Taurine enhances endurance and sprint performance in the heat 🌡️
More evidence of the benefits of taurine in hot environments.
Effects of different doses of taurine supplementation on repeated-sprint performance after exhaustive exercise in a high temperature and humidity environment
Study Details
This new study recruited 16 college students to complete four experimental conditions…
1️⃣ High dose taurine (6g)
2️⃣ Medium dose taurine (4g)
3️⃣ Low dose taurine (2g)
4️⃣ Placebo
Supplements were ingested 50-mins prior to a time-to-exhaustion test and 6 repeated sprints in high temperature and humidity conditions (40°C and 80% RH) 💊
Key Findings
During repeat sprints, taurine attenuated the decline in power output compared to placebo 💥
🙋♂️ High doses showed greatest effects for males
🙋♀️ Low doses showed greatest effects for females
Taurine also increased exercise tolerance in a dose- and sex-dependent manner as time to exhaustion was significantly greater…
🙋♂️ With high-doses in males vs placebo
🙋♀️ With moderate doses in females vs placebo
Conclusion
Acute taurine supplementation prolongs time to exhaustion and enhances repeated sprint performance in hot and humid environments 🌡️✅
Males may benefit from higher doses compared to females 💊
Reference
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42245559/
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