Álvaro Huerta Ojeda, Emilio Jofré-Saldía, Maximiliano Torres-Banduc, Sergio Galdames Maliqueo, Guillermo Barahona-Fuentes, Carlos Cofré Acevedo, Gabriela Lizana Romero, Regina de Villa Garduño, Gerardo Riquelme Vera, Pablo Vera Paredes, Benjamín Barrios Ávalos, Tatiane Morales Serey, María-Mercedes Yeomans-Cabrera, Carlos Jorquera-Aguilera
The use of creatine monohydrate (Cr) in professional soccer is widely documented. However, the effect of low doses of Cr on the physical performance of young soccer players is unknown. This study determined the effect of a low dose of orally administered Cr on muscle power after acute intra-session fatigue in young soccer players. Twenty-eight young soccer players (mean age = 17.1 ± 0.9 years) were randomly assigned to either a Cr (n = 14, 0.3 g·kg-1 ·day-1 for 14 days) or placebo group (n = 14), using a two-group matched, double-blind, placebo-controlled design...
April 28, 2024: Nutrients