LIV Creatine's (by LIV Body) ability to increase strength is rated as 1.47 out of 3. This rating means there is little to no evidence that the product has the ability to deliver on this claim. Using LIV Creatine to increase strength will not lead to positive results. This rating is different from the product's overall rating and is based on what peer reviewed journal articles conclude on its ability to perform this one claim. This page contains an indepth analysis on how this claim-rating was calculated.

Note: The ratings on this page only deal with LIV Creatine's ability to increase strength. To view the product's overall rating, visit the product's main page: LIV Creatine.

Table of Contents

  1. Simple Report
  2. Detailed Report
  3. References

Simple Report

Detailed Report

The detailed report is an in-depth analysis on how LIV Creatine's rating for this particular claim was calculated.

Claim Effectiveness Ratings

Each supplement product is a blend of ingredients. The database uses peer reviewed journal articles to rate the ingredients. These ratings are also used to rate how well products perform overall as well as on individual claims.

The supplement ingredients listed in table below are identified as affecting LIV Creatine's ability to increase strength. The rating next to the ingredient describes the ingredient's ability to increase strength. These ratings are averaged together and provide the product's overall ability to deliver on the same claim.

Ingredients Increase Strength Rating
Vitamin C 1 out of 3
Beta Alanine 1.5 out of 3
Betaine 1.3 out of 3
Creatine Hydrochloride 2 out of 3
Buffered Creatine Monohydrate 2 out of 3
Niacin 1 out of 3
Product's Claim Effectiveness Rating 1.47 out of 3

Claim Research Ratings

The research rating describes how well an ingredient's ability to perform a certain claim (such as increase strength) has been researched. This rating is based on the amount of studies contained in the database on a particular ingredient and claim. Ingredient research ratings are averaged together to from the product's research rating for this specific cliam.

This rating is important because we need to know if there is enough research to make a valid conclusion on a product's worthiness. Ratings above 80 are ideal. Anything below 60 means there is not enoguh research to make a valid conclusion one way or another on a product's ability to deliver on this particular claim.

Ingredients Increase Strength Research Rating
Vitamin C
Beta Alanine
Betaine
Creatine Hydrochloride
Buffered Creatine Monohydrate
Niacin
Product's Claim Research Rating

References

Title
Vitamin C and E supplementation blunts increases in total lean body mass in elderly men after strength training
The effects of 10 weeks of resistance training combined with beta-alanine supplementation on whole body strength, force production, muscular endurance and body composition
Effects of β-alanine supplementation during a 5-week strength training program: a randomized, controlled study
Beta-Alanine Does Not Enhance the Effects of Resistance Training in Older Adults
Effects of β-Alanine on Body Composition and Performance Measures in Collegiate Women
The effects of chronic betaine supplementation on body composition and performance in collegiate females: a double-blind, randomized, placebo controlled trial
The effects of chronic betaine supplementation on exercise performance, skeletal muscle oxygen saturation and associated biochemical parameters in resistance trained men
Ergogenic effects of betaine supplementation on strength and power performance
Creatine but not betaine supplementation increases muscle phosphorylcreatine content and strength performance
Effects of betaine on body composition, performance, and homocysteine thiolactone
Effect of 15 days of betaine ingestion on concentric and eccentric force outputs during isokinetic exercise
Creatine HCl and Creatine Monohydrate Improve Strength but Only Creatine HCl Induced Changes on Body Composition in Recreational Weightlifters
The Effects of Creatine Monohydrate and Creatine Hydrochloride Supplementation on Power in Trained Individuals
A buffered form of creatine does not promote greater changes in muscle creatine content, body composition, or training adaptations than creatine monohydrate
Acute effects of a caffeine-containing supplement on bench press and leg extension strength and time to exhaustion during cycle ergometry