Volume 11(2): October, 2005

FUEL AND ERGOGENIC AIDS 4.1 - CREATINE

This second issue of Volume 11 of Coaching Science Abstracts reviews articles concerned with creatine use. Previous articles on this topic are contained in Volume 2(3), volume 5(2), and volume 8(2). This issue is divided into the subsections of general factors; strength, power, and size; anaerobic work; repeated anaerobic work; and aerobic work.

    TABLE OF CONTENTS

    GENERAL FACTORS

  1. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT INDUCE SPORT-HEALTH PROBLEMS

    Greenwood, M., Kreider, R., Greenwood, L., Earnest, C. P., Farris, J., Brown, L. E., Comeau, M., & Byars, A. (2002). Effects of creatine supplementation on the incidence of cramping/injury during eighteen weeks of collegiate baseball. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 811.

  2. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT INDUCE FOOTBALL-HEALTH PROBLEMS

    Greenwood, L., Greenwood, M., Kreider, R., Earnest, C. P., Brown, L. E., Farris, J., & Byars, A. (2002). Effects of creatine supplementation on the incidence of cramping/injury during eighteen weeks of Division I football training/competition. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 812.

  3. GENDERS REACT DIFFERENTLY TO CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION

    Stride, D., Chilibeck, P. D., Burke, D. G., & Farthing, J. (2002). Gender differences in response to twice-a-week creatine supplementation during resistance training. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 33(5), Supplement abstract 817.

  4. SHORT-TERM CREATINE USE DOES NOT AFFECT THERMOREGULATION

    Rosene, J. M., & Whitman, S. A. (2002). Effects of short-term, high-dosage creatine supplementation on thermoregulation in females in a thermoneutral environment. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 813.

  5. CREATINE INCREASES PERFORMANCE IN THE HEAT IN "RESPONDERS"

    Pitsiladis, Y. P., Georgiades, E., Minnion, R. H., Kingsmore, D., & Kilduff, L. P. (2003). Effects of creatine supplementation on exercise performance in the heat in endurance-trained humans. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), Supplement abstract 165.

  6. SHORT-TERM CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT AFFECT THERMOREGULATION

    Rosene, J. M., Whitman, S. A., & Fogarty, T. D. (2003). A comparison of thermoregulation with short-term creatine supplementation between genders in a thermoneutral environment. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), Supplement abstract 1199.

  7. PERCEPTIONS OF WORK IN THE HEAT NOT AMELIORATED BY CREATINE

    Krog, K. N., Casa, D. J., Fiala, K. A., Roti, M. W., Hile, A. M., Armstrong, L. E., & Maresh, C. M. (2003). Effect of creatine monohydrate supplementation on perceptual responses to exercise in the heat while dehydrated. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), Supplement abstract 1209.

  8. CREATINE DOES NOT ACT DURING THE CREATINE LOADING PERIOD

    Laks, D. M., Duarte, J. S., Alves, L. A., Neves, C. E., & Santos, E. L. (2004). Power output response during loading creatine supplementation period. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36(5), Supplement abstract 2299.

    STRENGTH, POWER, AND SIZE

  9. STRENGTH AND POWER IMPROVED BY CREATINE

    Izquierdo, M., Ibanez, J., Gonzalez-Badillo, J. J., & Gorostiaga, E. M. (2002). Effects of creatine supplementation on muscle power, endurance, and sprint performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34, 332-343.

  10. CREATINE DOES NOT AFFECT ISOMETRIC CONTRACTIONS IN THE QUADRICEPS

    Williams, C. J., & Harris, R. C. (2002). The effects of creatine supplementation on contractile responses of the human quadriceps. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 805.

  11. CREATINE EFFECTIVELY IMPROVES POWER WHEN COMBINED WITH NORMAL TRAINING

    Stone, M. H., Sanborn, K., Smith, L. L. O'Bryant, H. S., Hoke, T., Utter, A. C., Johnson, R. L., Boros, R., Hruby, J., Pierce, K. C., Stone, M. E., & Garner, B. (1999). Effects of in-season (5 weeks) creatine and pyruvate supplementation on anaerobic performance and body composition in American Football Players. International Journal of Sport Nutrition, 9, 146-165.

  12. CREATINE CHANGES BODY COMPOSITION AND REPEATED STRENGTH MEASURES IN MALES WHO RESPOND TO CREATINE

    Kilduff, L. P., Vidakovic, P., Cooney, G., Twycross-Lewis, R., Amuna, P., Parker, M., Paul, L., & Pitsiladis, Y. P. (2002). Effects of creatine on isometric bench-press performance in resistance-trained humans. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34, 1176-1183.

  13. CREATINE ASSOCIATED WITH PERFORMANCE IMPROVEMENT AND BODY SIZE

    Lo, M. S., & Lin, L. L. (2003). The effect of oral creatine monohydrate supplementation on eccentric muscle actions and body composition. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), Supplement abstract 1204.

