ARTICLE –
abstractThe
metabolic effects of supplemental creatine Rucsandra Dănciulescu Miulescu1,
Suzana Dănoiu2, Mircea Danoiu3,
Denisa Margină1,
Vasilica Cristescu4, Cătălina Poiană1 1
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Carol Davila, Romania 2
University of Medicine and Pharmacy Craiova, Romania 3
University of Craiova, Romania 4
Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest, Romania
Abstract
Creatine
supplementation at recommended levels exerts the following three
effects: improves repetitive performance in muscular strength and
short-term power activities, augments short bursts of muscular
endurance, provides greater muscular overload to enhance training
effectiveness. Research has determined the effects of creatine
supplementation plus resistance training on body composition, muscle
fibber hypertrophy and exercise performance adaptation. The aim of the
study is to estimate the metabolic effects of supplemental creatine. 12
athletes were recruited for this study. Supplementation consisted of 25
g (g) daily for 10 days, followed by maintenance with 5 g daily. The
athletes were engaged in resistance training for 12 weeks. Body mass
increases of between 0.5 and 2.3 kg often accompany creatine
supplementation. In this study the creatine supplementation produced no
detrimental effect on systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood
pressure, fasting glucose, serum cholesterol, serum triglycerides,
serum HDL- cholesterol, serum creatinine and urea.
Key
words:creatine
supplementation, athletes, metabolic effects.
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