Table 1. Effects of supplementation on 1-RM muscle strength. Data are means (±SD).
Creatine Creatine + BE Placebo
n = 15 n = 14 n = 15
Pre
(kg)		 Post
(kg)		 Pre
(kg)		 Post
(kg)		 Pre
(kg)		 Post
(kg)
Leg Press 1 RM 77.3
(33.6)		 122.7 *
(43.2)		 82.5
(30.8)		 137.8 *
(54.7)		 68.4
(26.0)		 99.4
(33.9)
Knee Extension 1 RM 57.8
(25.6)		 93.4 *
(42.0)		 63.0
(31.8)		 104.7 *
(48.7)		 50.5
(16.6)		 64.5
(28.6)
Knee Flexion 1 RM 36.9
(14.2)		 57.3 *
(22.2)		 41.1
(20.4)		 68.0 *
(32.4)		 31.8
(12.6)		 44.5
(16.6)
Bench Press 1 RM 35.1
(14.9)		 58.3
(23.7)		 38.3
(18.8)		 70.9 *† 
(36.0)		 31.5
(11.3)		 50.6
(17.6)
Lat Pulldown 1 RM 40.3
(12.5)		 57.0 *
(19.6)		 45.1
(16.5)		 63.3 *
(22.4)		 34.8
(10.5)		 45.7
(15.8)
Arm Curl 1 RM 23.6
(7.4)		 29.4 *
(9.8)		 26.2
(10.2)		 32.9 *
(13.0)		 23.3
(6.9)		 25.2
(7.2)
* p < 0.05 compared with Placebo Group†  p < 0.05 compared with Creatine Group