Creatine HCl and Creatine Monohydrate Improve Strength but Only Creatine HCl Induced Changes on Body Composition in Recreational Weightlifters

Comparison between creatine monohydrate and creatine HCl on body composition and performance of the Brazilian Olympic team

“…Although there was no differences between the groups in the end of the protocol, once again, if we put the results in context and understand that the protocols were developed in very similar conditions, the lack of increase in the weight of the HClG is in accordance with other studies of our group 20,22 and contributes to the hypothesis that this type of creatine might have less impact on the weight of athletes due to less water retention.…”

“…That performance improvement, a literature consensus, made creatine a good target to molecular improvements. Some attempts, despite of the changes on the molecule, yielded no effective improvements when compared to regular monohydrate creatine 33 , but the addition of a HCl radical to it, making it a more soluble salt seems to be an effective process 22 .…”

Oral Creatine Hydrochloride Supplementation: Acute Effects on Submaximal, Intermittent Bouts of Bench Press and Vertical Jump Exercises

“…Both CrHCl groups resulted in significantly decreased FM (high: p = 0.034; low: p = 0.005) while FFM was significantly increased only in the high CrHCl group. 75 It was concluded that both CrHCl and CrH2O promote gains in strength but only CrHCl promotes significant changes in body composition with differences in doses, which contradicts other research showing that CrH2O can positively influence body composition (eg, increase fat free mass, decrease fat mass). 75 However, it is important to note that participants in this study were asked to refrain from any form of resistance training 4 wk prior to the start of the study, which may have had an impact on strength and body composition results.…”

“…1RM leg press was significantly increased (p < 0.05) in all groups while 1RM bench press was only significantly increased in the low CrHCl group (p = 0.003). 75 Between group differences were not found. Both CrHCl groups resulted in significantly decreased FM (high: p = 0.034; low: p = 0.005) while FFM was significantly increased only in the high CrHCl group.…”

“…75 Participants (n = 30; both sexes) were randomly divided into one of the four groups and underwent a given treatment while adhering to a prescribed 4 wk resistance training protocol. 1RM bench press and leg press were assessed both pre-and post-experiment as well as body-composition (skin fold).…”