what is taurine?

[Snap87]

Hi. I hear people take taurine. Just wondering what it is. Does it help in muscle/strength building, or is it like a vitamin?

THANKS!

 

[eko]

its an amino acid from what i've read. dunno what it does.

i always resort to wikipedia for this stuff
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine

 

[KarmaSutra]

Talk about being fvckin' lazy. Here, you get a pass this one time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine

 

[Warboss Alex]

Nothing wrong with learning, but I believe you need go over the basics of nutrition before you delve into supplementation

 

[kalash74]

Whatever it is, I am very fond of the energy drinks that contain it.

 

[AvaloN]

Basically it's like caffeine. But has a STRONGER effect. taurus = bull, so that's where redbull's brand name comes from.

See?

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AvaloN

 

[Warboss Alex]

Basically it's like caffeine. But has a STRONGER effect. taurus = bull, so that's where redbull's brand name comes from.

See?

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AvaloN

No.

 

[dj ben2]

Talk about being fvckin' lazy. Here, you get a pass this one time.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taurine

if you think its lazy to ask a genuine question keep your thoughts to yourself and dont respond

 

[AvaloN]

No.

At least that was what I knew about it: 5X stronger than caffeine.
Well any wikipedia article can describe it much better than I could ever do.

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AvaloN

 

[shaunuk]

Taurine is an amino acid (tho technically it's not, IIRC, for chemistry reasons), and its purpose in training is similar to that of creatine - volumize muscle cells by causing more water to be drawn into them, thus making them stronger. Its mechanism is also very similar to creatine's, and they both make good supplements, especially when stacked together. The volumizing effect which makes you a bit stronger (thus enabling you to lift more weight) also gives you a good pump

i.e. 6g creatine ethyl ester per day, 15g taurine per day.
3g creatine pre-workout, 3g creatine post-workout. 5g taurine pre-workout, 5g taurine post-workout, 5g taurine any other time (before bed is good, as taurine helps relax you )

On non-workout days, just space the doses out sensibly

BTW, taurine and creatine are pretty cheap online. If you're in the UK, try myprotein.co.uk, that's where I get mine from, it's really cheap

-shaun

 

[mrRuckus]

if you think its lazy to ask a genuine question keep your thoughts to yourself and dont respond

When you're doing something dumb in a community, it is community members' responsibility to let you know you've done wrong so you can correct your behavior for the betterment of the rest of the community.

 

[spesmilitis]

taurine is hella cheap.

I would say creatine post workout:

http://www.sherdog.net/forums/showthread.php?t=506152