Research
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Creatine monohydrate supplementation (3-5 g/day) combined with resistance training significantly increases lean body mass and strength in healthy older adults.
If you are doing resistance training, adding 3-5 grams of creatine monohydrate daily can help you gain more muscle and strength than training alone. It is safe for older adults and does not harm kidney or liver function.
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Older adults exhibit greater increases in LBM [35, 36], muscle thickness [37], and strength [35, 36] during resistance training (3 × per week) [38] when supplementing with creatine (3–5 g/day).
Why this rating
Supported by meta-analyses and multiple RCTs cited in the review.
Source
Eat like an athlete: insights of sports nutrition science to support active aging in healthy older adults
Sara Y. Oikawa et al. · GeroScience · 2021
DOI 10.1007/s11357-021-00419-w
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