Kelly, V. G., & Jenkins, D. G. (1998). Effect of oral creatine supplementation on near-maximal strength and repeated sets of high-intensity bench press exercise. The Journal of Strength & Conditioning Research, 12(2), 109-115.
Candow, D. G., Vogt, E., Johannsmeyer, S., Forbes, S. C., & Farthing, J. P. (2015). Strategic creatine supplementation and resistance training in healthy older adults. Applied Physiology, Nutrition, and Metabolism, 40(7), 689-694.
Kebrit, Daniel, and Sangeeta Rani. “Muscle strength and muscle endurance: with and without creatine supplementation.” Turkish Journal of Sport and Exercise (2013).
Increases muscular power output
Yáñez-Silva, A., Buzzachera, C. F., Piçarro, I. D. C., Januario, R. S., Ferreira, L. H., McAnulty, S. R., … & Souza-Junior, T. P. (2017). Effect of low dose, short-term creatine supplementation on muscle power output in elite youth soccer players. Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition, 14(1), 5.
Speeds up muscle recovery in endurance athletes
Tang, F. C., Chan, C. C., & Kuo, P. L. (2014). Contribution of creatine to protein homeostasis in athletes after endurance and sprint running. European journal of nutrition, 53(1), 61-71.
Increases IQ and other metrics of cognitive performance
Rae, C., Digney, A. L., McEwan, S. R., & Bates, T. C. (2003). Oral creatine monohydrate supplementation improves brain performance: a double–blind, placebo–controlled, cross–over trial. Proceedings of the Royal Society of London B: Biological Sciences, 270(1529), 2147-2150.
Decreases oxidative stress
Stefani, Giuseppe Potrick, et al. “Effects of creatine supplementation associated with resistance training on oxidative stress in different tissues of rats.” Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 11.1 (2014): 11.
Decreases blood pressure and cholesterol levels
Roger de Moraes, Diogo Van Bavel, Beatriz de Moraes, Eduardo Tibiri. “Effects of dietary creatine supplementation on systemic microvascular density and reactivity in healthy young adults.” Nutrition Journal 2014, 13:115.
Increases testosterone and lowers cortisol levels
Arazi, H., et al. “Effects of short term creatine supplementation and resistance exercises on resting hormonal and cardiovascular responses.” Science & Sports (2015).
Improves arterial compliance
Sanchez-Gonzalez, M. A., Wieder, R., Kim, J. S., Vicil, F., & Figueroa, A. (2011). Creatine supplementation attenuates hemodynamic and arterial stiffness responses following an acute bout of isokinetic exercise. European journal of applied physiology, 111(9), 1965-1971.