Comment · Wed, September 1, 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
could you possibly get a 000 cap and test it on a random batch for me?, if you have any triple 0 caps in stock
u/MisterYouAreSoDumb · ND Owner
I don't think we have any 000 capsules, but I can check with the team to see. 000 is a very uncommon size, and almost no places have tooling for them. They also cost almost double a 00.