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Source: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Summary:
Trained subjects were given placebo or creatine (25g/day for 1 week, then 5 g/day for the rest of the study), and put on a heavy periodized resistance training program for 12 months
The creatine group gained more body mass and fat-free mass and had greater size increases in both slow and fast twitch muscle fibers
Creatine group had greater increases in bench press and squat
Conclusions: Creatine supplementation enhanced physical performance and muscle size, probably through facilitating higher quality training sessions
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