Cordyceps Mushrooms for Cycling VO2Max Intervals and Hard Race Efforts

If you aren't down with micronutrients, this video is NOT for you. Just a fair warning. In holding true to the motto of sharing experiences, I wanted to let you know about these shrooms that I've been using for quite some time now. Here's what I'm taking and why: Cordyceps - Performance Originally used by Tibetan herdsman high up in mountains to optimize oxygen uptake and endurance increase time to exhaustion, peak power, ventilatory threshold Increase oxygen utilization and blood flow which in turn improved lactate clearance Mobilizing free fatty acids to preserve glycogen storage Reishi - Sleep and Recovery We all know how important sleep is to recover Reduce stress and makes you more calm Not for more REM sleep, but to control sleep latency...you fall asleep faster because it helps suppress your motor activity to help you fall into REM sleep more naturally Sleep cycles; helps your circadian rhythm and keeps you on schedule Immune function improvement from beta-glucans and polysaccharides Cut an hour of sleep loss, over 7-8 days you get an extra day of sleep!! Lion’s Mane: Cognition Feel sharper after hard training blocks Mental cognition Fight against depression and anxiety (Monday’s after 500 TSS weekend) My stack: Morning 4 cordyceps 2 Lion’s Mane 2 Four Defenders Evening: 4 cordyceps 2 Reishi 1 Four Defenders https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5236007/ Katie R. Hirsch, et. al. Cordyceps militaris Improves Tolerance to High-Intensity Exercise After Acute and Chronic Supplementation. University of North Carolina. Journal of Dietary Supplements. ( 2016) https://youtu.be/4XBILR_Ehro