Uploaded August 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
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Creatine isn’t just for 20-year-old bodybuilders trying to get bigger.
A new 2026 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study looked at what happens when older adults combine daily creatine supplementation with resistance training, and the results make the conversation around creatine after 50 a lot more interesting.
Researchers studied 103 adults with an average age of about 68 for 16 weeks. They examined far more than muscle growth, looking at strength, physical function, inflammatory and oxidative-stress markers, cognitive outcomes, neuroplasticity markers, and quality of life.
And they used just 3 grams of creatine per day.
In this video, I break down the study and explain:
• Why resistance training becomes MORE important as you age
• What creatine added to the training intervention
• The findings involving IL-6, TNF-alpha and oxidative stress
• Why strength isn't enough and we need to think about POWER as we age
• What the study found when creatine was used without resistance training
• Why researchers are looking beyond muscle when studying creatine
• Why creatine may be even more relevant at 50, 60 and 70 than it is at 20
Creatine isn't a magic pill, and this study doesn't prove it prevents aging, dementia or disease.
But the bigger picture is becoming hard to ignore.
Creatine isn't just a bodybuilding supplement anymore.
As we get older, the goal isn't simply to live longer. It's to maintain muscle, strength, power, physical function and the ability to keep doing the things we love.
Study: Fernández-Garrido et al. Experimental Gerontology (2026).
PubMed PMID: 41941966
#Creatine #CreatineMonohydrate #Longevity #HealthyAging #Muscle #StrengthTraining #Over50 #FitnessOver50
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Creatine isn’t just for 20-year-old bodybuilders trying to get bigger.
A new 2026 randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study looked at what happens when older adults combine daily creatine supplementation with resistance training, and the results make the conversation around creatine after 50 a lot more interesting.
Researchers studied 103 adults with an average age of about 68 for 16 weeks. They examined far more than muscle growth, looking at strength, physical function, inflammatory and oxidative-stress markers, cognitive outcomes, neuroplasticity markers, and quality of life.
And they used just 3 grams of creatine per day.
In this video, I break down the study and explain:
• Why resistance training becomes MORE important as you age
• What creatine added to the training intervention
• The findings involving IL-6, TNF-alpha and oxidative stress
• Why strength isn't enough and we need to think about POWER as we age
• What the study found when creatine was used without resistance training
• Why researchers are looking beyond muscle when studying creatine
• Why creatine may be even more relevant at 50, 60 and 70 than it is at 20
Creatine isn't a magic pill, and this study doesn't prove it prevents aging, dementia or disease.
But the bigger picture is becoming hard to ignore.
Creatine isn't just a bodybuilding supplement anymore.
As we get older, the goal isn't simply to live longer. It's to maintain muscle, strength, power, physical function and the ability to keep doing the things we love.
Study: Fernández-Garrido et al. Experimental Gerontology (2026).
PubMed PMID: 41941966
#Creatine #CreatineMonohydrate #Longevity #HealthyAging #Muscle #StrengthTraining #Over50 #FitnessOver50
Download my FREE Superior Hypertrophy Training Program: superiorhypertrophy.com
Buy MTS Nutrition Immortal HERE! tigerfitness.com/products/mts-nutrition-immortal-vitamin-pack
Buy Outright Bars HERE! tigerfitness.com/products/mts-nutrition-outright-bar?variant=39556275044410
Get my free app: tigerfitness.com/blogs/training-programs/tiger-fitness-trainer
Listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts and most other Podcast Platforms. Search "Marc Lobliner Show"
Stuff in the Video:
All supplements: tigerfitness.com
flexpromeals.com coupon code "LOBLINER"
MARC'S HRT DOCTOR: hhwpalmbeach.com/pages/contact-us
FREE EBOOKS! LEAN MASS BLUEPRINT
leanbulkingblueprint.com
Overreach Training
tigerfitness.com/products/8-week-overreach-training-ebook
GET THE GREATEST FASTING PROGRAM EVER! HTTP://WWW.PERFORMANCEFASTINGDIET.COM
12 Week Chest Program: bigchestattack.com
12 Week Back Program: bigbackattack.com
SUBSCRIBE to our channel: bit.ly/subTigerFitness
Join our Facebook Group: facebook.com/groups/446290002455932
Sign up for the Tiger Fitness newsletter: tigerfitness.com/newsletter-signup
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