International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise, sport, and medicine

RB Kreider, DS Kalman, J Antonio… - Journal of the …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Creatine is one of the most popular nutritional ergogenic aids for athletes. Studies have
consistently shown that creatine supplementation increases intramuscular creatine …

Creatine and creatinine metabolism

M Wyss, R Kaddurah-Daouk - Physiological reviews, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
The goal of this review is to present a comprehensive survey of the many intriguing facets of
creatine (Cr) and creatinine metabolism, encompassing the pathways and regulation of Cr …

Energy supply and muscle fatigue in humans

K Sahlin, M Tonkonogi… - Acta Physiologica …, 1998 - Wiley Online Library
Limitations in energy supply is a classical hypothesis of muscle fatigue. The present paper
reviews the evidence available from human studies that energy deficiency is an important …

Performance and muscle fiber adaptations to creatine supplementation and heavy resistance training.

JS Volek, ND Duncan, SA Mazzetti… - Medicine and science …, 1999 - europepmc.org
Purpose The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of creatine supplementation in
conjunction with resistance training on physiological adaptations including muscle fiber …

Effect of creatine supplementation on body composition and performance: a meta-analysis

JD Branch - International journal of sport nutrition and …, 2003 - journals.humankinetics.com
Background: Creatine supplementation (CS) has been reported to increase body mass and
improve performance in high-intensity, short-duration exercise tasks. Research on CS, most …

[PDF][PDF] Effects of creatine supplementation on body composition, strength, and sprint performance

RB Kreider, M Ferreira, M Wilson… - Medicine and science …, 1998 - academia.edu
Purpose: To determine the effects of 28 d of creatine supplementation during training on
body composition, strength, sprint performance, and hematological profiles. Methods: In a …

Long-term creatine intake is beneficial to muscle performance during resistance training

K Vandenberghe, M Goris… - Journal of applied …, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
Vandenberghe, K., M. Goris, P. Van Hecke, M. Van Leemputte, L. Vangerven, and P. Hespel.
Long-term creatine intake is beneficial to muscle performance during resistance training. J …

Control of the size of the human muscle mass

MJ Rennie, H Wackerhage, EE Spangenburg… - Annu. Rev …, 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract This review is divided into two parts, the first dealing with the cell and molecular
biology of muscle in terms of growth and wasting and the second being an account of …

[HTML][HTML] Creatine supplementation in women's health: a lifespan perspective

AE Smith-Ryan, HE Cabre, JM Eckerson, DG Candow - Nutrients, 2021 - mdpi.com
Despite extensive research on creatine, evidence for use among females is understudied.
Creatine characteristics vary between males and females, with females exhibiting 70–80 …

[HTML][HTML] Creatine supplementation and upper limb strength performance: A systematic review and meta-analysis

C Lanhers, B Pereira, G Naughton, M Trousselard… - Sports Medicine, 2017 - Springer
Background Creatine is the most widely used supplementation to increase performance in
strength; however, the most recent meta-analysis focused specifically on supplementation …