Comment · Tue, August 24, 2021 · ND Owner
Supplements for Mountain Biking
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TheGermanGuy21 · 3 points
I started mountain biking a while ago (downhill, trails and normal tours) and I was wondering, if there are any supplements that could help with performance and recovery. I mainly want to bike faster and especially more often. Duration is around 1-3 hours per ride. So far I've looked at:
Creatine: No performance enhancement for endurance sports.
Beta Alanine: Supposedly performance enhancement for endurance sports, but gives you a tingling sensation on your skin. I don't mind this sensation during sports, but you have to take Beta Alanine multiple times every day to be most effective, not just before the training session and I can't stand the tingling when not doing sports.
Tongkat Ali: Gives me side effects (tiredness, loss of motivation, loss of libido, hot flashes, skin rashes).
Epicatechin: Supposedly helps with muscle gains, but I'm not sure if that applys to slow-twitch muscle fibers.
I have vitamins and minerals completely covered already.
I should also add that most energy providing or stimulating supplements give me insomnia, even if I take them first thing in the morning. So I can't use caffeine, cordyceps, ginseng, rhodiola, ALCAR, Sabroxy, EGCG, Alpha-GPC, berber…
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TheGermanGuy21 · 1 points
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb or u/Pretty-Chill I'd love to get your input on this too, if you have the time.
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
I actually mountain bike, so I get where you are coming from. Everyone is different, though. Some of the things you mention that you don't react well to, I do. However, this is what I would do.
* CoQSol-CF
* NMN
* ALCAR
* Tongkat ali
* Cistanche
* Creatine HCL
* EGCG
* Epicatechin
* Ginkgo biloba
* Hesperidin
* Quercetin
* Berberine
* Cordyceps 10:1
* Taurine
Now for you, I would start with the EGCG, epicatechin, hesperidin, quercetin, ALCAR, taurine, cordyceps, and berberine. Then I would add some sort of stimulant in. It can just be caffeine, or it can be stronger like ephedrine. If you go stronger, add in L-theanine to balance it out. The taurine will balance it out, too.