Is a loading period still necessary, or is that now outdated?
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This is from their web-siteSuggested Usage As a dietary supplement, mix 1 heaping teaspoon in fruit juice or other sweetened liquid 3 to 4 times daily, before and after exercise, for the first 7 days. Thereafter, for maintenance use, consume 1 to 3 times daily. Allow 3 to 4 hours between doses. For continuous use beyond 28 days, use one serving daily.
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I always use a loading period and highly doubt it is outdated. I'm also not someone reading up on the latest studies, but based on a small amount of research, i would say you would benefit from a loading period.
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You do not need to load creatine. 5mg a day is typically the average for active people or you can try .03kg per mass. See link below for study.http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC155521/
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Just to be transparent: I am not a bodybuilder. I am just a guy in pretty decent shape who works out and dabbles in supplements. I do not load as intensely as others, I just take two table spoons a day. I notice strength gains and I do not tend to hold water like a lot of people. I do drink a lot of water, as you should when taking creatine.Good luck
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They do recommend a loading period of 20-25 gram per day for 3-5 days, but to be honest with you I never did, and I'm doing just fine!!
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Pre-loaded, no. But it is out there. And it seems to work far better this way.
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No I kept getting the message that it was already loaded and it would not load. I had been using it on XP before that. I contacted the company and they blew me off too. Too bad because it was the best I had found for this use
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You just have to get by the first screen. There isn't anything in my experience that it tries to load without your permission. As someone else said, just say "no".
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Persistent enough to A) download a new version of Steam which is mandatory before game installation - 1 hour or so, B) persistent enough to last through the 2.5 hour game install, and C) persistent enough to download a mandatory 10 gig update before you may begin the game. And by the way, the update is only downloading in 10 meg segments then erroring out and making you manually retry. Other than that, no, no internet needed at all.
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Yes, it is pre-loaded in the Apps section. I find it helpful to copy it to the desktop for fast access.
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No problems yet. If the unloader is not functioning it may have a hard start. Is it struggling or not even trying?
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No, I do not remember that requirement, I did send it back as it would not load onto my computer, I have found it wont load other programs either so am looking into the problem.
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Mine didn't last long enough to download. It broke w/in three months. I've tracked other questions and know it is possible to download. I think a lot depends on what you are trying to download on to. After having mine a while and watching all the questions that come thru, esp. About downloading, I don't recommend this brand at all anymore. They ignored my attempt to get it fixed. Not much help, I know. Except to say you're not alone on problems with downloading.
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No. I have not had that kind of trouble. At the most, mine will take about a minute.
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Yes, my boot times ran just under a minute, now it takes around 10 seconds to the sign in screen. Photoshop files almost POP up on the screen and even huge .psd files can be modified on the fly with no lag. SAWEET!!
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No, it loaded into my computer, the icon for the game is on my desktop so whenever I want to play the games, I just click the icon....really enjoy these games!!
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Actually you don´t have to do anything. Ours did not reload but "snap back" automatically. So yours is eventually a "monday-production". You should send it back!
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No, ours does that too. I don't know if there's an easy fix. I try to make sure it's pushed down all of the way before loading stuff in.
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I'm not sure... I've always used it so I can't say for sure whether or not it is necessary or not, sorry!
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Just install a SSD drive, then there will be no lag time, as SSD drives do not have to spin up!
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I treated some electronics with it and they were fine, but I didn't treat a computer. I'm not sure if that would be okay or not. Loading it is very quick and easy, you just want to make sure there is space around stuff so that the heat gets to everything. It takes about 6 or 7 hours, about 5 or 6 to get up to temperature and then another hour that everything should stay at that temperature. Hope this helps.