n=1 / wearable + behavioral / honestly tracked

Protocol Log

A chronological tree of weekly self-experiments. Each branch gets a question, a measurement plan, timestamped daily observations, and a conservative verdict.

Active test KSM-66 + Tongkat continuation Week 2

Observations 5/7 71% recorded, 71% hit

Weeks live 2 public protocol entries

Current read collecting low confidence

Experiment Tree

Weeks and timestamped check-ins

Full log

1
Sun, May 3 - Sat, May 9 / inconclusive
Week 1: KSM-66 + Tongkat Ali

Open week

If I add ashwagandha and Tongkat Ali together for seven days, what happens to anxiety, calm, sleep, training drive, recovery, skin/appearance, and side effects?

7/7 days recorded 7 protocol hits 39 timestamped notes 4 evidence hooks
1. Sun, May 3 12:34 note
  Sun hit
  
  Dose hit. Mood: positive/stable subjective read; numeric scores not logged. Sleep: logged. Training: strength work logged. