If you are in the control group, there will be no supplement or exercise procedures.

You will be asked to come in to the lab for 5 visits

• Of the other four groups, regardless of randomization, all 4 groups will be supplementing the same for the loading phase and throughout the study. Since this study is blinded, the research personnel will not know which supplement you are given and will therefore ensure everyone is following the same procedures.
• Loading here means to consume more than the daily amount of supplement. This visit will have participants consume 5g twice in one day and twice more at home. This is a normal practice and standard use of the supplement.
• If you are not in the control group, you will further be randomized into one of four possible supplementation groups. These groups will be double blinded and randomized into either placebo or creatine supplementation. Creatine monohydrate powder (Muscle Feast, Creapure®) will be used for the active supplement group. Dextrose powder (sugar) will be used for the placebo group.
• The supplement and placebo are flavorless and odorless powder.

• Of the other four groups, regardless of randomization, all 4 groups will be supplementing the same for the loading phase and throughout the study. Since this study is blinded, the research personnel will not know which supplement you are given and will therefore ensure everyone is following the same procedures.
• Loading here means to consume more than the daily amount of supplement. This visit will have participants consume 5g twice in one day and twice more at home. This is a normal practice and standard use of the supplement.
• If you are not in the control group, you will further be randomized into one of four possible supplementation groups. These groups will be double blinded and randomized into either placebo or creatine supplementation. Creatine monohydrate powder (Muscle Feast, Creapure®) will be used for the active supplement group. Dextrose powder (sugar) will be used for the placebo group.
• The supplement and placebo are flavorless and odorless powder.

Creatine supplementation for 8 weeks, 5g daily. A 5 day loading phase will be implemented with 20g daily for 5 days.

isokinetic dynanometer

BIS, BodPod

EMG

Flow Mediated Dilation

Mood Assessed via administration of the POMS Questionnaire. 58 words or phrases are presented in a Likert format questionnaire reflecting how the subject feels at the time of completing the questionnaire. Scores range from 0 (Not at all) to 4 (Extremely). Tension, depression, anger, vigor, fatigue, confusion and total mood disturbance (TMD) will be measured.