The Claim

In junior female wrestlers aged 18–19 years, six weeks of creatine monohydrate supplementation (10 g/day on training days) combined with structured strength training significantly increases one-repetition maximum strength by 8.4% and induces muscle hypertrophy in the chest, arms, thighs, and calves, compared to structured strength training alone, which produces no significant gains in these measures.

Source: Effects of Short-Term Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation Combined with Strength Training on the Physical Fitness Characteristics and Muscle Hypertrophy in Junior Women Wrestlers

What the research says

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Cause and effect
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In plain English

In young female wrestlers aged 18–19, taking 10 grams of creatine monohydrate daily on training days along with strength training leads to measurable increases in maximum strength and muscle size in the chest, arms, thighs, and calves, while strength training without creatine does not produce significant changes in these measures.

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In junior female wrestlers aged 18–19 years, six weeks of creatine monohydrate supplementation (10 g/day on training days) combined with structured strength training significantly increased one-repetition maximum strength by 8.4% and muscle hypertrophy in the chest, arms, thighs, and calves, whereas strength training alone produced no significant gains in these measures.

Why this might work

Creatine lets muscles make more energy quickly during hard workouts, so the person can lift heavier and do more reps. This puts more force on the muscles and builds up chemical stress inside them, which tells the muscles to grow bigger and stronger.

Supported mechanismbased on 1 study

What the research says

1 study

  1. Study: Effects of Short-Term Creatine Monohydrate Supplementation Combined with Strength Training on the Physical Fitness Characteristics and Muscle Hypertrophy in Junior Women Wrestlers

    In young female wrestlers, taking 10 grams of creatine daily along with strength training helped them get stronger and build more muscle, while those who only trained without creatine didn’t see the same gains.

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