never tried any in the past. I myself cycle between Creatine Ethyl Esther and Creatine Gluconate.