Giving rats a lot of creatine for a few days before making their muscles work really hard might help protect their muscles from damage and keep them working longer.

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Effect of short-term creatine supplementation on markers of skeletal muscle damage after strenuous contractile activity

Randomized Controlled Trial

Human

2010 Mar

The study gave rats the same creatine dose described in the claim and found it helped protect their muscles during intense activity, just like the claim says.

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Effect of short-term creatine supplementation on markers of skeletal muscle damage after strenuous contractile activity

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DOI: 10.1007/s00421-009-1305-1

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