#2568 - Ross Edgley

“I was going to bring this up earlier. One of the fighters got pulled from a card a few years back. I can't remember when, but it was because of exactly what you were talking about, like creatine levels in his blood. And I was like, what? I was confused at the time.”

“It fucking fluctuates a lot. That is exactly it. And certainly on my longer swims. Now, creatine, I actually didn't do that during the Yukon swim. So weirdly, there's just a part of me that does want to go back just to actually trial that because towards the end of the Yukon swim, I was in pieces. So I would love to see if I could actually, you know, supplement to go that much further.”

“time. Sleep deprivation tends to change, leads rather, to changes in brain metabolism that promote the cellular uptake of creatine. Beforehand, the test subjects have received a high single dose of creatine, an important metabolic product that is found in food and can also be produced by the body itself.”

“can also be produced by the body itself. Three hours after taking the creatine, a positive effect on the brain metabolism and cognitive performance of the test subjects could already be observed. The effect reached its peak after four hours and lasted up to nine hours.”

“In particular, the improvements in processing capacity and short-term memory were seen. The results suggested that a single but high dose of creatine enhances thinking capacity and causes changing changes rather than in the brain's energy reserves during sleep deprivation. I wonder what it does if you're not sleep deprived.”

“What are a lot of the athletes using now in the UFC supplement-wise? Creatine. Creatine is for sure one of them. But the issue with creatine is also it helps you put mass on. And a lot of these guys are trying to lose weight. So I don't know what they're doing in terms of like there's some guys that are extreme weight cutters.”

“Right. Don't take that much. Even once. It says it's bad. Oh, even once it's bad. It's risky because it can put a heavy strain. It says, for the time being, however, it's not advisable for people to take such a high dose of creatine at home as high doses of the substance put a heavy strain on the kidneys and can cause health risks.”

“That's good. Woo! That's the real deal. 18-year-old single malt scotch whiskey. That's smoky. Delicious. I had a, this is a true story. I had a deal set up for a whiskey deal.”

“And I was like, well, a lot of money. I guess I could do it. All right, let's do it. And so they said that they could help me like design the whiskey. I'm like, oh, that'd be really cool. So at first, I wanted to do it with Buffalo Trace, but Buffalo Trace was like, look, we love you. But the reality is our whiskey takes like eight years in a barrel period.”

“Like, oh, that makes sense. That's why it's so good. Okay, that makes sense. So I tried this whiskey and I was like, oh, it's pretty good. It's pretty good. I tried it, gave it to my friends. Like, it's pretty good. And then I fucked up and I had some 18-year-old scotch and it was so good.”

“I remember one of the writers, when I was on news radio, he exposed me to this stuff. He said, do you like whiskey? I'm like, it's okay. It's kind of nasty. You just do it to get a buzz, right? He's like, no, no, no. You got to like, he was like very specific. You have like a large cube of ice. And he's like, come on, let me buy you.”

“oh, okay. It was 200 pounds. It's a different thing. It's a different thing. If you drink a 20-year-old whiskey, it's a very different thing. So it cost me who knows how much money because I got to get out of the deal. And they're like, what? And I was like, no, like, I can't lie.”

“Oh, for sure. They don't fuck around. For sure. You get some really old Scotch, man. Really old Scotch whiskey has a very distinct taste. And they're willing to wait fucking 18 years to get that taste. That's crazy. That just reminds me of Scotland.”

“and all that other jazz but i'm sure he's on all that stuff too right i mean if he's not i'd be stunned like why wouldn't you be that's crazy you know why wouldn't you be on bpc 157 and tb500 and he's and if you're allowed to be you should definitely be on testosterone and definitely be on some sort of uh human growth hormone”

“prohibited. But what about BPC 157? Specifically that one. BPC 157 was weird because it was allowed by WADA and then it was banned. It should be allowed. All it does is regenerate tissue, or rather help heal tissue. It's banned. Banned in NBA.”

“And what that treatment was was not really publicly talked about. But people were saying, you know, get them on stem cells, get them on BPC 157. Right. Get him back so he can play. I don't know if they are doing it. They have to take time off so they can hide from the future. Right. Sort of like Connor did when he broke his leg.”

“banged up. You're getting banged up. And BPC-157 would help those people. But they're also doing, there's a lot of stuff these guys are doing now. A lot of guys are invested in hyperbaric chambers. They're doing a lot of hyperbaric therapy, which really does accelerate healing from injuries and just general just general overall recovery from just life itself.”

“You're just kind of dialed in and focused. That and alpha GPC. If I take that combination, I am just dialed in and just swimming. Every single stroke, I'm just there, like going, good, high elbow, good.”

“Are you like constantly filling up in that stuff? Are you like replenishing your stock as you're swimming? Yeah, alpha GPC, you, I know Huberman talks about you have to cycle that, so that I will. But certainly with caffeine, Cognizin, I'll be having that pretty much on most swims. Alpha GPC, you have to cycle in terms of like how often can you take it?”

“Do you ever take acetylcholine by itself? No, so that's the neuroscope. Or alpha GPC. Do you ever take that? Yeah, alpha GPC. Yeah, there you go. So it's a patented branded form of acetycholine, a natural brain nutrient and nootropic ingredient used in dietary supplements, energy drinks, and functional beverages.”

“then maybe like Cognizin for acetylcholine as well. So I'm what is Cognizin? It basically is a supplement, a nootropic that will positively interact with acetylcholine, which is a neurotransmitter that is less jacked up. You're just kind of dialed in and focused.”

