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Taking creatine monohydrate won’t help trained rowers do more reps during weight training or maintain higher power during repeated rowing sprints.

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

Randomized Controlled Trial
Human
2001 Dec

The study gave rowers creatine pills while they trained and found they didn’t do more reps or row harder than those who took fake pills — so creatine didn’t help them perform better in these workouts.

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

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DOI: 10.1139/H01-029

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