Short-term creatine supplementation enhances strength, reduces fatigue, and accelerates recovery in resistance-trained athletes: a double-blind, randomized, crossover trial
These findings demonstrate that even three days of CrM supplementation have the potential to enhance strength performance, reduce physiological stress, and accelerate recovery, suggesting it as an effective ergogenic strategy for athletes seeking immediate performance gains and reduced post-exercise soreness.
Authors
- Mohamed Ali Boujelbane (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6243-9321)
- Khaled Trabelsi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0207-9819)
- Atef Salem (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0680-6841)
- Saranya Selvaraj (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0000-2146-2915)
- Wolfgang I. Schöllhorn
- Reza Zare (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2159-5782)
- G. Grosso
- Slim Tounsi
- Mohamed Kerkeni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2463-9004)
- Katie M Heinrich
- Haitham Jahrami (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8990-1320)
- Leonard Moritz Köbel
- Ayse Merve Uyar
- Achraf Ammar
- Hamdi Chtourou
Institutions
- Phoenix Houses of New England (US)
- University of Sfax (TN)
- University of Sri Jayewardenepura (LK)
- Kansas State University (US)
- Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz (DE)
- University of Catania (IT)
- SRH University of Applied Sciences Heidelberg (DE)
- National Observatory (BR)
- Institut Supérieur du Sport et de l’Éducation Physique de Sfax (TN)
- Centre of Biotechnology of Sfax (TN)
- Arabian Gulf University (BH)
- Norwegian School of Sport Sciences (NO)
- Hamburg University of Technology (DE)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition
- Published
- 2025-09-30
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1080/15502783.2026.2617283
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Muscle metabolism and nutrition
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.15