[Ads-l] Huberman quirks

[Jesse Sheidlower]

It's been common for decades in the bodybuilding/strength training communities to refer to
combinations of anabolic steroids as "stacks", and to verb this, in the sense 'to combine steroids'.

Lots of examples from the 1980s; earliest I can easily find is:

1985 _1986 Medical & Health Annual_ (Encyclopædia Britannica) 304/1 
Because different types of steroids have differing anabolic properties (and are associated
with varying side effects), serious steroid users typically combine a number of steroids in regimens called "steroid stacks", in which different types of drugs are used in combinations or are "stacked" one upon another.

https://archive.org/details/medicalhealthann0000unse/page/304/mode/1up

I think I've only heard it in this exact context, though; the use in reference to regular nutritional supplements, or differing varieties or protocols of exercise, feels unusual.

Jesse Sheidlower

On Sat, Jul 05, 2025 at 08:51:17AM -0400, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> Dr. Andrew Huberman, associate professor of neurobiology and
> ophthalmology at  Stanford Medical School,  advises you to "build a stack
> of foundational supplements" for maximal health; in other words a lineup of
> supplemental interactive micronutrients.
> 
> He also talks about "stacks" of methods and practices, like yoga and
> exercise, to keep you functioning. This use of "stack" is novel to me, as
> is his frequent reference to healthy practices as "tools."
> 
> Weirdly, he also says "messajeez" for  "mcgs."
> 
> JL
> 
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