Applied Neuroscience Strategist, K-Selected Biohacker, Tantric husband, Promethean peaceful parent, Adventuring philosopher, Raconteur, and Author. He spent +14 years researching the intersection of human performance enhancement and advanced personal growth in his obsessive quest to find real-life "NZT-48."
This adaptogenic mushroom has a very cool name, doesn't it?
As a Nootropic, its effect is pretty subtle, I didn't note much of an uptick in cognition, but it does make you more energetic. I used it before the gym several times, resulting in some kickass workouts, but my go-to pre-workout supplements will remain HMB and Creatine. Over the past few weekends, my project has been cleaning out a very messy old attic of a bunch of dusty junk and furniture so I can transform it into my doomsday prepping storehouse. Cordyceps gave me a bit of extra physical energy to spend hours carrying stuff down five flights of stairs to the dumpster.