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Supplementing with creatine can result in significant increases in muscle mass. This applies to both untrained individuals and elite athletes.
Creatine can also improve strength, power, and high intensity exercise performance. Normally, ATP becomes depleted after up to 10 seconds of high intensity activity. But because creatine supplements help you produce more ATP, you can maintain optimal performance for a few seconds longer.
Creatine is one of the best supplements for improving strength and high intensity exercise performance. It works by increasing your capacity to produce ATP energy. Like your muscles, your brain stores phosphocreatine and requires plenty of ATP for optimal function.
Preclinical studies mostly on animals suggest that creatine supplementation may help treat:. In a review , creatine supplements improved brain function in vegetarians. Even in healthy adults, creatine supplementation may improve short-term memory and intelligence.
This effect may be strongest in older adults. Creatine may reduce symptoms and slow the progression of some neurological diseases, although more research in humans is needed. Research also indicates that creatine may :. Early research suggests that creatine might help treat high blood sugar, fatty liver disease, and heart disease.
The most common and well-researched supplement form is called creatine monohydrate. Many other forms are available, some of which are promoted as superior, though evidence to this effect is lacking. Creatine monohydrate is very cheap and is supported by hundreds of studies.
Until new research claims otherwise, it seems to be the best option. The best form of creatine you can take is called creatine monohydrate, which has been used and studied for decades.
Many people who supplement start with a loading phase, which leads to a rapid increase in muscle stores of creatine. To load with creatine, take 20 grams g per day for 5—7 days. Split this into four 5-gram servings throughout the day.
Eating a carb- or protein-based meal may help your body absorb the creatine. Following the loading period, take 3—5 g per day to maintain high levels within your muscles. As there is no benefit to cycling creatine, you can stick with this dosage for a long time.
If you choose not to do the loading phase, you can simply consume 3—5 g per day. However, it may take 4 weeks to maximize your stores. Since creatine pulls water into your muscle cells, it is advisable to take it with a glass of water and stay well hydrated throughout the day.
To load with creatine, take 5 g four times per day for 5—7 days. Then take 3—5 g per day to maintain levels. Creatine is one of the most well-researched supplements available, and studies lasting up to 4 years reveal no negative effects.
There is also no evidence that creatine harms the liver and kidneys in healthy people who take standard doses. That said, people with preexisting liver or kidney concerns should consult a doctor before supplementing.
Studies suggest it can reduce cramps and dehydration during endurance exercise in high heat. One study linked creatine supplements with an increase in a hormone called DHT, which can contribute to hair loss.
But most available research does not support this link. Creatine exhibits no harmful side effects. Creatine is a leading supplement used for improving athletic performance. It may help boost muscle mass, strength, and exercise efficiency.
It may also reduce blood sugar and improve brain function, but more research is needed in these areas to verify these benefits. Research from has found that creatine supplementation may be beneficial for women across many life stages by helping support both the muscles and the brain.
When combined with resistance training, creatine may help improve body composition and bone density in post-menopausal women. Earlier research suggested that creatine may not be as effective in women compared to men due to physiological and hormonal differences.
But newer research seems to suggest there are still plenty of benefits for women. More research is needed on larger doses. The effects of creatine are noticeable in as little as 2 weeks. Without a loading phase, it may take you up to 4 weeks to observe the effects.
A study noted that taking up to 30 g per day well above the standard dosage of creatine did not have adverse effects on the kidneys of healthy people. Still, the researchers cautioned that it might be safest for people with pre-existing kidney disease to not use creatine because taking it could metabolize into methylamine and formaldehyde, which could be toxic to the kidneys with pre-existing conditions.
It supports quality of life in older adults, brain health, and exercise performance. Vegetarians — who may not obtain enough creatine from their diet — and older adults may find supplementing particularly useful.
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Your body can produce creatine from the amino acids glycine and arginine. The rest is made in your liver and kidneys from amino acids. When you supplement, you increase your stores of phosphocreatine. This is a form of stored energy in the cells.
It helps your body produce more of a high energy molecule called adenosine triphosphate ATP. When you have more ATP, your body can perform better during exercise.
Creatine also alters several cellular processes that lead to increased muscle mass, strength, and recovery. Creatine is a substance found naturally in your body — particularly in muscle cells.
Athletes commonly take it as a supplement. In high intensity exercise, its primary role is to increase the phosphocreatine stores in your muscles. Your body can then use the additional stores to produce more ATP, the key energy source for heavy lifting and high intensity exercise.
Creatine supplements also increase phosphocreatine stores in your brain , which may promote brain health and improve symptoms of neurological disease. Creatine gives your muscles more energy and leads to changes in cell function that increase muscle growth.
