The Effect and Safety of Short-Term Creatine Supplementation on Performance of Push-Ups

Abstract

The effects of short-term oral creatine (Cr) supplementation on exercise performance and on blood pressure and renal function were assessed. Thirty-five healthy, active duty, U.S. Army volunteers (20 men and 15 women; age 22-36 years) at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, supplemented their diet for 7 days with 20 g/day of either Cr or taurine (as placebo). There was no significant difference in 2-minute push-up counts between the Cr and taurine groups from before to after supplementation (p = 0.437; power = 0.98). The Cr group demonstrated a significant increase in serum creatinine levels (p less than 0.001), compared with the taurine group, and this increase could be misinterpreted as impairment of renal function.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 2007
Accession Number
ADA630649

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  • Alex K. Brenner
  • Daniel F. Battafarano
  • Daniel Salzberg
  • Douglas S. Christie
  • George B. Kemper
  • Juliann Chavez
  • Matthew J. Armentano
  • Travis L. Hedman
  • Zack T. Solomon

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  • United States Army Institute of Surgical Research

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  • Biomedical

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  • Active Duty
  • Amino Acids
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Cardiovascular Physiological Phenomena
  • Creatine
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Information Science
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Multivariate Analysis
  • Pressure Measurement
  • Statistical Analysis
  • United States

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  • Medicine

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