re: OT Workout Crew: Best brand of creatine?

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Loading is a myth, your body cannot absorb more than like 5g a day so basically you should be taking 5g a day.

Creatine loading is a myth along with more creatine myths.

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Once again, research is proving that less creatine is needed to deliver results. The research cited above also suggests that creatine loading may be nothing more than a waste. Should you load? In most cases, probably not. If you're an elite athlete, a professional bodybuilder or competitive powerlifter, you may want to consider loading, just in case. For the rest of us, 5g is all it takes.

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Creatine is useful for water retention in the muscles, helping with endurance some, and pushing out a few more reps but it's not the end all be all.

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MYTH CREATINE CAUSES EXCESSIVE WATER RETENTION
Truth: More bullshite. A recent double-blind, placebo-controlled study found that, after three months of creatine use, test subjects showed no significant increase in body water.

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MYTH YOU CAN GET ENOUGH CREATINE FROM YOUR DIET
Truth: The average person gets only about 1g of creatine per day from his diet. When you cook your meals, you also destroy a good part of the creatine found in foods such as beef, cod, salmon, and herring.

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