what do you think of the relevant dosage (ie quantity (5/7/more grams per day?), initial "loading" periods, and glucose transportation via simple sugars, grape juice etc.
Yes, ditto. Other than whey protein, creatine monohydrate is the only supplement I've used when lifting weights. I don't know about size or anything like that, because my muscles are hidden under a thick layer of fat (except my triceps, which are big enough to show through). But I did notice increased stamina in my workouts. I couldn't lift more weight, but I could do more reps at 80% or 85% max than I could without the creatine.
But I used sugar water with my creatine 20-30 minutes prior to workouts, to help load it via insulin (that's what the magazines and product ads said to do, no idea if it makes a real difference), so perhaps it was just the extra glucose spike that was making the extra stamina available.
Anyway, haven't done it in a few years, but thinking about doing it again, due to very poor stamina in my biceps. After one or two sets of curls or pulldowns (or assisted pullups), my biceps basically lose all strength. Other muscle groups, like those used in bench press, have much more stamina, and can go three sets (I don't normally do three sets, but I have enough stamina to, so I was just saying...), and still have enough to lift 60%-70% of max. With my biceps, I might be able to curl 20 pounds (one arm) for a set or two, and then I won't even be able to curl 10 pounds for a single rep, not even after a 3-minute rest.
So I don't know if creatine will help, but I figured it's worth a shot.
BTW, what's a proper ratio of strength for biceps and triceps. I can do dips with my body weight at 210 pounds for 15 reps, yet I need 85 pounds of assistance to do 8 pullups. This doesn't seem right to me. My biceps are very weak and have very low stamina.