THE CALM ENGINE
REBUILDING PERFORMANCE
WITHOUT CAFFEINE OR ALCOHOL
For years, my energy came from inputs — a morning latte, a Red Bull before training, a glass of wine to settle the day. It was routine. Familiar. Predictable.
And for a long time, it worked.
Until it didn’t.
After Toronto, I knew the rebuild had to go deeper than training. I had to reset the chemistry behind the performance — the nervous system, the sleep patterns, the morning spikes and evening dips. So I stripped everything back.
No caffeine.
No alcohol.
No shortcuts.
Just a clean system built on recovery instead of reaction.
WEEK ONE — THE FLAT LINE
The first week felt like stepping into silence.
Headaches.
Brain fog.
A strange, heavy kind of fatigue.
Sleep that was long, but not yet restorative.
My body had been living off artificial peaks and valleys for decades. Without them, everything went quiet — almost too quiet.
But then, around day ten, the tide shifted:
Resting heart rate dropped
HRV began climbing
Sleep stopped breaking at 2 a.m.
Mornings felt steady instead of spiked
There was no “rush of energy.”
Just a hum — a calm, honest baseline returning.
That’s when I started rebuilding the stack. Not around stimulation… but around precision.
THE MILEAGE GAME PERFORMANCE LONGEVITY STACK
I built this system around the principle that has carried me through every chapter:
precision beats chaos.
Nothing here is random.
Nothing redundant.
Every piece serves a role in long-term performance, recovery, and cardiac rhythm — not short-term hype.
MORNING — PERFORMANCE & CELLULAR RESET
AG1 Greens — micronutrient foundation; gut + immune support
Creatine (PLV Creapure) — cellular energy, strength, cognitive drive
Magnesium Bisglycinate — muscle recovery; heart rhythm support
Ubiquinol (SISU QH) — mitochondrial + cardiac energy
Omega-3 (Triple Strength) — vascular elasticity; anti-inflammatory repair
Ashwagandha (KSM-66 or Sensoril) — cortisol balance; calm focus
L-Theanine (optional) — smooth alertness with no spike
Organika Electrolytes — hydration baseline
Iron Brothers Nitric Oxide — blood flow; oxygen delivery before training
Caffeine eliminated. Permanently.
AFTERNOON — REPAIR & RESET
Organika Enhanced Collagen + Vitamin C — tendon + connective tissue support
Electrolytes (top-up) — hydration maintenance
Short walk — circulation, nervous system reset, mental decompression
EVENING — NEURAL RECOVERY & DEEP SLEEP
Magnesium L-Threonate — neural recovery; deep sleep
Glycine — thermoregulation; sleep quality
Ashwagandha (PM option) — lower cortisol; higher HRV
Alcohol eliminated. Permanently.
THE RESET CURVE
Weeks 1–2
Fatigue + fog
Adenosine receptors recalibrate
Cortisol rhythms level out
Early sleep repair begins
The “noise” fades
Weeks 3–6
Resting HR drops
HRV consistently climbs
Sleep deepens + stabilizes
Energy becomes clean instead of spiked
You finally feel something caffeine never gave you —
clarity without cost
LESSONS FROM THE RESET
Calm energy lasts longer than chemical energy
The body performs best when chemistry matches rhythm
Recovery isn’t passive — it’s a skill
Removing noise creates space for precision
Stability makes performance sustainable
WHAT I LEARNED
Performance isn’t found in what you add.
It’s found in what you remove.
It’s built in the space you create for your body to find balance again.
In designing a daily rhythm that fuels endurance without dependency.
In trusting that the cleanest engine is the most reliable one.
This stack isn’t a magic formula.
It’s a framework — a calm, consistent system for longevity.
Calm is fast.
Precision is freedom.
That’s the engine I’m building now.