Creatine is the secret sauce of many lifters’ supplement stack—for good reason. This amino acid isn’t just hanging out in ...

IF YOU RECENTLY started taking creatine, you may have noticed instructions to take three to 4 times the serving size amount during the first week of supplementation listed on the bottle.

And it’s not a prescription medication, but a supplement: creatine monohydrate. “Most of this wellness stuff always struck me as a bit scammy, so I didn’t waste my money on it,” he says.