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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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.
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.
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
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.
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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