as an amateur bodybuilder, we generally take around 7-10 grams of creatine a day. i usually take 5 grams of creatine with dextrose powder before and after my workouts.

on the other hand, it seems as if you have never taken creatine before so you will want to go through the loading cycle... take 5grams of creatine 4x's a day for a week, then take it down to 5 grams of creatine 2x's a day.

creatine is fairly inexspensive 10-15 bucks?