What is creatine? To read the updated 2026 version click here. The use of creatine (Cr) can be traced back to the early 1990s when several elite sprint athletes reported performance-enhancing benefits following gold medal winning performances at the 1992 Barcelona Olympic Games (Anderson, 1993). This sparked the birth of a new era with creatine…
In a recent meta-analysis (see here), vitamin D was found to provide an additive benefit for older adults partaking in resistance training (RT). In other words, when compared to older adults taking a placebo, significantly greater gains in muscle strength were achieved in those supplemented with vitamin D. However, upon closer analysis several issues become…
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Where Good Research Leads To Poor Interpretation In my last research article review titled “Muscle strength gains during resistance exercise training are attenuated with soy compared with dairy or usual protein intake in older adults – part 1” (see here), no additional benefit for improvements in strength, body composition, physical function, or quality of life when additional…