[mywetnightmares]

Take creatine mono post workout and all other creatines pre-workout.

When it all boils down to the simplest explanation it's cuz creatine mono is pretty insoluble in water and hard for your body to absorb. In order to counter this and make it effective it needs to be consumed to a bunch of simple carbs to cause an insulin spike, this insulin spike will cause your body to store the creatine in your muscles more efficiently that without it. Having a bunch of insulin flowing through your system during your workout will lower blood sugar and sap energy levels. Basically you're packing the creatine in for your next workout.

Other creatines like CEE and creatine malate are much more soluble and much more efficient in terms of how much your body needs to see an effect. Thus these creatines should be taken preworkout because they will affect creatine stores almost immediately(I think, but could be wrong). I know that I can feel a difference a lot sooner when taking CEE and Creatine malate pre-workout than when I take mono post-workout and the effects of the other two are more pronounced.