← All stacks🛡️ Start here · The base I put everyone on
The Foundation
The one everyone starts on — rebuild your energy from the mitochondria up. No more 3pm crash, no more 'tired no matter how much I sleep.' Fix this first and everything else works better.
Why this stack works
Everything you feel — your energy, your focus, how fast you're aging — traces back to one place: your mitochondria, the tiny engines inside every cell that make ~90% of your body's energy. Nobody tells you they start dying off in your mid-20s. Fewer, weaker engines = the 3pm crash, the brain fog, the 'no matter how much I sleep I'm still tired.' Supplements and caffeine just whip a dying engine. This stack rebuilds the engine itself.
The 3 — and what each does
The coenzyme your mitochondria run on. Refill the tank and ~500 cellular reactions switch back on — real, all-day energy, and it kills the MOTS-c startup fatigue.
'Exercise in a bottle.' Flips the same switch (AMPK) a hard workout does — telling your body to build brand-new mitochondria and burn fat for fuel.
Homes to your most damaged mitochondria and repairs the membrane so they stop leaking energy as damage. Makes old biology run young — run it AFTER MOTS-c.
How they work together
Order is everything. MOTS-c builds brand-new mitochondria, NAD+ fuels them (and kills the startup fatigue), and SS-31 repairs the old damaged ones so they stop leaking energy. Run in sequence, you don't get a temporary boost — you rebuild your capacity to make energy, and it holds. That's why it's the first thing I run, and the first thing I put anyone on.
📊 The protocol
Vial500 mg
Reconstitute5 mL BAC water, "No-Sting" (1 mg = 1 unit)
DoseStart 5 mg (5 units), +5 mg (5 units) per dose up to 25 mg (25 units)/shot
Frequency3×/wk (M/W/F) — or daily to fix a MOTS-c crash
TimingAM, fasted, SubQ belly or IM — a tingle that fades
CycleRun ~1,000 mg (2 vials), then a 4-wk break, repeat
Vial40 mg
Reconstitute2 mL BAC water (1 mg = 5 units)
DoseStart 0.25–0.5 mg (1.25–2.5 units) → work up to 1 mg (5 units)
FrequencyDaily
TimingAM, with 125–150 g low-glycemic carbs — never fasted
Cycle12 weeks
Vial50 mg
Reconstitute3 mL BAC water (1 mg = 6 units)
Dose5–10 mg (30–60 units)/shot; burnout micro-dose 2 mg (12 units) daily
Frequency3×/wk up to once daily
TimingFasted, SubQ belly or thigh
Cycle8 wks on / 3 wks off — always AFTER MOTS-c
⚡ Support the stack — run it right
⚡ NAD+: Pairs with MOTS-c to kill the startup fatigue; SubQ only (oral is destroyed in the gut).
🔄 MOTS-c: 125–150 g low-glycemic carbs/day — never fasted; pair NAD+; start 0.25–0.5 mg.
🔧 SS-31: Always AFTER MOTS-c — signal before structure.
💡 Pro tips — running this stack
▹ Run it in two phases: Phase 1 = MOTS-c + NAD+ (rebuild + fuel), Phase 2 = add SS-31 once the baseline is set (repair the old membranes). NAD+ runs daily underneath both — it's what cuts the MOTS-c startup dip from ~3 wks to ~1 wk.
▹ NEVER run MOTS-c fasted or keto — it needs 125–150 g/day low-glycemic carbs or the fatigue window drags to 6–8 wks.
▹ Expect to feel WORSE weeks 1–2 (the rebuild) — don't launch this right before anything that needs peak energy. By weeks 3–6 you're operating on 10.
▹ SS-31 is optional/advanced — MOTS-c is the daily forever baseline; SS-31 is a short 4–8 wk cycle 1–2×/yr you add only if you still feel off. Cofactors: CoQ10/ubiquinol ~200 mg + magnesium-glycinate 400–500 mg at night.
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