Research
Octane
Thiamine 100 mg
Reduces lactic acid:- https://ccforum.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/cc10495
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1813718
- https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00047949.htm
- http://jasn.asnjournals.org/content/12/suppl_1/S15.full
Thiamine reduces exercise fatigue and rise in blood sugar (indicating better carb usage):
Thiamine is important for reducing lactic acid levels:
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/026156149390060H
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0736467903003767
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0025619611638627
Thiamine supplementation decreases lactate, ammonia, and fatigue:
Thiamine helps with glucose utilization:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1883979
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16550223/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25770253
Niacinamide 500 mg
Niacin / Niacinamide is necessary for neural function:
Niacin decreases FFA use and increases GH:
Niacinamide decreases cortisol:
Biotin 300 mcg
Biotin supplementation decreases ammonia levels:
Biotin supplementation improve insulin sensitivity and glucose control:
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8820510
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17109595
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17506119
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3679599/
Sodium 100 mg / Potassium 100 mg
AstraGin (Ginseng) 50 mg
L-Theanine 100 mg
Theanine restores immune function after exercise:
Cysteine/Theanine reduces immunes system alterations from exercise (reduces increase in neutrophils and decrease in lymphocyte count; reduces drop in glutathione levels):
- https://jissn.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1550-2783-7-23
- https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/bbb/73/4/73_80663/_article
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/2193-1801-2-635
Theanine decreases and delays exercise fatigue through increased dopamine and decreases serotonin:
- http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-YYXX200504019.htm
- http://en.cnki.com.cn/Article_en/CJFDTOTAL-ZSFX201112085.htm
Improves mental regeneration after exercise:
Along with caffeine, theanine helps suppress body fat accumulation:
- http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/18/1/55.short
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2005.142/full
Theanine helps calm the excitatory effects of caffeine:
Theanine and caffeine combo increases cognition and brain function:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/147683008X301513
- http://jn.nutrition.org/content/138/8/1572S.short
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/147683010X12611460764840
Caffeine 150 mg
Along with caffeine, theanine helps suppress body fat accumulation:
- http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/18/1/55.short
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1038/oby.2005.142/full
Theanine and caffeine combo increases cognition and brain function:
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/147683008X301513
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1179/147683010X12611460764840
Caffeine improves exercise performance and neural function:
- http://www.karger.com/Article/Abstract/350223
- http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/723503
- http://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/ijsnem.14.6.626
- http://jap.physiology.org/content/81/4/1658.short
- http://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/ijsn.5.1.37
- http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2008/11000/Effects_of_Caffeine_and_Aspirin_on_Light.32.aspx
- http://journals.humankinetics.com/doi/abs/10.1123/ijspp.2.3.250
- http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/abstract/2006/08000/the_acute_effects_of_a_caffeine_containing.8.aspx
Caffeine improves exercise performance, but not through increased catecholamines:
- http://jap.physiology.org/content/78/3/867.short
- http://www.nrcresearchpress.com/doi/abs/10.1139/h94-010#.WVEjYRPysfE
- http://ajpendo.physiology.org/content/262/6/E891.short
Caffeine helps, probably by improving cellular ionic balance:
Caffeine reduces RPE:May increase testosterone
May increase fat loss:
- http://europepmc.org/abstract/med/7132651
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20421833
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22349085
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22496767
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16540848
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18799995
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22388491
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22569090
L-Tyrosine 600 mg
Improves performance and fatigue resistance to heat by increasing dopamine:
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00421-011-1921-4
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/10230711
- https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Elliot_Berry/publication/11616942_Tyrosine_improves_appetite_cognition_and_exercise_tolerance_in_activity_anorexia/links/5524fab00cf22e181e73b611.pdf
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/2736402
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7794222
L-Citrulline 6000 mg
Improves exercise performance and lowers fatigue, involves ammonia buffering:
- https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jnsv/57/3/57_3_246/_article
- http://jap.physiology.org/content/119/4/385
- http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.3109/19390211.2015.1008615
- https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00394-015-1124-6
- http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cbf.1000/full
- http://journals.lww.com/nsca-jscr/Abstract/2015/03000/Effects_of_Supplemental_Citrulline_Malate.29.aspx
- http://scholarworks.uark.edu/hhpruht/25/
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12145119
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20386132
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16679980
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20499249
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21067832
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17953788
Sleep
Magnesium 200 mg
Rutaercarpine 100 mg
Ashwagandha 300 mg
The name ”som- nifera” in Latin means "sleep-inducer"
Suppresses effects of sleep loss
Contains active components that induce sleep
Sleep benefitsStress
- http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0091305703001102
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23439798
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19789214
L-Theanine 300 mg
Lemon Balm Extract 400 mg
Lemon balm reduces restlessness; reduces stress/anxiety
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16487692
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15272110
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3230760/
Improved mood and cognitive performance
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12888775
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12062586
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22207903
- https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15546807
Glycine 2000 mg
Improves sleep
Improves daytime cognition when sleep deprived