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Whey Protein and Creatine: study protocols

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

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Dose per serving from research: Whey Protein

10 study groups in 8 studies say how much Whey Protein participants took a day.

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

Most common: 25 g to 50 g, 40% of 10 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
1 g to 2.5 g
2
2.5 g to 5 g
0
5 g to 10 g
0
10 g to 25 g
3
25 g to 50 g
4
50 g to 100 g
1

Dose per serving from research: Creatine

9 study groups in 7 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, 56% of 9 study groups.

Daily doseStudy groups
250 mg to 500 mg
2
500 mg to 1 g
0
1 g to 2.5 g
0
2.5 g to 5 g
5
5 g to 10 g
2

Commonly used together

8 of 10 study groups took Whey Protein and Creatine 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

10 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
36 g9 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
36 g9 g5 weeks22
Periodized resistance training with and without supplementation improve body composition and performance in older men
2014 · RT plus supplementation (RTS) · Men aged 68.1 ± 6.1 years; older adults, with no specific condition stated
35 g—12 weeks7
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
25 g5 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
60 g5 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
24 g3 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
24 g3 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
40 g5 g10 weeks13
Anabolic response to essential amino acid plus whey protein composition is greater than whey protein alone in young healthy adults
2020 · Low-dose EAA/protein · Healthy young adult men and women; mean age in this group 21.4 years
2.4 g500 mg1 day8
Anabolic response to essential amino acid plus whey protein composition is greater than whey protein alone in young healthy adults
2020 · High-dose EAA/protein · Healthy young adult men and women; mean age in this group 21.4 years
2.4 g500 mg1 day8