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Can I Skip The Creatine Loading Phase? If you’re seriously into fitness, you load your gym bag with protein bars, your barbells with weight plates, and your body with creatine. It’s just what you do.

A creatine loading phase is when a person takes a higher dose than the maintenance level for several days. Proponents suggest this saturates the muscles with creatine, allowing people to experience ...