ridecamp@endurance.net: Re: creatine

Re: creatine

Susan F. Evans (suendavid@worldnet.att.net)
Sat, 03 May 1997 16:47:16 -0700

> Hi Susan,
> Creatine loading is shown to be effective in humans but only for very
> specific types of work, essentially for power athletes...(snip) It has been shown to improve
> strength and some sprint performances, but those sprinters are
> involved in events lasting 10- 45 seconds. Perhaps no effect is
> being seen in horses because a] their muscle levels are not low to
> begin with? or b] because they are not generally being used in events
> lasting less than 1 minute? or c] their training does not maximize
> the CP system? Any further thoughts?

Hi Beth,

Yes, I agree, so even if a protocol was found for horses, creatine would
be of probably no use at all to endurance horses, who obviously exercise
for alot longer than a minute or so. Actually, I was sortof thinking
more of the sprint horses, ie quarterhorses and maybe TBs who do go
anaerobic semi-instantly and would depend alot (or at least would be
helped by) the CP system. Sorry, I get off on tangents (pretty much
anything is grist for my mill some days since I got that espresso
machine ;-> ), so creatine discussions really don't have anything to do
with endurance horses. Was just surprised to see that no one has seen
an improvement in sprint horses. I'd still love to see some muscle
biopsy results, though.

Susan Evans

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