Neurovolt
My personal Nootropic for brain metabolism
Last year, I finally decided to dive into the world of supplements with my own custom formulation.
I have many friends who work in DTC products (such the founder of NOBs, and Yapper), and I was inspired watching their journeys.
This was in mid summer, before I discovered the massive hole in the supply chain for speciality chemicals and American Creatine and my obsession with industrialization and starting Athanor.
My thinking at the time was simple; I have a large following, theres many unique products I use, why not create my own supplement mine?
And off I went.
I elected to start with a nootropic. It was a combination of ingredients that I had used myself for a long time, for mental energy, memory, and focus.
To understand the formula, I have to describe my own journey: I started using preworkouts as a teenager. I remember Ripped Force, the Original Jack3D, and NO-Explode.
Id double the serving sizes, I’d take them at night. I was young and dumb and full of stimulants. On more than one occassion I gave myself a headache and heart palpitations.
I used and abused SO many products . I tried adderal. I tried modafinil. I chewed way too much nicotine gum. I couldnt begin to estimate the number of nootropic formulas Ive tried over the years.
At a certain point in my mid 20s, I did an objective assessment; have any of these things measurably led to MORE muscle growth and gotten me stronger?
NO, they had NOT.
I had tweaked myself out so many times with so many powders, and for what?
Sure, there was the ritualistic aspect to taking them, but I coulnt say there was a definable long term benefit.
The truth is that most nootropcis and preworkouts don’t fuel your brain.
More like they flog it into temporal performance. And then you crash out
Adderall, modafinil, nicotine, high-dose caffeine stacks, preworkouts…these compounds and formulas basically force neurotransmitter release, or they block reuptake.
You feel wired because dopamine and norepinephrine are flooding your synapses faster than your body can replenish them.
Two weeks in, its working great. Two months in, you cannot function without them.
Everyone arrives at needing to be stimulated just to feel baseline normal.
Because what they actually do is downregulate receptors, deplete catecholamine reserves, and demand higher doses for the same effect.
Everyone that uses this stuff eventually experiences a depletion effect.
You are making your brain work harder, but not BETTER.
I needed to recalibrate. Where does “performance” actually start?
The BRAIN
If you want to perform better, feed your brain. Improve your mental state. Maybe make yourself more resilient to actual stress versus stressing your neuroendocrine system out…
So I reframed the situation; what can I do to support my overall BRAIN function for better physical and mental performance?
I looked into brain metabolism. Real cognitive support would be improving brain metabolism itself: ATP production in neurons, mitochondrial efficiency, oxygen and glucose delivery, neurotransmitters, the stuff that actually powers thought, not just the feeling of being wired.
That lead to the ingredients that make NeuroVolt
The Ingredients
Rhodiola Rosea-often called “rhodiola” for short, is a plant in the genus Rhodiola that’s used as an herbal supplement with adaptogenic properties that help to provide general resistance to stress. Rhodiola is an adaptogen that only grows in very cold temperatures, and this unique property of stress tolerance is the effect it has on the body. Although its mechanisms of action are not completely understood, it is clear that rhodiola increases resilience to stress at both the cellular and systemic levels.
Alpha GPC-Alpha-glycerylphosphorylcholine (alpha-GPC or α-GPC) is a compound used by the body in the synthesis of neurotransmitters, specifically acetylcholine. It is taken as a supplement for cognitive enhancement/prevention of cognitive decline and for increased power output in athletic performance.
Tyrosine-L-Tyrosine is an amino acid that is used as a precursor for the synthesis of the catecholamines dopamine (DA) and norepinephrine (NE). DA and NE are depleted under stressful conditions, which can compromise cognitive function. L-Tyrosine supplementation may help alleviate acute stress-induced cognitive decline by restoring catecholamine levels in the brain.
Theanine-L-theanine, is a naturally occurring amino acid found in tea. Supplementation with L-theanine may help reduce stress and anxiety and might improve sleep quality and some aspects of cognitive function.
These four ingredients became staples in supplement regimen over the years.
I would take them in combo with each other, usually in the morning with coffee. Id take them before training. My cognitive energy was high, my workouts were great, and my mind lucid.
What I noticed is the absence of friction. My work goes faster. my focus holds longer. Im not inclined to caffeinate myself in the afternoon.
This is what cognition feels like when your brain has what it needs to function.
I had naively assumed that product development would take 12 weeks at most and I’d be selling it in Q3 of last year. Here we are now in 2026 and its finally ready.
FYI-My original plan was to use a 3PL service to ship. That fell through, and I ended up having 1000 bottles sent to my HOUSE. Now they are sitting next to my office and Im packaging them up myself.
Regardless, Im proud of the product. I know its a great formula. And im giving everyone a sweet deal I think on this initial production run.