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 3 — three rounds instead of two, and a small pump test tonight
Stack unchanged. Boxing went one round longer than usual, and I can't tell yet if that's fitness or the pills.
What I took.
Same as yesterday — no changes. **Creatine 5 g** and one **multivitamin** with a meal. Day 3 of holding the variables steady on purpose.
What actually happened at the gym.
I normally do **two rounds** of boxing. Tonight I did **three** and finished them. Not "barely survived" three — actually finished. The third round wasn't pretty, but my legs were still under me and my hands were still up at the end.
Fitness, or the pills? I genuinely don't know.
This is exactly the kind of moment where it would be easy to credit the supplements, so I want to be careful. A few honest options:
- I've been training consistently for a while now, and an extra round is the kind of jump that just shows up one day.
- Creatine famously helps with short, repeated bursts — which is basically what a boxing round is.
- The multivitamin is, realistically, doing very little on day 3.
- Or it's some mix of all of that plus the fact that I slept okay last night.
I can't separate those right now. I'm logging the result, not the explanation.
Body feels better than I expected.
Overall condition is **positive** today. Less of the dragging fatigue I usually carry around the afternoon. Soreness is there but manageable. No stomach issues from the multi.
New variable starting tonight — a small lift block.
Starting today I'm adding a short **anaerobic strength block** right after boxing — nothing crazy, just a few sets of basic lifts to get an actual pump. The reason is simple: pump intensity is one of the few things I can actually *feel* and roughly compare day to day. If creatine is doing real work, the pump and the between-set recovery should be the first place it shows up.
So the next few entries are going to be about that. Same two pills, plus this small lift add-on, and I'll just write down how the pump felt and how fast I recovered between sets.
Holding the line.
Still **creatine + multivitamin only**. No new supplements until I've got a few days of pump data to compare against. One change at a time — that's still the whole point.
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 →
