Cissus Quadrangularis Reduces Joint Pain in Exercise-Trained Men: A Pilot Study

An 8-week course of supplementation with CQ reduced joint pain in a sample of 29 young, otherwise healthy, exercise-trained men. Additional study is needed to extend these findings, including comparison with a placebo-controlled cohort, and possibly, examining effects of CQ use in women and older adult subjects.

https://physsportsmed.org/doi/10.3810/psm.2013.09.2021

Creatine Supplementation and Lower Limb Strength Performance: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analyses.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25946994

CONCLUSION:

Creatine supplementation is effective in lower limb strength performance for exercise with a duration of less than 3 min, independent of population characteristic, training protocols, and supplementary doses and duration.

Effects of short term creatine supplementation and resistance exercises on resting hormonal and cardiovascular responses

Conclusion

Results of the present study suggest that more than 5 days of creatine supplementation, associated with resistance exercises is sufficient for increasing testosterone concentrations and decrement in cortisol concentrations.

 

http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0765159715000039