“Yeah, alpha GPC, you, I know Huberman talks about you have to cycle that, so that I will. But certainly with caffeine, Cognizin, I'll be having that pretty much on most swims. Alpha GPC, you have to cycle in terms of like how often can you take it? Huberman talks about every two days and then three days off, I think, that sort of thing.”

“Yeah, you can build up a very quick tolerance to it. Interesting. Two days and then three days off. But this other stuff, Cognizin, you said, so what is in that? So that's the ingredient. That's the nootropic. I hope I'm getting this right. So it is an actual, it's not a combination. No, no, no, no, no. And that affects acetylcholine, which is amazing just for there just focus.”

“The exalt, I think it's called the Exalt XP hypoxia trainer. It is so hard to work out at altitude. But if you can do it, I did it in preparation for this hunt that I did in Utah. And so I did it for two months. And I was very rigorous about it.”

“God, that should be a daily for you. What do you think? And even doing my cardio in there as well. Well, yeah, you can. I mean, that's one of the aspects of the exalt chamber. So they do two different types of training in it. One type of training is high altitude. The other type is high heat. So I'll do sessions in there at 100 degrees.”

“And that's why you see so many 100-meter, you know, champions and sprinters. They're always younger. But now I think all of those things that you're talking about now, heat adaptation, hyperbaric chambers, everything like that, hypoxic chambers, sorry, everything like that is just trying to create, I think now a new generation of older athletes and”

“But they're also doing, there's a lot of stuff these guys are doing now. A lot of guys are invested in hyperbaric chambers. They're doing a lot of hyperbaric therapy, which really does accelerate healing from injuries and just general just general overall recovery from just life itself.”

“Aggregation of marginal gains. Now I'm just at a point where I'm like, right, where can I just get like 1% here there? Are you using sauna regularly? Not as often as I should be. God, that should be a daily for you. What do you think? And even doing my cardio in there as well. Well, yeah, you can. I mean, that's one of the aspects of the exalt chamber.”

“Like one of the things that I do, I'll do bag work. I do heavy bag rounds. And then after the rounds, I jump right into the sauna. So I go from being exhausted, I give myself just so I'm not dying so I could breathe normal. Like at the end of the rounds, I'm usually like really breathing heavy.”

“I said, well, what do you mean? He goes, there was one particular exercise that we did. Basically, you're on the assault bike, heart rate over 180, and they're checking heart rate monitor. So you are redlining, coughing up along, breathing. They get you off the assault bike, they take you into a room. There's a guy there who's like six foot six, just huge.”

“It's like the universe letting you know you did it. You completed your journey. Fucking bananas, man. This is exactly it. But I love what you said there as well. I mean, certainly on the swim, it was so interesting. Sometimes I try to swim with gratitude as much as I can.”

“do a marathon a day. Those guys in Mexico from the Born to Run book? Exactly. Yeah. Taramara or whatever. Yeah, they run either barefoot or with small homemade shoes they make from rubber tires and shit.”

“And so they said that they could help me like design the whiskey. I'm like, oh, that'd be really cool. So at first, I wanted to do it with Buffalo Trace, but Buffalo Trace was like, look, we love you. But the reality is our whiskey takes like eight years in a barrel period. Like this, that's the only way they do it.”

“So it's a patented, branded form of... Citicoline. Citicoline, a natural brain nutrient and nootropic ingredient used in dietary supplements, energy drinks, and functional beverages. I like that term. Functional beverages. Isn't every beverage functional?”

“I agree. You get obsessed at things. I could play pool for 10 hours in a row, and I don't eat. I just drink coffee and play pool, and I don't have any problem with that. And everybody else wants to quit. I want to keep going forever. That's ADHD. And I see it in other people that are great at things, Gordon Ryan, for sure, he's got it.”

“Like at the end of the rounds, I'm usually like really breathing heavy. I drink some electrolytes. I always bring a big 64-ounce jug of water with ice and electrolytes in it. And then I go in 196 degrees and I sit in there for 20, 25 minutes.”

“if you're allowed to be you should definitely be on testosterone and definitely be on some sort of uh human growth hormone either something that pumps it up like sermorelin which like naturally makes your body produce more testosterone or more uh human growth”

“And then I go in 196 degrees and I sit in there for 20, 25 minutes. And I wear one of those straps, one of those heart rate monitors, and my shit will be at like 147, 148 the entire time I'm sitting there. Because I never, it never got to go down.”

“Like one of the things that I do, I'll do bag work. I do heavy bag rounds. And then after the rounds, I jump right into the sauna. So I go from being exhausted. I give myself just so I'm not dying so I could breathe normal.”

“I want to play ball. I want to run around with my friends. I want to do fun things. This sucks. And they'll tell you you need to get on Ritalin. You know, they'll say, Billy can't concentrate. Billy doesn't know how to count. I completely... Because I think to that point, exactly. Friends of mine have said, like, Ross, you have definitely traits of ADHD.”

“either something that pumps it up like sermorelin which like naturally makes your body produce more testosterone or more uh human growth hormone something that allows his body to regenerate tissue and heal quicker he has to be on something i mean i would”

“and all that other jazz but i'm sure he's on all that stuff too right i mean if he's not i'd be stunned like why wouldn't you be that's crazy you know why wouldn't you be on bpc 157 and tb500 and he's and if you're allowed to be you should definitely be on testosterone and definitely be on some sort of uh human growth hormone”