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Most of us associate creatine monohydrate with building muscle mass, increasing strength and explosiveness. Recently, however, it has also been receiving attention in the area of brain function. A growing body of scientific evidence shows that this supplement may have a fundamental influence on our cognitive function, memory and recovery after a head injury.
Do you know that feeling when you are trying to give absolutely everything? Whether it is a heavy set of squats, a maximal sprint on the track or an explosive jump, at that moment your muscles are working flat out. These short but extremely demanding efforts require an enormous amount of energy in the shortest possible time. And this is exactly where creatine comes into play.
After the 1992 Barcelona Olympics the popularity of creatine shot up - four years later, in Atlanta, an estimated 80 % of athletes were using it. Today it belongs to the narrow group of supplements with very reliable scientific evidence of both effectiveness and safety.
Creatine has long been one of the most researched food supplements on the market. While its benefits for building muscle mass, strength and explosiveness in combination with strength training are well known and well proven, with endurance sports the situation is more complicated. So what are the real benefits of creatine for endurance athletes, and in which situations can it actually slow us down?
Creatine is a globally popular food supplement and today ranks among the best-researched substances in sports nutrition. Although its effectiveness is beyond debate, athletes often grope in the dark about which dosing protocol to choose and whether creatine needs to be discontinued after a while. What does modern sports science say?