Taking 5 grams of creatine daily along with weight training for 4 weeks can help young male bodybuilders gain muscle and get stronger on the bench press, no matter if they take it before or after their workout.

Taking 5 grams of creatine every day for a month won’t help you lose fat, no matter if you take it before or after your workout—it mainly helps you build muscle instead.

Taking 3 to 5 grams of creatine every day can help your muscles store more energy, making you stronger, more powerful, and better at building muscle when you lift weights—without making you gain fat.

If you're a young guy who lifts weights for fun, taking a 5-gram creatine supplement right after your workout might help you gain a little more muscle and get a bit stronger than taking it before your workout — but we're not super sure because the study was small and the results weren't clear-cut.

Taking creatine powder for about a week—first a lot, then a little—can boost the amount of creatine in your muscles by over 13%, which helps your muscles store more energy.

Taking creatine before or after your workout doesn’t make a difference in how much muscle you build or how much stronger you get, as long as you take it regularly for about two months.