Table 2.

Examples of sports and activities in which performance may be enhanced by creatine supplementation.

Increased PCr

• Track sprints: 60–200 m

• Swim sprints: 50 m

• Pursuit cycling

Increased PCr Resynthesis

• Basketball

• Field hockey

• America Football

• Ice hockey

• Lacrosse

• Volleyball

Reduced Muscle Acidosis

• Downhill skiing

• Water Sports (e.g., Rowing, Canoeing, Kayaking, Stand-Up Paddling)

• Swim events: 100, 200 m

• Track events: 400, 800 m

• Combat Sports (e.g., MMA, Wrestling, Boxing, etc.)

Oxidative Metabolism

• Basketball

• Soccer

• Team handball

• Tennis

• Volleyball

• Interval Training in Endurance Athletes

Increased Body Mass/Muscle Mass

• American Football

• Bodybuilding

• Combat Sports (e.g., MMA, Wrestling, Boxing, etc.)

• Powerlifting

• Rugby

• Track/Field events (Shot put; Javelin; Discus; Hammer Throw)

• Olympic Weightlifting

Adopted from Kreider et al. 2017 [3].