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Creatine Pyruvate vs Citrate: One Form Kept Force Up Longer

BY DR. GYMBRO · Oct 22, 2026

Two fancy creatine forms beat placebo in a 28-day trial, but one kept muscle force elevated through all ten all-out intervals while the other faded. Creatine pyruvate raised force in every interval (p < 0.001), whereas creatine citrate's benefit disappeared by the sixth interval. Only pyruvate also improved relaxation velocity and resting oxygen consumption. Before you ditch your tub, there's a major catch: the study had no creatine monohydrate group. Here's what the numbers show, what they can't, and how to choose.