Global and targeted gene expression and protein content in skeletal muscle of young men following short-term creatine monohydrate supplementation

TL;DR: In this article, a narrative review of the effect of creatine monohydrate on mixed martial arts performance is presented, highlighting specific strategies to support training, competition, and weight cutting to optimize performance.

TL;DR: This review is focused on creatine (CR) (methyl guanidine acetic acid) and its application in the form of a dietary supplement and the description of affects caused by its application on human body and metabolism.

TL;DR: It was observed that supplementation with 2 % Cr for 8 weeks following neonatal brain damage resulted in enhanced muscular strength, neuromuscular coordination and improved body weight and should be considered for the treatment of neurological ailments.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors provide guidelines to assist with facilitating standardisation of athlete presentation prior to assessments, with application to the majority of physique assessment techniques commonly applied amongst athletic populations such as dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry, air displacement plethysmography (i.e. Bod Pod) and bioelectrical impedance analysis.

TL;DR: Competition with 5g of creatine monohydrate, four or six times a day for 2 or more days resulted in a significant increase in the total creatine content of the quadriceps femoris muscle measured in 17 subjects, and in some the increase was as much as 50%.

TL;DR: A rapid way to "creatine load" human skeletal muscle is to ingest 20 g of creatine for 6 days, which can be maintained by ingestion of 2 g/day thereafter, and the ingestion of 3 g creatine/day is in the long term likely to be as effective at raising tissue levels as this higher dose.

TL;DR: It was found that oral administration of creatine produced a dose-dependent improvement in motor performance and extended survival in G93A transgenic mice, and it protected mice from loss of both motor neurons and substantia nigra neurons at 120 days of age.

TL;DR: Investigation of the influence of oral creatine supplementation on skeletal muscle isokinetic torque and the accumulation of plasma ammonia and blood lactate during five bouts of maximal exercise found muscle peak torque production was greater and plasma ammonia accumulation was lower during and after exercise after creatine ingestion.