Muscle & Recovery
Strength, endurance, and post-workout recovery
5 supplements with evidence · ordered by relevance
Creatine
Amino Acid DerivativeOne of the most researched supplements. Supports ATP regeneration, muscle strength, and cognitive function.
Magnesium
MineralAn essential mineral involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions. Widely studied for sleep, anxiety, and metabolic health.
Fish Oil / Omega-3
Essential Fatty AcidRich in EPA and DHA omega-3 fatty acids. Studied for cardiovascular, brain, and anti-inflammatory benefits.
Taurine
Amino AcidTaurine is a sulfur-containing compound abundant in muscle, heart, retina, and brain. Unlike most amino acids, it is not incorporated into proteins but plays broad roles in osmoregulation, membrane stabilization, calcium homeostasis, bile acid conjugation, and antioxidant defense. Research interest has historically focused on cardiovascular health and exercise performance. A landmark 2023 paper in Science (Singh et al.) elevated interest in taurine's potential role in aging biology, finding that taurine declines with age and that supplementation extended lifespan in mice — an exciting finding that awaits human interventional replication.
Glycine
Amino AcidGlycine is a conditionally essential amino acid with roles spanning multiple physiological systems: it acts as an inhibitory neurotransmitter in the spinal cord and brainstem, serves as a precursor for glutathione (the body's master antioxidant), is the most abundant amino acid in collagen, and is required for creatine synthesis. Research interest has focused primarily on sleep quality (via a unique core body temperature-lowering mechanism), glutathione support (in combination with NAC), and the hypothesis that modern diets — low in collagen-rich animal parts — may undersupply glycine relative to metabolic demand.