Nowadays many questions or doubts have arisen about the protocols of taking creatine. If you have to do loads and then rests, etc. And there are many theories about this.
There are theories that claim that, in order to fill the phosphocreatine reserves quickly, it is necessary to do a loading.
This is not true because, as we have indicated above, although loading can increase the effect of creatine during the first few days, after 3 weeks of continuous consumption at a dose of 3g per day, the effect achieved is the same, with less product expenditure and less risk of experiencing digestive discomfort and other unwanted side effects.
There are also hypotheses or theories that claim that creatine should only be consumed continuously for about a month, as after that time tolerance is built up and there is a lower rate of absorption.
This is why it is said that creatine has to be cycled. In other words, alternate periods of intake with periods of rest to ensure sensitivity to creatine.
Creatine does not have to be cycled.
Once optimal levels of muscle creatine are reached, it is recommended that they continue to be used so that these levels are sustained over time.
This proves that creatine absorption rates are not reduced again due to tolerance.
Therefore, it is not necessary to perform this cycling or intake cycles alternating with creatine rest cycles.