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Creatine studies

Studies on performance enhancement through creatine intake

Studies on performance enhancement through creatine intake

Publications on creatine:

General publications on creatine:

Common questions and misconceptions about creatine supplementation: what does the scientific evidence really show?

Authors: Jose Antonio1*, Darren G. Candow2, Scott C. Forbes3, Bruno Gualano4, Andrew R. Jagim5, Richard B. Kreider6, Eric S. Rawson7, Abbie E. Smith-Ryan8, Trisha A. VanDusseldorp9, Darryn S. Willoughby10 and Tim N. Ziegenfuss11

volume 18, Article number: 13 (2021)

 

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition

https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12970-021-00412-w

Creatine for Life: in Health, Sport and Medicine

Issue Editors: Theo Wallimann, Roger Harris

Amino Acids All Volumes & Issues

Volume 48, Issue 8, August 2016

https://link.springer.com/journal/726/48/8/page/1

Creatine: a miserable life without it

Theo Wallimann & Roger Harris

Editorial Published: July 15, 2016

Amino Acids volume 48, pages 1739–1750(2016)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00726-016-2297-x

The creatine kinase system and pleiotropic effects of creatine

Theo Wallimann, Malgorzata Tokarska-Schlattner & Uwe Schlattner

Invited Review Open Access Published: March 30, 2011

Amino Acids volume 40, pages 1271–1296(2011)

https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00726-011-0877-3

Intracellular compartmentation, structure and function of creatine kinase isoenzymes in tissues with high and fluctuating energy demands: the ‘phosphocreatine circuit’ for cellular energy homeostasis.

T Wallimann, M Wyss, D Brdiczka, K Nicolay, and H M Eppenberger

Biochem J. 1992 Jan 1; 281(Pt 1): 21–40.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1130636/

Complete list of publications by Prof. Dr. Theo Wallimann

http://publicationslist.org/theo.wallimann

Performance enhancement in sports – the most researched dietary supplement!

Review articles and statements

Kreider, R. B., Kalman, D.S., Antonio, J., Ziegenfuss, T. N., Wildman, R., Collins, R., Candow, D.G., Kleiner, S. M., Almada, A. L. & Lopez, H. L. (2017) . International Society of Sports Nutrition position stand: safety and efficacy of creatine supplementation in exercise, sport, and medicine. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 14, 18.

https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/track/pdf/10.1186/s12970-017-0173-z

Thomas, D.T.; Erdman, K.A.; Burke, L.M., Position of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, Dietitians of Canada, and the American College of Sports Medicine: Nutrition and Athletic Performance, J. Acad. Nutr. Diet. (2016), 116 (3), pp. 501–528

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221226721501802X?viewFullText=true

Terjung RL, Clarkson P, Eichner ER, Greenhaff PL, Hespel PJ, Israel RG, Kraemer WJ, Meyer RA, Spriet LL, Tarnopolsky MA, Wagenmakers AJ, and Williams MH, 2000. American College of Sports Medicine roundtable. The physiological and health effects of oral creatine supplementation. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32, 706–717.

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2000/03000/Physiological_and_Health_Effects_of_Oral_Creatine.24.aspx

Effect of dietary supplements on lean mass and strength gains with resistance exercise: A meta-analysis. Nissen, S.L.; Sharp, R.L. (2003) , 94 (2), pp. 651 - 659

https://www.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/japplphysiol.00755.2002

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

Branch, J.D. Int.J.Sport Nutr.Exerc.Metabol. (2003), 13 (2), pp. 198–226

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12945830

EFSA Panel on Dietetic Products, Nutrition and Allergies (NDA), Scientific Opinion on the substantiation of health claims related to creatine and increase in physical performance during short‐term, high intensity, repeated exercise bouts (ID 739, 1520, 1521, 1522, 1523, 1525, 1526, 1531, 1532, 1533, 1534, 1922, 1923, 1924), increase in endurance capacity (ID 1527, 1535), and increase in endurance performance (ID 1521, 1963) pursuant to Article 13(1) of Regulation (EC)

 

No 1924/2006, EFSA Journal 2011;9(7): 2303.

https://efsa.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.2903/j.efsa.2011.2303

Creatine in strength sports

Volek, J.S., Duncan, N. D., Mazzetti, S. A., Staron, R. S., Putukian, M., Gomez, A. L., Pearson, D.R., Fink, W.J. & Kraemer, W.J. (1999). Performance and muscle fiber adaptations to creatine supplementation and heavy resistance training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 31, 1147–1156.

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/1999/08000/Performance_and_muscle_fiber_adaptations_to.11.aspx

Brenner, M., Walberg Rankin, J., & Sebolt, D. (2000). The effect of creatine supplementation during resistance training in women. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14, 207–213.

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/abstract/2000/05000/the_effect_of_creatine_supplementation_during.15.aspx

Vandenberghe, K., Goris, M., van Hecke, P., van Leemputte, M., Vangerven, L., & Hespel, P. (1997). Long-term creatine intake is beneficial to muscle performance during resistance training. Journal of Applied Physiology, 83, 2055–2063.

https://www.physiology.org/doi/full/10.1152/jappl.1997.83.6.2055

Enette Larson-Meyer, D., Hunter, G. R., Trowbridge, C. A., Turk, J. C., Ernest, J. M., Torman, S. L., & Harbin, P. A. (2000). The effect of creatine supplementation on muscle strength and body composition during off-season training in female soccer players. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14, 434–442.

