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I don't need that to perform better. I would do it the natural way: maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This means proper sleep, daily exercise and a balanced and

I don't need that to perform better. I would do it the natural way: maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This means proper sleep, daily exercise and a balanced and varied food.

adamnemecek 13y ago
It's not like 'performing better' is binary. I'm sure that you would perform even better if you took nootropics.
- Killah911 13y ago
  Not necessarily. Good chunk of the "enhancers" might not bode well with strenuous exercise. I don't know of anyone who's mentioned an amplification in their abilities by mixing both diet+exercise with neuro enhancers.
  - adamnemecek 13y ago
    Well that settles it. Killah911 doesn't know anyone who would do both, ergo there isn't anyone.
    - Killah911 13y ago
      If you do, please share. It's not the kind of discussion that comes about as a normal part of my conversation with most people. Hoping to hear some interesting viewpoints on HN, especially if they happen to be from people who were able to amplify or have an additive effect by doing both. I've experienced negative ones so far with Beta Blockers and stimulants + exercise. Haven't been bold enough to try other combos, I'm good with excercise for now
      - adamnemecek 13y ago
        I don't. But that still does not really give any indication about the effects of the combination.
    - MichaelGG 13y ago
      Anecdote: I know someone that was using Ritalin in conjunction with heavy workouts. They loved it and reported far better performance. But I convinced them they really needed to consider the possible health issues of straining your body while on stimulants.
      - girvo 13y ago
        A friend of mine had a heart attack from lifting weights while abusing methamphetamine (intravenous, and a lot of it).
dave809 13y ago
Why not do all that and also take smart drugs?
Killah911 13y ago
The effects of exercise is HUGE! Right foods, in the longer term do have significant effect, but there's nothing quite like getting your heartrate up for a while to work wonders for your brain
MichaelGG 13y ago
That's like people that say "I don't need alcohol/drugs/sex/whatever to have a good time. Why can't we listen to music and play Parcheesi?" Why not both?
majkinetor 13y ago
Everybody, lets LOL on that.

I don't need that to perform better. I would do it the natural way: maintaining a healthy lifestyle. This means proper sleep, daily exercise and a balanced and varied food.

adamnemecek 13y ago

It's not like 'performing better' is binary. I'm sure that you would perform even better if you took nootropics.

Killah911 13y ago
Not necessarily. Good chunk of the "enhancers" might not bode well with strenuous exercise. I don't know of anyone who's mentioned an amplification in their abilities by mixing both diet+exercise with neuro enhancers.
- adamnemecek 13y ago
  Well that settles it. Killah911 doesn't know anyone who would do both, ergo there isn't anyone.
  - Killah911 13y ago
    If you do, please share. It's not the kind of discussion that comes about as a normal part of my conversation with most people. Hoping to hear some interesting viewpoints on HN, especially if they happen to be from people who were able to amplify or have an additive effect by doing both. I've experienced negative ones so far with Beta Blockers and stimulants + exercise. Haven't been bold enough to try other combos, I'm good with excercise for now
    - adamnemecek 13y ago
      I don't. But that still does not really give any indication about the effects of the combination.
  - MichaelGG 13y ago
    Anecdote: I know someone that was using Ritalin in conjunction with heavy workouts. They loved it and reported far better performance. But I convinced them they really needed to consider the possible health issues of straining your body while on stimulants.
    - girvo 13y ago
      A friend of mine had a heart attack from lifting weights while abusing methamphetamine (intravenous, and a lot of it).

dave809 13y ago

Why not do all that and also take smart drugs?

Killah911 13y ago

The effects of exercise is HUGE! Right foods, in the longer term do have significant effect, but there's nothing quite like getting your heartrate up for a while to work wonders for your brain

MichaelGG 13y ago

That's like people that say "I don't need alcohol/drugs/sex/whatever to have a good time. Why can't we listen to music and play Parcheesi?" Why not both?

majkinetor 13y ago

Everybody, lets LOL on that.