The Claim
Creatine monohydrate supplementation increases maximal leg press strength by +18.6 kg in elite male basketball players after 28 days, indicating enhanced neuromuscular force production independent of muscle hypertrophy.
What the research says
Supports is higher
Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.
These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.
Elite male basketball players who take creatine monohydrate for 28 days can lift 18.6 kilograms more on a leg press than before, and this improvement is due to stronger nerve-to-muscle signaling, not larger muscles.
See the scientific wording
Creatine monohydrate supplementation significantly increases maximal leg press strength by +18.6 kg in elite male basketball players after 28 days, indicating enhanced neuromuscular force production independent of muscle hypertrophy.
Creatine lets muscles make more ATP quickly during hard efforts, so they can keep pushing hard without getting tired. It also makes the muscle fibers respond more strongly to the signal that tells them to contract, so each nerve signal produces more force. Together, this allows the muscles to generate more power without getting bigger.
What the research says
1 studyThe study found that basketball players who took creatine for 28 days could lift 18.6 kg more on the leg press, just like the claim says. It also got better at jumping and sprinting, which suggests their nerves and muscles worked better together—not just because they got bigger.
Score breakdown, mechanism chain, raw evidence, ideal studies needed & 1 supporting studies
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