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Long-term creatine supplementation improves muscular performance during resistance training in older women

Authors: Andreo Fernando Aguiar, Renata Selvatici Borges Januário, Raymundo Pires Junior, Aline Mendes Gerage, Fábio Luiz Cheche Pina, Matheus Amarante do Nascimento, Carlos Roberto Padovani, Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino

Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology | Issue 4/2013

Abstract

This study examined the effects of long-term creatine supplementation combined with resistance training (RT) on the one-repetition maximum (1RM) strength, motor functional performance (e.g., 30-s chair stand, arm curl, and getting up from lying on the floor tests) and body composition (e.g., fat-free mass, muscle mass, and % body fat using DEXA scans) in older women. Eighteen healthy women (64.9 ± 5.0 years) were randomly assigned in a double-blind fashion to either a creatine (CR, N = 9) or placebo (PL, N = 9) group. Both groups underwent a 12-week RT program (3 days week⁻¹), consuming an equivalent amount of either creatine (5.0 g day⁻¹) or placebo (maltodextrin). After 12 week, the CR group experienced a greater (P < 0.05) increase (Δ%) in training volume (+164.2), and 1RM bench press (+5.1), knee extension (+3.9) and biceps curl (+8.8) performance than the PL group. Furthermore, CR group gained significantly more fat-free mass (+3.2) and muscle mass (+2.8) and were more efficient in performing submaximal-strength functional tests than the PL group. No changes (P > 0.05) in body mass or % body fat were observed from pre- to post-test in either group. These results indicate that long-term creatine supplementation combined with RT improves the ability to perform submaximal-strength functional tasks and promotes a greater increase in maximal strength, fat-free mass and muscle mass in older women.

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Title: Long-term creatine supplementation improves muscular performance during resistance training in older women
Authors: Andreo Fernando Aguiar
Renata Selvatici Borges Januário
Raymundo Pires Junior
Aline Mendes Gerage
Fábio Luiz Cheche Pina
Matheus Amarante do Nascimento
Carlos Roberto Padovani
Edilson Serpeloni Cyrino
Publication date: 01-04-2013
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Journal of Applied Physiology / Issue 4/2013
Print ISSN: 1439-6319
Electronic ISSN: 1439-6327
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00421-012-2514-6

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