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Creatine and Whey Protein: study protocols

8 study groups took Creatine together with Whey Protein. These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

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Dose per serving from research: Creatine

7 study groups in 6 studies say how much Creatine participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 2.5 g to 5 g, 71% of 7 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
2.5 g to 5 g
5
5 g to 10 g
2

Dose per serving from research: Whey Protein

7 study groups in 6 studies say how much Whey Protein participants took a day.

These are the doses the studies gave. They are not a recommendation.

Most common: 10 g to 25 g and 25 g to 50 g, 43% of 7 study groups each.

Daily doseStudy groups
10 g to 25 g
3
25 g to 50 g
3
50 g to 100 g
1

Commonly used together

6 of 8 study groups took Creatine and Whey Protein with something else. Shown: what 3 or more different studies gave.

What was given together, not what works together.

Taken withStudy groups
Vitamin D
4
Calcium
3

8 study groups

Study
Conjugated linoleic acid combined with creatine monohydrate and whey protein supplementation during strength training
2009 · CP · Men and women, mean age 22.5 years, undergoing strength training
9 g36 g5 weeks25
Conjugated linoleic acid combined with creatine monohydrate and whey protein supplementation during strength training
2009 · CCP · Men and women, mean age 22.5 years, undergoing strength training
9 g36 g5 weeks22
The effect of whey protein supplementation with and without creatine monohydrate combined with resistance training on lean tissue mass and muscle strength
2001 · WC (whey protein and creatine monohydrate) · Males undertaking resistance training; age and health status not reported
100 mg/kg—6 weeks—
The Effects of Protein and Carbohydrate Supplementation, with and without Creatine, on Occupational Performance in Firefighters
2023 · Creatine Group · Active-duty male structural firefighters aged 18–55 years
5 g25 g23 days—
A whey protein-based multi-ingredient nutritional supplement stimulates gains in lean body mass and strength in healthy older men: A randomized controlled trial
2017 · SUPP (multi-ingredient nutritional supplement) · Healthy men aged 60 years or older
5 g60 g20 weeks25
A Five-Ingredient Nutritional Supplement and Home-Based Resistance Exercise Improve Lean Mass and Strength in Free-Living Elderly
2020 · Muscle5 (M5) · Sedentary or low-active, free-living men aged 65 years or older, with normal to class 1/low-risk obesity and varying degrees of age-related muscle loss
3 g24 g12 weeks22
Obesity and Metabolic Disease Impair the Anabolic Response to Protein Supplementation and Resistance Exercise: A Retrospective Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial with Implications for Aging, Sarcopenic Obesity, and Weight Management
2024 · Muscle 5 (M5) · Men aged 66–91 years; older, sedentary or low-active participants, with the subgroup analysis including overweight or obese men with at least one additional metabolic-syndrome risk factor
3 g24 g12 weeks16
The Effect of a Multi-ingredient Supplement on Resistance Training-induced Adaptations
2021 · SUPP group · Healthy young adults, male and female, mean age 22 ± 2 years, undertaking resistance exercise training
5 g40 g10 weeks13
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