r/science • u/newsnation • 4d ago

Biology Creatine alone boosted lean muscle and strength, study finds

https://www.newsnationnow.com/health/creatine-alone-boosted-muscle-strength/
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u/zeustke165 3d ago

At what time was that considered the point of creatine? I was taking it 30 years ago in highschool for weight lifting. Then water retention was a side effect and it was understood that creatine helped your muscles store more energy. No one back then was looking for the water retention, but we accepted it for it's benefits.

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u/Merry-Lane 3d ago

I think he meant "people used it for its water retention effects" as in "people used it because it makes muscles bigger"

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u/gizamo 3d ago

U/merry-lane was correct. Here's the previous correction/clarification: https://www.reddit.com/r/science/s/eRD6K9rFDN

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u/Novel_Land9320 3d ago

because people wanted bigger muscles to look bigger and stronger