The Claim

Six weeks of combined high-intensity rowing and resistance training significantly improves body composition, 2,000-m rowing time, repeated interval power, and strength in trained rowers, regardless of creatine supplementation.

Source: Effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation during combined strength and high intensity rowing training on performance.

What the research says

Supports is higher

Support is ahead, but a single strong opposing study can change this.

Supports
32score
Challenges
0score

These are independent scores, not a percentage. Higher-grade studies count more, so a single strong opposing study can outweigh several weaker ones.

Cause and effect
1 study reviewed
In plain English

If trained rowers do six weeks of intense rowing and weight training, they’ll get stronger, row faster, and lose fat or gain muscle—even if they don’t take creatine supplements.

See the scientific wording

Six weeks of combined high-intensity rowing and resistance training significantly improves body composition, 2,000-m rowing time, repeated interval power, and strength in trained rowers, regardless of creatine supplementation.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of creatine monohydrate supplementation during combined strength and high intensity rowing training on performance.

    The study found that rowers got stronger, faster, and leaner after six weeks of intense rowing and weight training — whether they took creatine or not. So creatine didn’t make a difference, which matches the claim.

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