Creatine supplementation enhances muscle force recovery after exercise induced injury

The School of Biomedical and Health Sciences at Victoria University in Melbourne, Australia recently conducted a study on the effects of creatine supplementation on muscle proteins and force recovery after injury. What they found was that the Creatine Monohydrate supplemented group had significantly greater isokinetic (10% higher) and isometric (21% higher) knee extension strength during recovery from exercise-induced muscle damage.
"The major finding of this investigation was a significant improvement in the rate of recovery of knee extensor muscle function after Cr supplementation following injury."


Cooke MB, Rybalka E, Williams AD, Cribb PJ, Hayes A. J Int Soc Sports Nutr. 2009 Jun 2;6:13.

In another study published in the Journal of Sports Nutrition and Exercise Metabolism on February 19, 2009, a research group from the College of Kinesiology, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, SK, Canada found that the combined effects of conjugated linoleic acid, creatine, and whey protein supplementation was "beneficial for increasing strength and lean-tissue mass during heavy resistance training." They also noted that there were no changes in oxidative stress or kidney function from the supplementation.