My diet, rest and training are pretty well dialed. But, im about to place my once-every-six-weeks supplement order, and i sometimes like throw in a “fun” supp that costs about $30 just to try out and see what its like. In the past, this has been a pre-workout, L-Arginine, creatine, or a small container of whey isolate. Basically, stuff i dont need, but something that provides a little kick, but is cheap and would kinda spice up the gym/diet/supp monotony.
I currently take:
Whey
Fish oil
Multi Vitamin
Vitamin D
ZMA
Brain Candy is something I’d definitely try and sounds “fun” like you asked.
Alternatively, you can tighten up your workout nutrition using highly branched cyclic dextrin and casein hydrolyzed. I know this is more expensive than what you mentioned, but it might really be worth a try.
Sleep supplements like 5-HTP can be useful to some people.
If you are looking for something a bit more expensive, Indigo-3G and Micro-PA are something I’d look at (no, I’m not sponsored by Biotest lol) as they are different than most of the common supplements.
Z-12 improved my sleep quality immediately. Sometimes I have to wake up at night due to may son’s diabetes management, and Z-12 does not make me foggy, but it keeps me relaxed to I fall right back to sleep.
Mag-10 is a good workout supplement for me. Its not too high in carbs but provides electrolytes in addition to protein. I don’t add any flavoring.
I think it’s legitimately possible that I’ve personally consumed more brain candy than any other living human. Not kidding. I bought it when it first came out, and have never gone more than a week without it since then. It’s been out for at least 4 years I think, and there have been maybe 20-30 days total that I’ve missed with it, mostly due to travel.
Speaking of: Biotest should totally come up with a travel-size brain candy for airplanes. I’ve gotten away with bringing brain candy on a handful of flights, because I’m a white male which means I can do anything at an airport, but it would be nice to not have to break the rules.