  14. SHORT-TERM CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION INCREASES BODY MASS

    Davis, J. C., Coughlin, M., Keys, S., & Paolone, V. J., (2003). Short-term creatine supplementation: Effects on metabolic rate and respiratory exchange ratio. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), Supplement abstract 1384.

  15. CREATINE PLUS WHEY PRODUCES SIGNIFICANT STRENGTH AND SIZE GAINS

    Cribb, P. J., Williams, A. D., Hayes, A., & Carey, M. F. (2003). The effect of whey isolate, creatine, and resistance training on muscle fiber characteristics, strength, and body composition. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), Supplement abstract 2239.

  16. CREATINE INCREASES MUSCULAR STRENGTH

    Conte, M., Percário, S., de Tarso Domingues, S, P., Naufal, A. S., Paraizo, D. A., Vazatta, R., de Souza Gennari, M., & Teixeira, L. F. (2004). Creatine supplementation and oxidative stress: An exploratory analysis. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36(5), Supplement abstract 2304.

    ANAEROBIC WORK

  17. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT IMPROVE SPRINT SWIMMING

    Mendes, R. R., & Tirapegui, J. (2002). Effect of creatine supplementation on supramaximal exercise and body composition of university swimmers. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 806.

  18. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION HAS SOME MINOR BENEFITS FOR FOOTBALL PLAYERS

    Kreider, R., Greenwood, M., Melton, C., Rasmussen, C., Cantler, E., Milner, P., & Almada, A. (2002). Creatine supplementation during training/competition does not increase perceptions of fatigue or adversely affect health status. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 816.

  19. CREATINE MIGHT IMPROVE ANAEROBIC WORK IN FEMALES

    Eckerson, J. M., Stout, J. R., Moore, G. A., Stone, N., Iwan, K., Gebauer, A., & Ginsberg, R. (2002). The effect of creatine phosphate loading on anaerobic working capacity in women. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 1302.

  20. SHORT-TERM CREATINE-PYRUVATE SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT IMPROVE CYCLING PERFORMANCE

    Van Schuylenbergh, R., Van Leemputte, M., & Hespel, P. (2003). Effects of oral creatine-pyruvate supplementation in cycling performance. International Journal of Sports Medicine, 24, 144-150.

  21. CREATINE DOES NOT AFFECT CRITICAL POWER OR ANAEROBIC WORK CAPACITY

    Bull, A. J., Eckerson, J. M., & Moore, G. A. (2003). Effect of 30 days of creatine phosphate supplementation on the critical power test in men. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 35(5), Supplement abstract 2240.

    REPEATED ANAEROBIC WORK

  22. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION IMPROVES REPETITIVE EXPLOSIVE CYCLING

    Fujieda, Y., Ohyama, T., Sugiura, K., & Yamauchi, H. (2002). Six-day creatine loading could improve anaerobic performance of repetitive maximal exercise in Japanese athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 808.

  23. CREATINE COULD PREVENT PERFORMANCE DECREMENT IN REPEATED SPRINT RUNNING

    Ohyama, T., Fujieda, Y., Sugiura, K., Yamauchi, H., Hanaki, A., & Kuroda, I. (2002). Creatine supplementation could control reduction of performance in 60m running sprints among Japanese male athletes. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 809.

  24. FEMALES' SPRINT REPETITIONS ARE NOT HELPED BY CREATINE

    Buckley, D., Georges, A., Picard, G., Andrews, S., Wygand, J., & Otto, R. M. (2002). The effect of creatine supplementation during repeated Wingate trials in active females. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 34(5), Supplement abstract 814.

  25. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION DOES NOT IMPROVE REPEATED SPRINT RUNNING

    Wright, G. A., Lubus, D., & Grandjean, P. W. (2004). The effect of creatine supplementation on power output during repeated sprint running. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36(5), Supplement abstract 1982.

  26. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION INCREASES MUSCULAR ENDURANCE

    Chilibeck, P. D., & Anderson, M. (2004). In-season creatine supplementation by rugby union football players. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36(5), Supplement abstract 2303.

    AEROBIC WORK

  27. CREATINE BOOSTS ASPECTS OF ROWING TRAINING

    Chwalbinska-Moneta, J. (2003). Effect of creatine supplementation on aerobic performance and anaerobic capacity in elite rowers in the course of endurance training. International Journal of Sport Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism, 13, 173-183.

  28. CREATINE SUPPLEMENTATION ENHANCES RECOVERY FOR AEROBIC EXERCISE IN FEMALES

    Aoki, M. S., Gomes, R. V., & Raso, V. (2004). Creatine supplementation attenuates the adverse effect of endurance exercise on subsequent resistance exercise performance. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 36(5), Supplement abstract 2301.

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