Need more reasons to take creatine? It's one of the most-researched dietary supplements for building strength and body mass. And, despite an overwhelming amount of published research, some confusion ...

IF YOU RECENTLY started taking creatine, you may have noticed instructions to take three to 4 times the serving size amount during the first week of supplementation listed on the bottle. This strange ...

Can I Skip The Creatine Loading Phase? If you’re seriously into fitness, you load your gym bag with protein bars, your barbells with weight plates, and your body with creatine. It’s just what you do.

Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

Does creatine make you gain weight? Maybe during your last workout, you heard from a gym buddy that taking creatine—one of the more studied (and trending!) workout supplements—can contribute to lean ...

Creatine can boost muscle and strength, but the scale might jump at first. Experts explain what’s real and what’s just water weight. But despite all those proven benefits, the supplement’s reputation ...

The first time I took creatine, I gained 10 pounds in two weeks. At the time, I was ecstatic. I was in high school, and my goal, like many boys my age, was to put on as much weight—ideally muscle—as ...

A popular gym supplement might be doing squat to build muscle, according to an eye-popping new study. Creatine is a naturally occurring chemical found in muscle cells and foods such as red meat, fish ...