How Effective Is Creatine Loading? 43-YO IFBB Pro’s Tips For Creatine Users

The 43-year-old IFBB Pro bodybuilder Marc Lobliner is an ambassador of creatine. He always encourages his audience to take creatine for its various benefits. However, many are often confused by the question of whether one should engage in creatine loading or not.

Lobliner recently uploaded a video on his YouTube channel “Tiger Fitness” sharing how to do creatine loading. Along with this, he also shared the benefits of the creatine loading phase. Let’s find out what the IFBB Pro suggests. 

Creatine loading is not bad, says Lobliner

The necessity of the creatine-loading phase depends on your goals. Lobliner highlighted that creatine has a “buildup effect,” unlike caffeine, which has an acute effect. “I take caffeine; I feel it. It wears off. The half-life’s gone,” says the 43-year-old bodybuilder, and on the other hand, “creatine builds up in your system.”

To feel the effects of creatine loading, one needs to consume five grams of creatine for at least twenty days. However, Lobliner thinks “the loading phase is only necessary if you’ve never taken creatine and you’re so excited to get the benefits about creatine that you’re willing to take extra for a few days.” The pro bodybuilder mentioned, “I never recommend it, but is it bad? No, it’s not.”

Then the fitness influencer shared how the benefits of taking creatine go far beyond your muscles. Creatine helps you deal with a lot of diseases that can lead to muscle loss. “You should be taking creatine for your brain. You should be taking creatine for your health. The side effect is that it helps you build muscle and helps you look better,” explained the pro bodybuilder. This is not the first time Lobliner has advocated for creatine; earlier, he had revealed a surprising benefit that creatine had on dementia. 

Creatine shows signs of curing dementia

Most of the videos on the Pro Bodybuilder’s channel are about explaining the benefits of creatine. Some of the main benefits of creatine are that it aids in promoting cognitive growth and longevity. It also prevents Alzheimer’s, and the side effects are close to none, according to Lobliner.

The Pro Bodybuilder also shared research performed on youth and the elderly, and the results were quite surprising. “We found that it not only does it 100% increase physical performance, but it also prevents neurodegenerative diseases,” says the 43-year-old. It also prevents some major diseases, like dementia in the elderly. Creatine also protects one from sarcopenia, a condition that leads to a gradual loss of mass and strength.

It isn’t just Lobliner, but the legendary bodybuilder Arnold Schwarzenegger also advocates the use of creatine. Will you start incorporating creatine into your supplement intake after learning all these benefits? Let us know in the comments.