Taurine and Improved Peak Power Output

• Post-activation performance enhancement (PAPE) and taurine combination improves anaerobic performance in highly trained wrestlers: a double-blind, randomized, crossover study.

  • 2026-05-11
  • RCT
  • Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition 23(1)
  • • Süleyman Bi̇lgi̇n
    • Yusuf Buzdağli
    • Murat Ozan
    • Umut Yilmaz
    • Çağrı Çi̇ydem
    • Cemre Didem Eyi̇pinar
    • Muhammet Raşit İnaç
    • Ufuk Han Bağaçli
    • Halil Uçar
    • Erdinç Şiktar
    • Mücahit Dursun

  • PubMed: 42112616
  • DOI: 10.1080/15502783.2026.2673071

  4 Insights on

  • Improved Peak Power Output

  • High evidence
  • Athletes

  The PAPE*TAU condition resulted in significantly higher peak power output (16.76% increase; p=0.048)

  Effect

  Beneficial

  Effect size

  Moderate

  Significant

  Yes