ScottWelchLive

Sports Nutrition Marketing & Commercial Executive

[FIFA World Cup @FIFAWorldCup]

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England advance to the final eight.

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Creatine is for Brain Power, not Just Muscle Power

A New RCT just dropped looking at creatine hydrochloride (HCl) and creatine ethyl ester (CEE) on cognitive outcomes (PMID: 40854087).
Researchers gave perimenopausal women 8 weeks of either low-dose creatine HCl (750 mg or 1.5 g / day), a blend of HCl + CEE, or placebo.
👉 The 1.5 g HCl group showed small but significant improvements in reaction time and even a ~16% increase in frontal brain creatine levels on MRS scans.
  The HCl + CEE combo didn’t outperform HCl alone.
  All forms were well-tolerated and there were no serious side effects.
The results add to growing evidence that creatine supports cognition—not just strength, hypertrophy, and power—but let’s keep perspective:
⚠️ Creatine ethyl ester has consistently underperformed in bioavailability studies. Multiple head-to-head trials show it’s rapidly degraded to creatinine in the gut and fails to meaningfully raise muscle creatine compared to creatine monohydrate (PMID:19228401).
Creatine HCl seems to dissolve better in water and some anecdotal reports claim it’s easier on digestion for some people, but so far there’s no solid evidence it improves muscle or brain creatine stores beyond what you get with monohydrate.
Bottom line: this study is promising for the cognitive benefits of creatine overall, but it doesn’t change the main recommendation
Creatine monohydrate is still the gold standard.
 It’s the form used in hundreds of human RCTs, proven to raise muscle and brain creatine, and it’s cheap.
Until stronger data show otherwise, save your money and stick with monohydrate.

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We’ve hired a new Editor! Find out who he is and why he’s the best journalist in bodybuilding. https://t.co/5qFGBfCLIj

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Amazon selects LA for second head office. https://t.co/4oNzqV2IXu

[Dean Brandt @DeanBrandt365]

Backstage fun with men’s physique A class competitors plus @dave_laus + @scottwelchlive from… https://t.co/CtM6rCPw8O

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Muscle Insider Publisher @ScottWelchLive reveals new @ALLMAX IMPACT flavour at https://t.co/cB0MM7KGX9 #allmax #impact

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Philadelphia Eagles WIN! #Superbowl

[Alex Ardenti @alexardenti]

Repost suppsmovie publicity keeps growing! This time thanks to the amazing @muscleinsider… https://t.co/Nt8qNHqHpI

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On route to @GoldsGym Venice, home of the hardcore! Haven’t been since 2014 but it’s never too late.

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Got a chance to tap the brain of the guru @GoliniJeff of @AllAmericanPH & @EFXSports at Fleming’s Steak House in LA! Amazing formulator with ethics. Hard to find in this industry.

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Have you heard of SUPPS The Movie? It’s a behind-the-scenes documentary on sports supplements and features the top experts in the industry including @ScottWelchLive and many more! It’s being put together by @alexardenti who is one of the top filmmakers in bodybuilding.

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After 3 and a half weeks in Ontario, I’m FINALLY home in Vancouver!

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Hey @dinosgymtv & @MarkSGilbert did one of you have your couch stolen? I saw it in Toronto at a pub last night, but I couldn’t remember which one of you owned it?

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Hackers steal $64 million worth of Bitcoin! https://t.co/dlkc726UPa

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Great article on driverless trucks coming to Canada and the impact they will have on the economy. Industry will be larger than the cell phone biz! https://t.co/qo5qrMMh55

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Today my mom passed all tests and is officially Cancer Free!

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@toproids300 @DeadKennedys Wow, that’s insane. How was the concert though?

[Dene Iles @dinoiles]

“The call of the iron is far too strong”
@muscleinsider supremo @scottwelchlive sending me some… https://t.co/hjuMUCiY9t

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I can’t believe the @DeadKennedys will be playing in Vancouver! Will definitely have to make it for old times.

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Had an amazing meeting today in Sudbury with OPA President Ron Hache!