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Creatine increases upper-body muscular strength (pooled composite)

raisesVery limited evidenceFindingreplicated ×2

01 · The sentence it was drawn from

“Compared with resistance training alone (RT), resistance training plus creatine (RT + CR) produced significant increases in upper-body strength (g = 0.54, p < 0.001), lower-body strength (g = 0.55, p < 0.001), lean mass (g = 0.30, p < 0.001), and body mass (g = 0.12, p = 0.04), and a significant reduction in body-fat percentage (g = -0.14, p = 0.02).”
Quoted verbatim from Resistance training combined with creatine supplementation: a three-level meta-analysis of multidimensional outcomes from strength enhancement to body composition remodeling.
This finding among the 5 findings on its endpoint

creatine

Upper-body muscular strength (pooled composite)

raises

Effect as reported

0.54standardised mean difference

Who
Resistance-trained adults; three-level meta-analysis of 63 RCTs (n = 1489); resistance training given to both arms
Dose studied
not reported

Very limited evidencePMID 42765482 · 2026

02 · The study

Study
meta-analysis
Duration
not reported

Evidence, by strength

  • strong
  • moderate
  • limited
  • very limitedthis finding
  • insufficient

03 · The paper

Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
What else it reported2 findings · 1 compound · 2 endpoints

04 · To cite this finding

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https://catalystproject.ai/e/01M38PEYZ1Q3HY2PQFCMBPQRRC