I'm not a doctor or a dietitian. I'm a 35-year-old desk worker who took zero supplements his whole life, then started boxing and got humbled. Now I'm trying things one at a time, on myself, and writing down what actually happens. This is my log, not advice.
experimentCreatineMultivitamin
Day 12 — adding blueberries, and the daily boxing + 5K grind
Creatine is clearly doing something. Boxing plus a 5K almost every day is wrecking my mornings, so I'm adding blueberries for the inflammation.
Where I'm at.
Day 12. **Creatine is clearly doing something.** I can't isolate it perfectly from boxing and the running, but the pump is still there, the strength is holding, and recovery between sessions feels better than it did a month ago. I'm calling it a win and keeping the 5 g daily steady.
What's been hard.
The training load has crept up. Right now I'm doing **boxing and a 5K almost every single day**. That's a lot for someone who took zero supplements for 35 years and only started training seriously this year.
The cost shows up in the mornings. I wake up feeling physically taxed — legs heavy, shoulders stiff, general "the tank is low" feeling before the day even starts. Not injured, not overtrained in the clinical sense, just under-recovered.
Adding blueberries.
So I'm making one small change to the diet: **blueberries**, daily. I've read they help **lower inflammation** — polyphenols, anthocyanins, the usual story. I'm not pretending this is going to be a game-changer, but it's a low-risk addition and it fits how I want to handle this stuff: **food first, supplements second**.
I'm not adding a new pill. Just a handful of blueberries with whatever meal makes sense.
The rest of the diet — unchanged.
Still the same shape it's been:
- Wheat / flour minimized. I keep it out as much as I can. When I do eat pasta or a sandwich it's deliberate, not default.
- White rice as the base carb.
- Chicken breast and steak as the main protein.
- Eggs as the afternoon snack.
It's simple, it's repeatable, and it's working with the training instead of against it.
What I'm watching this week.
- Do the **morning heaviness** and joint stiffness ease up with blueberries in the rotation?
- Can I keep up **daily boxing + daily 5K** without something breaking — sleep, mood, or a tendon?
- Is the **creatine pump** still as obvious in two weeks as it is now?
Overall condition.
**Tired but trending up.** The mornings are the weak point. Everything else — sessions, pace, lifts, mood — is moving the right way.
Currently in my stack
What I'm actually taking
These are the two products in my live Journal experiment. Product information is quoted from each product's iHerb page.
Nutricost
Nutricost Performance Creatine Monohydrate
Form Powder
Serving 1 Scoop (5 g)
Servings 60
Supplement facts
Ingredient
Amount
%DV
Creatine monohydrate (micronized)
5 g
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Other ingredients: None.
Suggested use. Loading: Days 1–5, mix 1 scoop in 6–10 oz water and take 4 times daily; Maintenance: from Day 6 onward, take 1 scoop once daily.
Warnings. For healthy adults 18 years or older. Consult a healthcare professional before use if pregnant or nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition. Keep out of reach of children. Do not use if safety seal is broken or missing.
Other ingredients: Hypromellose (cellulose capsule), microcrystalline cellulose, stearic acid (vegetable source) and silicon dioxide. Vitamin E from non-GMO soy. Not manufactured with wheat, gluten, milk, egg, fish or shellfish ingredients.
Suggested use. Take 1 capsule daily with a meal.
Warnings. For adults only. Consult physician if pregnant/nursing, taking medication, or have a medical condition. Keep out of reach of children. This product contains Biotin which may interfere with some blood test results.
Personal experience, not medical advice. I'm not a clinician — this is what I do, not what you should do. Talk to a professional before changing your own stack.Read the full disclaimer →
