Articles tagged: strength-tests

Creatine without training: 1.1 kg more lean mass in 12 weeks in 45–65-year-olds — and how much of it may be water

In a double-blind RCT from Texas A&M University, 10 grams of creatine a day added about a kilogram of lean mass and a little strength in people aged 45–65, even without training. We look at why the no-training groups had just 13 people each, what DXA counts as “muscle”, how creatine skews the creatinine blood test, and what a masters runner should take from it.