Creatine Adds a Small Strength Boost to Lifting Weights After 60
This study suggests creatine may slightly boost the strength gains healthy older adults get from lifting.
Older adults who took creatine alongside resistance training got stronger than those who just lifted weights. The extra gain was real but modest. The same review found no clear added benefit for muscle size or everyday physical function, so those questions are still open. Everyone studied was generally healthy, so the results may not apply to frail or sarcopenic seniors.
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