Energy & Adaptogens
Cordyceps
Brand TBD
Used for supporting oxygen utilization and endurance. The mushroom that pairs with breath work.
Straight talk
Stack it with the Qigong practice, not with a pre-workout.
Where it fits
Part of these stacks
Physical Excellence
For the man already doing the work: lifting heavy, standing in practice, and asking his body for more than it is used to giving.
For the Qigong immersionStanding Practice
Calm attention without stimulation. What I reach for on immersion mornings and long sessions on the table.
Same shelf
Also in Qi
Reishi
Brand TBD
- Form
- Dual extracted fruiting body
- Dose
- 1 g in the evening
The calming mushroom, traditionally used for the spirit and studied for immune support and sleep quality.
Evening counterpart to cordyceps. Bitter. Drink it as a tea and get over it.
Panax Ginseng
Brand TBD
- Form
- Standardized to ginsenosides
- Dose
- 200–400 mg, morning, cycled
Four thousand years of continuous use for vitality and stamina, with modern data on fatigue and cognition.
Cycle it. Eight weeks on, two weeks off.
CoQ10 + PQQ
Brand TBD
- Form
- Ubiquinol 100 mg plus PQQ 20 mg
- Dose
- With a fat-containing meal
Mitochondrial support for cellular energy production and heart health. Matters more every year past thirty-five.
Ubiquinol, not ubiquinone, if you're over forty.