My Experience with Creatine Monohydrate

About 2 months ago I decided to take creatine, just to see what would happen and if I would notice any difference. I bought myself 100g of creatine monohydrate made by a company in South Africa called USN. I followed the directions on the bottle and took 15g per day for the first 5 days and then a maintenance dosage of 5 grams per day. (which I later discovered was actually to much, I should have been taking 2.4g per day) The effects were definitely noticeable I picked up 3kg (6.6lbs) In the first week. This was largely due to my muscles storing water and fuel. But the area that I really noticed the difference was in my strength and recovery. I had started working out for the first time in ages about a month before. When I started, I could only manage 3 sets of 5 dips. That month I worked my way up to 3 sets of 10, But that was it. I reached a plateau and I couldn't seem to get past it. But in that first week that I started taking creatine I went from doing 3 sets of 10 dips to doing 3 sets of 20! And now I can do 30, 25, 20. I went from curling 12kg to curling 20kg! the increase in strength was phenomenal! Plus my recovery time shortened dramatically. Even my recovery time between sets was shortened. It truly does work. Your results may differ from mine slightly but I think you definitely will benefit. I stopped taking it after a month. My weight went down by 900g And I didn't feel like I had that much energy any more but I am still able to lift the same amount of weight. While I was taking creatine, I didn't notice any negative side effects, I felt fantastic. But that doesn't mean it wasn't putting strain on my body. I mentioned before that taking creatine puts a bit of strain on your kidneys. Well, I think, had I kept up that dosage for a while. I would have suffered later. From now on I think I will only use creatine as a plateau buster. If I reach a point in my workouts where I think I cant go any further I might take creatine for another month just to get through it.