SERIOUS AMATEUR · HYROX
CORENTIN.
I read the studies, then I run the test.
I'm not a coach. I'm not selling supplements. I'm a serious amateur HYROX athlete who got tired of marketing copy dressed up as science.
Recovery Stack exists for one reason: to separate what actually works from what looks good in an Instagram caption. Every protocol on the site cleared two gates before it shipped: peer-reviewed science AND 3–4 weeks of personal testing with tracked Garmin data. If both gates agree, you get a verdict. If they disagree, I publish that too. The point isn't to be right; the point is to be honest about the data.
One study is a signal worth tracking. Not a conclusion. Three weeks of my own data is a sample, not a truth. Both have to agree before I'll say it works.
METHODOLOGY · OPENING LINE
Before any verdict ships, both gates must clear. No exceptions.
01 · SCIENCE GATE
WHAT THE literature SAYS.
- ≥2–3 peer-reviewed studies pointing in the same direction. One study is a signal worth tracking, not a conclusion.
- Effect size statistically significant AND practically meaningful for athletes training at high intensity, not just a lab on sedentary subjects.
- Funding examined. If primary research is funded by the brand whose product is being tested, it's flagged explicitly in the references.
- Conflicting studies aren't hidden. They're cited and weighted.
02 · PERSONAL GATE
WHAT MY body RECORDS.
- ≥3–4 weeks of personal testing across at least one full training microcycle. Random usage doesn't count.
- Garmin tracked before, during, after: HRV Status, Body Battery, Sleep Score at minimum. Often more.
- Same dose, same timing, same execution every session. If conditions drift, the test restarts.
- Personal results published as-is, including the protocols where my body didn't respond.
The vocabulary I refuse to use.
If a protocol can only be sold using those words, it probably doesn't pass the science gate.
The honest part.
01 · LIMITATION
n=1.
Every personal data point is my body, on my training load, in my conditions. Your mileage will vary. The science gate is the generalizable part.
02 · LIMITATION
Not medical advice.
I'm not a doctor. I'm not a coach. If you have a condition, talk to someone licensed before changing anything.
03 · LIMITATION
Not exhaustive.
I only ship protocols I've actually tested. If a supplement isn't on the site, it's either pending or didn't clear both gates.