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Acute Creatine Ingestion Before Resistance Training Enhances Strength Performance More than Ingestion During or After Training: A Randomized Crossover Pilot Trial
Nutrients
2026
18(11):1789
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- PubMed
- PMID 42280432
- PubMed Central
- PMC13258838
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- The authors reported no external funding.
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- The authors declared no conflicts of interest.
Study snapshot
| Design | Randomized placebo-controlled crossover pilot trial |
|---|---|
| Model | Human |
| Sample | 11 physically active men |
| Intervention | Single 0.1 g/kg creatine monohydrate dose before, during or after resistance exercise, plus placebo and no-supplement conditions |
| Duration | Acute crossover sessions |
| Endpoints | Bench-press total load; Back-squat total load; Countermovement jump; Cognition; Perceived recovery; Muscle soreness; Blood biomarkers |
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