Creatine is effective for both short- and long-term muscle growth. It assists many people, including people with sedentary lifestyles, older adults, and elite athletes. A review found creatine supplements were effective in building muscle in healthy young adults. A review also concluded that creatine, with or without resistance training, can improve muscle mass and strength in older adults.
It can also help reduce the potential for falls. Some older studies found that creatine increased muscle fiber growth 2—3 times more than training alone.
Recent studies have produced more modest results. Still, a large review of the most popular supplements selected creatine as the single most effective supplement for adding muscle mass.
Supplementing with creatine can result in significant increases in muscle mass. This applies to both untrained individuals and elite athletes. Creatine can also improve strength, power, and high intensity exercise performance. Normally, ATP becomes depleted after up to 10 seconds of high intensity activity.
But because creatine supplements help you produce more ATP, you can maintain optimal performance for a few seconds longer. Creatine is one of the best supplements for improving strength and high intensity exercise performance.
It works by increasing your capacity to produce ATP energy. Like your muscles, your brain stores phosphocreatine and requires plenty of ATP for optimal function. Preclinical studies mostly on animals suggest that creatine supplementation may help treat:.
In a review , creatine supplements improved brain function in vegetarians. Even in healthy adults, creatine supplementation may improve short-term memory and intelligence.
This effect may be strongest in older adults. Creatine may reduce symptoms and slow the progression of some neurological diseases, although more research in humans is needed.
Research also indicates that creatine may :. Early research suggests that creatine might help treat high blood sugar, fatty liver disease, and heart disease. The most common and well-researched supplement form is called creatine monohydrate. Many other forms are available, some of which are promoted as superior, though evidence to this effect is lacking.
Creatine monohydrate is very cheap and is supported by hundreds of studies. Until new research claims otherwise, it seems to be the best option. The best form of creatine you can take is called creatine monohydrate, which has been used and studied for decades.
Many people who supplement start with a loading phase, which leads to a rapid increase in muscle stores of creatine. To load with creatine, take 20 grams g per day for 5—7 days. Split this into four 5-gram servings throughout the day. Eating a carb- or protein-based meal may help your body absorb the creatine.
Following the loading period, take 3—5 g per day to maintain high levels within your muscles. As there is no benefit to cycling creatine, you can stick with this dosage for a long time. Preliminary clinical studies also suggest that creatine's ability to increase muscle mass and strength may help fight muscle weakness associated with illnesses, such as heart failure and muscular dystrophy.
Athletic performance Most human studies have taken place in laboratories, not in people actually playing sports. Preliminary studies show that creatine supplements improve strength and lean muscle mass during high-intensity, short-duration exercises, such as weight lifting.
In these studies, the positive results were seen mainly in young people, around 20 years old. Researchers aren't clear on how creatine supplementation improves performance. But it may allow the body to use fuel more efficiently during exercise and increase muscle production.
More research is needed. Creatine does not seem to improve performance in exercises that requires endurance, like running, or in exercise that isn't repeated, although study results are mixed.
Creatine is not banned by the National Collegiate Athletic Association NCAA or the International Olympic Committee, but using it for athletic performance is controversial. The NCAA prohibits its member schools from giving creatine and other muscle-building supplements to athletes, although it doesn't ban athletes from using it.
Creatine appears to be generally safe, although when it is taken at high doses there is the potential for serious side effects, such as kidney damage. High doses may also stop the body from making its own creatine. Some creatine supplements may be marketed directly to teens, claiming to help them change their bodies without exercising.
However, one survey conducted with college students found that teen athletes frequently exceed the recommended loading and maintenance doses of creatine.
Creatine has not been tested to determine whether it is safe or effective in people under Preliminary studies suggest that creatine supplements may help lower levels of triglycerides fats in the blood in men and women with high concentrations of triglycerides.
In a few studies of people with heart failure, those who took creatine in addition to receiving standard medical care, increased the amount of exercise they could do before becoming fatigued, compared to those who took placebo.
Getting tired easily is one of the major symptoms of heart failure. One study of 20 people with heart failure found that short-term creatine supplementation in addition to standard medication helped to increase body weight and improved muscle strength. Other studies, however, showed no improvement.
Creatine has also been reported to help lower levels of homocysteine. Homocysteine is associated with heart disease, including heart attack and stroke. One study found that people with COPD who took creatine increased muscle mass, muscle strength and endurance, and improved their health status compared with those who took placebo.
They did not increase their exercise capacity. People who have muscular dystrophy may have less creatine in their muscle cells, which may contribute to muscle weakness.
