Not for men only - Extra Nutrition - Brief Article

Think supplementing with creatine is good only for guys? Researchers from Kent State University in Ohio report differently in the journal Nutrition. They recruited 10 male and 10 female Division I athletes and randomly assigned half to supplementation with 0.2 gram of creatine per pound of fat-free mass and the other half to a similar amount of the placebo maltodextrin for three days. MRIs of both thighs and six 10-second all-out stationary cycle sprints were conducted before and after supplementation. MRIs showed the creatine group had statistically significant increases in body mass, and these athletes performed better in the 10-second cycle sprints compared to the placebo group.

As expected, total work and peak power values for the creatine-supplementing males were greater than these for their female counterparts during the initial sprint. Yet the reverse was true during the last three sprints, where the women performed better than the men. Bottom line, if you frequently do interval training, taking a creatine supplement may help you go harder and longer, and this can lead to greater overall fat loss in the king run.

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