Creatine

Abstract The ingestion of the dietary supplement creatine (about 20 g/day for 5 days or about 2 g/day for 30 days) results in increased skeletal muscle creatine and phosphocreatine. Subsequently, the performance of high-intensity exercise tasks, which rely heavily on the creatine-phosphocreatine energy system, is enhanced. The well documented b...

Creatine is a chemical in your body that is mostly found in your muscles and brain.  While most people get low amounts of creatine by eating seafood and red meat, larger amounts are found in synthetic creatine supplements. Your pancreas and kidneys can also make around 1 gram of creatine each day. Creatine is one of your body's natural energy so...

Highlights   The combination of creatine supplementation and resistance training increases lean mass and muscle strength in aging adults.• Creatine supplementation decreases measures of bone catabolism which may help explain some of the preliminary increases in bone area and strength.• Creatine supplementation poses no adverse effect on ...