@article {Schumaker:2012-08-01T00:00:00:0730-3084:1, author =
"Schumaker, Shauna and Eyers, Christina and Cappaert, Thomas",
title = "Creatine and the Male Adolescent Athlete", journal =
"Journal of Physical Education, Recreation & Dance", volume =
"83", number = "6", year = "2012-08-01T00:00:00", abstract = "As
the level of competition in youth sports increases, so does
athletes' vulnerability to experimenting with performance-
enhancing aids (PEAs) at alarmingly young ages. One of the more
commonly used PEAs is a supplement called creatine, which has
the ability to generate muscular energy, allowing athletes to
train at higher intensities for longer periods of time. In order
to determine the prevalence of creatine use among the male
adolescent population, a retrospective survey was developed and
distributed to all available male student-athletes in a Midwest
National Collegiate Athletic Association Division II conference.
This article describes the results of that survey, and offers
suggestions to coaches, s