Creatine Dosage Calculator — Loading & Maintenance Grams

Find your personalized creatine monohydrate dose — optional loading phase and daily maintenance — based on your body weight. ⚕️ Evidence-based

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Creatine Dosage

Loading & maintenance

⚕️ General guidance, not medical advice. Stay hydrated; check with a doctor if you have kidney issues.

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Enter your weight to find your dose

How the Creatine Calculator Works

  1. Enter your weight.
  2. Choose whether to load (faster results) or go steady.
  3. See your daily grams for each phase and when your muscles are fully saturated.

How Much Creatine Should You Take?

Creatine monohydrate is the most researched sports supplement, shown to improve strength, power and muscle mass. The standard maintenance dose is 3–5 g per day (about 0.03 g/kg). An optional loading phase — roughly 0.3 g/kg/day (around 20 g split into 4 doses) for 5–7 days — saturates your muscles faster; after that you drop to maintenance.

Loading isn't required: taking 3–5 g daily reaches the same saturation in about 3–4 weeks. Take it any time of day, with or without food, and stay well hydrated. Consistency matters more than timing. General guidance, not medical advice.

Creatine FAQ

No. Loading (≈20 g/day for a week) saturates muscles in about 5–7 days; skipping it and taking 3–5 g daily gets you to the same place in 3–4 weeks with less stomach upset.
Any time — timing has little effect. Daily consistency is what keeps your muscles saturated. With or without food is fine.
For healthy people, creatine monohydrate is well-studied and safe at these doses. Stay hydrated, and consult a doctor first if you have kidney disease.

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✔ Reviewed by the True Value Calc editorial team🗓 Last updated June 2026📚 Sources: Peer-reviewed formulas & official U.S. government data