1.   Epley said the Cornhuskers recently made a change in the way they did sets and repetitions that produced more strength gains than creatine did.

2.   He bases that on off-season strength gains by inside linebackers Tyson King and Kyle Richardson, as well as the return from knee surgery of outside linebacker Jason Reeves.

3.   They made, and kept, their amazing strength gains without any training.

4.   All of the men were new to weight training and made rapid strength gains during the study.

5.   Training with steroids produces greater strength gains, but the male hormone supplements are illegal for use as a training aid, not to mention potentially dangerous.