Biohacking on Habr no longer exists, but still, I’m going to try eating everything shown in the video below over the course of spring and summer with the goal of losing weight and running 20 kilometers. This is not an advertisement. I’m not selling anything. I decided to conduct this experiment on myself and write about it in this post, inspired by this article on Habr : "A 16-month experiment with theanine". In that article, the person was testing just one substance, but I decided to try everything! (As in the joke about Chuck Norris).
List of active substances for the experiment, without brand names:
Omega-3
Ecdysterone
Turkesterone
L-carnitine Inositol (inosine, riboxin)
EAA - extended BCAA
CLA
Iron Fadogia (natural testobooster)
Ashwagandha
Yohimbine
All vitamins and minerals, potassium, magnesium
HMB
Ginseng
Eleutherococcus
Ginkgo biloba
Tribulus
Cordyceps
NAC
Curcumin
Coenzyme Q10
Nitric oxide donors
Forskolin
Maca
Mildronate.
We’ll be tracking VO2max (currently 38) and average heart rate during a 5–10 km run.
In the past two fitness seasons (2023, 2024), I managed to work my way up from zero to running 10 kilometers. However, those 10-kilometer runs were extremely difficult, required very long recovery times, and were painfully slow. My weight also plateaued at 82 kg (down from 88 kg).
It became clear to me that my genetic and age-related fitness potential had been completely exhausted. To make further progress, I need a "magic push." We’ll see in 2025 if supplements can help with that. Starting weight: 85 kg 500 grams. During the winter, I didn’t run, but I did go to the gym twice a week. From my observations, genetics and age play a huge role.
A friend of mine, starting with the same initial stats and training regimen, dropped his weight to 72 kg and completed a marathon in 4 hours and 5 minutes. We started training together and followed the same plan, but after just six months, he "disappeared over the horizon."
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