Andrew Huberman· PhD
However, once you get into the category of supplements that can enhance fitness, Rhodiola rosea does seem to have some good research to support it in the context of lots of different forms of high-intensity exercise.
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However, once you get into the category of supplements that can enhance fitness, Rhodiola rosea does seem to have some good research to support it in the context of lots of different forms of high-intensity exercise.
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my experience has been that when I take Rhodiola rosea I definitely notice that I can exert myself harder without feeling like I'm bringing myself to the brink of fatigue either during the exertion or afterwards.
What you will generally see is if you look at markers like heart rate variability. What will often happen with rodeiola is the same dose of highintensity exercise when you use rodeiola will not drive HRV as much. That's why we say it's like an adaptogen. That's why it mitigates the stress response.
but it seems to make harder higher intensity exposure things not as damaging if that without compromising performance. Right. Okay. So it's not it's not compromising adaptations. Correct. In fact, the some data like have indicated that but most of the research suggests actual performance enhancements from it.