Short term creatine supplementation enhances strength, reduces fatigue and accelerates recovery 📈

More acute benefits of creatine.

Short-term creatine supplementation enhances strength, reduces fatigue, and accelerates recovery in resistance-trained athletes: a double-blind, randomized, crossover trial

Study Details

This new study investigated the effects of 0.3 g/kg creatine monohydrate or placebo for 3-days in resistance-trained athletes 🔍

💪 Strength

🫀 Heart metrics

💥 Muscle soreness

…were assessed at baseline and after each 3-days supplementation period.

Key Findings

Compared to placebo, creatine led to significantly…

📈 Increased reps at 60-80% 1RM in bench press and back squat

🚀 Higher lifting velocity in both lifts

⚡️ Enhanced post-exercise parasympathetic reactivation

🆙 Improved countermovement jump performance

💥 Reduced upper and lower body muscle soreness

Conclusion

Even short-term creatine supplementation can have significant effects on performance and aspects of muscle recovery ✅

Further research supporting the acute effects of creatine monohydrate ⏱️

Reference

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41579075/

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