creatine cycling, types, and timing

[pills]

So I have been cycling creatine about every 4 weeks (4 weeks on, 4 weeks off). I am currently on my second week of the off-cycle. I just picked up some Xpand to try out for some pre-workout energy. It contains (if I read the label right) about 4.5g of creatine esther. I plan on only taking this on workout days early morning prior to hitting the gym(4 days a week...M T Th F). I normally take about 5g creatine monohydrate PWO and 5g before bed on non-workout days when I am cycling on.

I was wondering how the diff types of creatine (esther vs. mono) would affect the cycling phase, if at all, and if only taking this Xpand stuff 4 days a week would be enough to cancel out the effect of cycling?

[Possum]

A 4 week cycle is too short for creatine, use a 8 or 12 week cycle with 2-3 weeks off.

Ethyl Ester supposedly allows for better absorbtion but the jury is still out on whether this works.

[pills]

so is the 4days/week of 4.5g creatine esther enough to matter? I want to stay cycled off for the next few weeks.

[HDJoe]

Originally Posted by pills

so is the 4days/week of 4.5g creatine esther enough to matter? I want to stay cycled off for the next few weeks.

if you want to cycle off, than i would not advise taking in 18g each week