The Claim

People didn’t lift more or less depending on whether they took creatine before or after their workout — they did the same amount of work in both cases.

Source: Timing of creatine supplementation does not influence gains in unilateral muscle hypertrophy or strength from resistance training in young adults: a within-subject design.

What the research says

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In plain English

People didn’t lift more or less depending on whether they took creatine before or after their workout — they did the same amount of work in both cases.

See the scientific wording

Total training volume performed during 8 weeks of unilateral resistance training is similar between creatine-before and creatine-after conditions in young adults, indicating no behavioral compensation between supplementation timing groups.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Timing of creatine supplementation does not influence gains in unilateral muscle hypertrophy or strength from resistance training in young adults: a within-subject design.

    The study found that people did the same amount of lifting whether they took creatine before or after their workout, meaning they didn’t work harder or easier just because of when they took the supplement.

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