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Total body mass increased more for the creatine-dextrose group compared to the protein-dextrose group.
Creatine supplementation may lead to greater increases in total body mass compared to protein supplementation.
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Total body mass increased more for CR-CHO (+4.3 kg, 5.4%) as compared with PRO-CHO (+1.9 kg, 2.4%) (P < 0.05 for interaction).
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Creatine-dextrose and protein-dextrose induce similar strength gains during training
Mark A. Tarnopolsky et al. · Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise · 2001
DOI 10.1097/00005768-200112000-00011
rct · n=19Cited 71×
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