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“Magnesium Creatine?”Here!creatine magnesium chelate

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As a supplement

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A form of creatine bonded to magnesium, sold as an alternative to plain creatine monohydrate.

Why it’s used

Taken for the same general reasons as creatine supplements broadly: to support strength and power output during short, high-intensity exercise.

What the evidence is for

supporting strength and power output during short-duration, high-intensity exercise.

What the evidence says

The bulk of creatine research, summarized in a position stand from the International Society of Sports Nutrition, supports creatine monohydrate for exercise performance. The magnesium-chelated form has been examined in a smaller number of trials showing performance effects broadly comparable to monohydrate, but it has not been studied nearly as extensively on its own.

Dose studied

3–5 g — typical creatine maintenance dose studied in exercise performance trials.

Context

General creatine research has used loading protocols of about 20 g per day for several days followed by lower maintenance amounts, though the magnesium chelate form specifically has fewer independently replicated dosing studies.

Rumors

  1. Supporting strength and power output during short-duration, high-intensity exercise.

    Not gradedhealth and safety evidence

    Sources cited — no verdict reached.

    What was measured is not yet noted.