Micronutrients & recovery
Short-term creatine supplementation (20g/day for 7 days) does not improve lower-limb muscle endurance or total work volume following an acute bout of aerobic exercise in trained young men.
If you are a trained male eating a high-protein diet, taking 20g of creatine daily for a week will not help you maintain leg strength after a hard cardio session. You likely do not need creatine for this specific purpose if your diet is already adequate.
Short-term creatine supplementation has no effect on lower-limb muscle endurance following an acute bout of aerobic exercise in trained young men.
Why this rating
Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover design is high quality, but the small sample size (n=11) and short duration limit generalizability.
Source
Effects of Creatine Supplementation on Lower-Limb Muscle Endurance Following an Acute Bout of Aerobic Exercise in Young Men
Itamar P. Vieira et al. · Sports · 2020
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