The Claim

Five days of creatine supplementation at a dosage of 20 grams per day increases total muscle creatine content in healthy young men, demonstrating that this supplementation protocol effectively delivers creatine to skeletal muscle independent of exercise or high-carbohydrate intake.

Source: Creatine supplementation does not affect human skeletal muscle glycogen content in the absence of prior exercise.

What the research says

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How it works
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In plain English

Taking 20 grams of creatine a day for five days boosts the amount of creatine in young men's muscles, even if they don’t work out or eat a lot of carbs.

See the scientific wording

Five days of creatine supplementation at 20 grams per day increases total muscle creatine content in healthy young men, confirming that the supplementation protocol effectively delivered creatine to skeletal muscle even in the absence of exercise or high-carbohydrate intake.

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Creatine supplementation does not affect human skeletal muscle glycogen content in the absence of prior exercise.

    The study shows that taking creatine for five days increases the amount of creatine in muscles, even without exercising or eating lots of carbs, just like the claim says.

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