Table 1 Dosage of creatine supplementation.

	Creatine group (dose/kg body weight/d)	Placebo group (dose/kg body weight/d)
Loading phase (6 days)	0.3 g creatine	0.42 g maltodextrose
	0.12 g maltodextrose	0.12 g dextrose
	0.12 g dextrose
Maintenance phase (28 days)	0.03 g creatine	0.042 g maltodextrose
	0.012 g maltodextrose	0.012 g dextrose
	0.012 g dextrose