Sarcopenia

A study published in August 2026 put creatine in front of a question the supplement industry has never been able to answer honestly: does it do anything for a person who is not training at all? The short answer is yes, a little, and the size of the “little” is the entire story. Adults aged 45 to 65 who took 10 grams of creatine monohydrate daily for twelve weeks gained roughly 2.4 pounds of lean tissue without following any exercise programme. They also got stronger on leg press and bench press. That was against placebo, so it is not a “they felt better” result. ...

You’ve been told muscle is about how you look: bigger arms, a wider chest, something to show for the gym. That framing has it exactly backwards. Skeletal muscle is the largest metabolic organ most men never think about. It’s where your body disposes of glucose after a meal. It’s a gland that secretes signals affecting your brain, your immune system, and how fast you age. Lose it, and the diseases of midlife — type 2 diabetes, frailty, dependence — arrive years early. ...