Creatine supplementation does not reduce muscle damage or enhance recovery from resistance exercise

Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 1208-1213

  Rawson, Eric S ^a   Conti, Michael P ^a   Miles, Mary P ^b  

^a BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b MONTANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

C reactive protein; Dietary supplements; Eccentric; Phosphocreatine; Soreness

Indexed keywords

BIOLOGICAL MARKER; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE; CREATINE KINASE; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVALESCENCE; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; DIET THERAPY; EXERCISE; HUMAN; INJURY; JOINT CHARACTERISTICS AND FUNCTIONS; MALE; METABOLISM; MUSCLE STRENGTH; PAIN; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPORT INJURY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADULT; ATHLETIC INJURIES; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; C-REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATINE; CREATINE KINASE; DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; EXERCISE; HUMANS; L-LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MALE; MUSCLE STRENGTH; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; PAIN; RANGE OF MOTION, ARTICULAR; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 38049095522     PISSN: 10648011     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1519/R-21076.1     Document Type: Article

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