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Does creatine actually improve performance?

Creatine monohydrate is one of the most-researched supplements in sport for strength and power. 'Backed on average' still isn't 'true for you,' though — and roughly a quarter of people respond little. A personal test confirms your group.

1–10 SUBJECTIVE RATINGONE VARIABLENULLS REPORTED

THE COMPARISON — ONE VARIABLE CHANGES

A · CREATINEThe days with creatine. Everything else in your routine stays exactly as it normally is — one variable is what makes the difference readable.

B · BASELINEYour normal days, nothing changed. These are the control your creatine days are measured against.

Everything else stays as normal — one variable is what makes the difference readable.

WHAT THE RESEARCH SAYSA large body of evidence shows creatine increases strength, power, and training volume alongside resistance training, by helping regenerate short-burst energy in muscle.Around 20–30% are 'non-responders' (often those with already-high muscle creatine), so your own strength numbers over a few weeks are the real test.

EVIDENCEStrong

LOADING NEEDED?Optional

NON-RESPONDERS~20–30%

BEST-MEASUREDStrength / reps

THE ~30-DAY PROTOCOL — SINGLE VARIABLE, WITH WASHOUTCreatine builds up over weeks, so an honest read needs a ~30-day run with a washout. That washout-aware scheduling isn't live yet — the start button waits until the protocol can run honestly.

01Rate one thing. Each morning: your performance, 1–10. Five seconds. Subjective on purpose — it's your outcome, not a wearable's.

02Context rides along. Sleep duration and screen time from Apple Health / Health Connect add context if you connect them. Optional, never required.

03A verdict that admits uncertainty. Likely helped · no clear difference · likely made it worse — with how confident, not just which. Too few clean days? The app says so instead of rounding up.

COMMUNITY RESULTS — NOT YET

NO DATA YET

Once enough members run this comparison and consent to pooling, anonymized outcomes appear here — the helped, the no-clear-difference, and the made-it-worse. Until then this box stays empty. An empty box beats an invented number.

30 DAYS + WASHOUTPRO

Creatine needs a longer run than 14 days.An honest read needs a 30-day run with a washout — and that scheduling isn't live yet. The page ships for search; the start button waits until the protocol can run honestly.

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HONEST FAQ

Different from the focus test?Yes — here you track strength and power, not mental focus.

Water weight?A small early gain is water into muscle, not fat.

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