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Creatine supplementation combined with resistance training leads to greater increases in skeletal muscle mass (SMM), total body water, and intracellular water (ICW) compared to placebo.
Creatine supplementation may enhance muscle mass and hydration in resistance-trained individuals.
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Both groups showed improvements (p < .05) in SMM, total body water, and ICW, with greater values observed for the Cr group compared with placebo.
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Creatine Supplementation Does Not Influence the Ratio Between Intracellular Water and Skeletal Muscle Mass in Resistance-Trained Men
Alex S. Ribeiro et al. · International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism · 2020
DOI 10.1123/ijsnem.2020-0080
rct · n=27Cited 21×
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