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The average increase in weightlifting performance following creatine supplementation plus resistance training was 14% greater than following placebo ingestion during resistance training (26% vs. 12%).
Creatine supplementation can significantly enhance weightlifting performance when combined with resistance training.
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Similarly, the average increase in weightlifting performance (maximal repetitions at a given percent of maximal strength) following creatine supplementation plus resistance training was 14% greater than the average increase in weightlifting performance following placebo ingestion during resistance training (26 vs. 12%).
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Effects of Creatine Supplementation and Resistance Training on Muscle Strength and Weightlifting Performance
Eric S. Rawson et al. · The Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research · 2003
DOI 10.1519/1533-4287(2003)017<0822:eocsar>2.0.co;2
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