One study found that taking creatine led to a small improvement in muscle strength. However, other studies found no effect. People with Parkinson disease PD have decreased muscular fitness, including decreased muscle mass, muscle strength, and increased fatigue.
One study found that giving creatine to people with PD improved their exercise ability and endurance. In another study, creatine supplements boosted participants' moods and reduced their need for medication compared to those who didn't take creatine.
However, other studies suggest combining creatine and caffeine i. Creatine appears to slow the progression of ALS and improves patients' quality of life. About half of the creatine in our bodies is made from amino acids in the liver, kidney, and pancreas.
The other half comes from foods we eat. Wild game is considered to be the richest source of creatine. But lean red meat and fish particularly herring, salmon, and tuna are also good sources.
Supplements are commonly sold as powders. But liquids, tablets, capsules, energy bars, fruit-flavored chews, drink mixes, and other preparations are also available. An example of a typical loading dose in exercise performance for adults ages 19 and older : Take 5 g of creatine monohydrate, 4 times daily 20 g total daily for 2 to 5 days maximum.
Your body may absorb creatine better when you take it with carbohydrates, such as fruits, fruit juices, and starches. The doses listed have been tested frequently in athletes. It's not known whether these dosages have the same effects in non-athletes.
Because of the potential for side effects and interactions with medications, you should take dietary supplements only under the supervision of a knowledgeable health care provider.
Rhabdomyolysis breakdown of skeletal muscle tissue and sudden kidney failure was reported in one case involving an athlete taking more than 10 grams daily of creatine for 6 weeks.
Taking creatine supplements may stop the body from making its own natural stores, although researchers don't know what the long-term effects are. There have been reports of contaminated creatine supplements.
Be sure to buy products made by established companies with good reputations. Some doctors think creatine may cause an irregular heartbeat or a skin condition called purpuric dermatosis in some people.
More research is needed to know for sure. If you are being treated with any of the following medications, you should not use creatine without talking to your doctor first.
Taking creatine with these pain relievers may increase the risk of kidney damage. NSAIDs include ibuprofen Motrin, Advil and naproxen Aleve. Caffeine may make it hard for your body to use creatine, and taking creatine and caffeine may increase the risk of dehydration.
Using creatine, caffeine, and ephedra now banned in the U. may increase the risk of stroke. Using creatine along with any medication that affects the kidneys may raise the risk of kidney damage.
Taking creatine while taking probenecid, a drug used to treat gout, may increase the risk of kidney damage.
Adhihetty PJ, Beal MF. Creatine and its potential therapeutic value for targeting cellular energy impairment in neurodegenerative diseases. Neuromolecular Med. Among soccer players, creatine improved 5- and meter sprint speeds.
It has also been shown to improve sprint and jumping performance, which may be beneficial in a variety of team sports 12 , Creatine is also one of the best supplements available for strength- and power-based exercise 14 , This is because ATP energy is crucial for these exercises.
They are often short in duration under 30 seconds and performed at a very high intensity. A weight training study found that creatine increased maximum squat and bench press strength Among college football players, creatine improved 6-second sprint performance and total workload during strength training 15 , Another study tested explosive power and weight lifting strength, finding that creatine helped improve explosive jumps and the number of repetitions for bench press The majority of studies show that creatine can improve strength and power, for both athletes and beginners.
While creatine is beneficial for short duration, high intensity exercise, research shows that it has fewer benefits for lower intensity endurance exercise.
A large review of the research also found significant improvements for short duration work, but less of a benefit for endurance exercise Endurance exercises are low in intensity and rely less on rapid ATP regeneration.
However, one possible benefit of creatine is its ability to improve your training sessions, which may improve endurance performance in the long term. In one study, it increased the number of intervals and subsequent amount of training endurance athletes could complete Therefore, creatine may provide a benefit for endurance athletes who include sprints, high intensity intervals, or strength work in their training.
The current short-term research suggests that creatine supplements provide little or no direct benefit to endurance performance. There are several forms of creatine available, some of which are marketed with bold claims that are unsupported by research.
The most studied and proven form is creatine monohydrate, with hundreds of studies to support its safety and effectiveness 2 , A loading phase is the fastest way to maximize the amount of creatine in the muscles.
It involves taking a high dose for a few days, and then a lower dose after that This usually means 20—25 grams of creatine per day, in 5-gram doses, for 5—7 days.
Then this is followed with a maintenance dose of 3—5 grams per day 2. Some research has shown that creatine absorption may be improved with protein or carbs, so taking it with a meal may be best To supplement with creatine, take 3—5 grams of creatine monohydrate daily.