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2000/11000/The_Effect_of_Creatine_Supplementation_on_Muscle.11.aspx#pdf-link

Arciero, P.J., Hannibal 3rd, N.S., Nindl, B.C., Gentile, C. L., Hamed, J. & Vukovich, M.D. (2001). Comparison of creatine ingestion and resistance training on energy expenditure and limb blood flow. Metabolism, 50, 1429–1434.

https://www.metabolismjournal.com/article/S0026-0495(01)80994-X/pdf

Willoughby, D. S. & Rosene, J. (2001). Effects of oral creatine and resistance training on myosin heavy chain expression. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33, 1674–1681.

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2001/10000/Effects_of_oral_creatine_and_resistance_training.10.aspx#pdf-link

Creatine in speed exercises such as soccer and basketball

Haff, G. G., Kirksey, K. B., Stone, M. H., Warren, B.J.Johnson, R. L., Stone, M., O'Bryant, H., & Proulx, C. (2000). The effect of 6 weeks of creatine monohydrate supplementation on dynamic rate of force development. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 14 (4), 426–433.

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/abstract/2000/11000/the_effect_of_6_weeks_of_creatine_monohydrate.10.aspx#pdf-link

Ostojic, S. M. (2004). Creatine supplementation in young soccer players. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 14, 95–103.

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8552/c8dde9ca0db3efaee0abd93babbd98fafe80.pdf?_ga=2.46015520.566837585. 1563266315-1959673618.1563266315

Cox, G., Mujika, I., Tumilty, D., & Burke, L. (2002). Acute creatine supplementation and performance during a field test simulating match play in elite female soccer players. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 12, 33–46.

http://www.humankinetics.com/acucustom/sitename/Documents/DocumentItem/606.pdf

Mohebbi, H., Rahnama, N., Moghadassi, M., & Ranjbar, K. (2012). Effect of creatine supplementation on sprint and skill performance in young soccer players. Middle-East Journal of Scientific Research,

 

12 (3), 397–401.

https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/2fd0/dd0909210c0406e1648b51019521d5089f9d.pdf

Mujika, I., Padilla, S., Ibanez, J., Izquierdo, M., & Gorostiaga, E. (2000). Creatine supplementation and sprint performance in soccer players. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 32 (2), 518–525.

http://www2.unavarra.es/gesadj/depCSalud/mikel_izquierdo/creatinamujika.pdf

Creatine for swimming, running, etc.

Harris, R. C., Viru, M., Greenhaff, P. L., & Hultman, E. (1993). The effect of oral creatine supplementation on running performance during maximal short-term exercise in man. Journal of Physiology, 467, 74

Havenetidis, K., Cooke, C., King, R., & Denison, T. (1996). Repeated creatine supplementation and swimming performance. Abstracts of the 1st Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science, 566–567.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3818661/

Selsby, J.T., Beckett, K. D., Kern, M., & Devor, S.D. (2003). Swim performance following creatine supplementation in division III athletes. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 17,421–424.

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2003/08000/Swim_Performance_Following_Creatine.1.aspx

Peyrebrune, M. C., Nevill, M. E., Donaldson, F.J. & Cosford, D.J. (1998) . The effects of oral creatine supplementation on performance in single and repeated sprint swimming. Journal of Sports Sciences, 16, 271–279.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/026404198366803

Theodorou, A. S., Cooke, C.B., King, R. F. G.J., Hood, C., Denison, T., Wainwright, B. G., & Havenetidis, K. (1999). The effect of longer-term creatine supplementation on elite swimming performance after an acute creatine loading. Journal of Sports Sciences, 17, 853–859.

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/026404199365416

Ziegenfuss, T. N., Rogers, M., Lowery, L., Mullins, N., Mendel, R., Antonio, J., & Lemon, P. (2002). Effect of creatine loading on anaerobic performance and skeletal muscle volume in NCAA division I athletes. Nutrition, 18(5), 397–402.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0899900701008024?viewFullText=true

Other factors such as heat, injuries, recovery after exercise, etc.

Santos, R.V., Bassit, R.A., Caperuto, E. C. & Costa Rosa, L. F. (2004). The effect of creatine supplementation upon inflammatory and muscle soreness markers after a 30km race. Life Sciences, 75, 1917–1924.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0024320504005211?viewFullText=true

Byrnes, W. C. & Clarkson, P. M. (1986). Delayed onset muscle soreness and training. Clinics in Sports Medicine, 5, 605–614.

Volek, J.S., Mazzetti, S.A., Farquhar, W. B., Barnes, B. R., Gomez, A. L. & Kraemer, W.J. (2001). Physiological responses to short-term exercise in the heat after creatine loading. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33, 1101–1108.

https://journals.lww.com/acsm-msse/Fulltext/2001/07000/Physiological_responses_to_short_term_exercise_in. 6.aspx

Johnston, A. P., Burke, D. G., MacNeil, L. G., & Candow, D. G. (2009). Effect of creatine supplementation during cast-induced immobilization on the preservation of muscle mass, strength, and endurance. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 23, 116–120.

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2009/01000/Effect_of_Creatine_Supplementation_During.19.aspx

Rahimi, R. (2011) . Creatine supplementation decreases oxidative DNA damage and lipid peroxidation induced by a single bout of resistance exercise. Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research, 25, 3448–3455.

https://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/fulltext/2011/

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