Comment · Sat, August 28, 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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iwantmyownname · 1 points
do you know how much will fit in a 000 capsule?, i'm hoping at least 1gram
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
Depends on the particle size of the specific batch. The top end of a 000 capsule is about 1 gram, so if the batch is nice and dense, you could get 1,000mg in there.
If we did it, we would do tablets. It's just not that many people out there would take 3 large tablets of something.