One form — creatine monohydrate — has been studied the most extensively. A typical dose is 3—5 grams per day, but you can also take 20 grams for 5 days to rapidly elevate your muscle creatine stores. Creatine has little to no benefit for lower intensity endurance exercise, but it may be beneficial if you also include high intensity exercises in your training.
Additionally, creatine is safe for long-term use. No research has shown any long-term issues in healthy individuals. Creatine has many benefits for health and performance.
It can help you gain muscle, increase strength, and improve brain function, to name a few.
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Creatine monohydrate may have cognitive benefits, which can be advantageous during endurance events. One study found that creatine supplementation reduced mental fatigue during sustained mental effort.
Maintaining concentration and decision-making abilities during long races, such as triathlons, is crucial for optimal performance. Further, recent research has shown that creatine supplementation can improve cognition and memory, especially in older adults or during metabolic stress i.
Interestingly, higher doses of creatine may be required. This should be considered and discussed with your health professional if brain function is a priority.
Concerns have been raised about creatine causing dehydration and cramping. Total injuries, muscle tightness, and muscle strains were also found to be less in the athletes supplementing with creatine monohydrate. This has been in conjunction with findings supporting improved total body, extracellular, and intracellular water volumes in those athletes supplementing with creatine monohydrate.
The key takeaway is that creatine monohydrate does not enhance the likelihood of cramping or dehydration, and it appears to reduce the risk of heat injury.
An interesting systematic review concluded a negative correlation between creatine monohydrate supplementation and VO2 max. The authors acknowledge a risk of bias with the study designs due to a need for more clarity over randomization with nearly all studies included.
Only three of the nineteen studies thoroughly detailed the assessment of VO2 max. So as weight goes up, VO2 max goes down. While creatine appears to impair VO2 max, it may result from slight weight change.
Nonetheless, the study findings warrant further investigation to determine if there are specific reasons why any adverse effects on VO2 max might occur.
Ensuring that the supplementation protocol and training and testing processes are repeatable, reliable and valid is essential for future research.
One concern often associated with creatine monohydrate supplementation is fluid retention, which may result in temporary weight gain. This is often undesirable for athletes aiming to maintain a lean physique.
This was one of the primary negative consequences highlighted in an article published in Sports Medicine. This varies from athlete to athlete, though. If weight gain through fluid retention is an issue, stop taking creatine weeks before racing to offset fluid retention while retaining increased creatine stores.
Some people experience gastrointestinal discomfort when taking creatine, such as bloating, cramping, or diarrhea. This is more common when taking higher doses, or not letting it fully dissolve in water before ingestion.
Additionally, the form of creatine can influence GI complaints. Concerns about the long-term effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation on renal kidney function have been raised. Be sure to stay within the recommended dosage guidelines and consult a healthcare professional if you have pre-existing kidney conditions.
The response to creatine varies among individuals. Genetic factors, training status, diet, and baseline creatine levels all influence your response. Some athletes might experience significant performance benefits, while others might not notice any discernible improvements, as explained in an article published in Sports Medicine.
There appears to be a training status effect associated with creatine monohydrate. This may be due to the additional benefits of increased training through supplementation not being as enhanced for those athletes. Plant-based athletes and vegans are likely to benefit more than other athletes regardless of training status since most naturally occurring sources of creatine are derived from animal sources.
The ages of the participants included in the studies were all under 35, with most being in their mid-twenties. Eight of the studies involved a loading phase shorter phase with much higher dosages and the duration of supplementation ranged from five to 70 days. Seven studies only had athletes take creatine for seven days or less.
Interestingly, the study that showed the most significant effect was the only study where athletes supplemented for over fifty days 70 days totalwhich were found in rowers only. None of the studies investigated triathletes.
The adverse effects reported in the studies related to weight gain. It highlights that not all athletes benefit from creatine monohydrate. Secondly, creatine loading can result in weight gain that might be otherwise undesirable by endurance athletes.
Finally, the duration of creatine supplementation may play a crucial role in its effectiveness. There is strong, reliable research showing that creatine improves health. Insurmountable evidence supports increasing lean muscle mass, increasing strength and power, adding repetitions, reducing time to exhaustion, improving hydration status, and benefiting brain health and function.
Along the way, I bet that for most athletes, using creatine monohydrate will improve their training and race performance.
However, it is essential to consider individual variability and potential side effects, such as fluid retention and gastrointestinal distress.
Be sure to adhere to recommended dosages to reduce the possibility of undesirable side effects. Antonia, J. Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show?
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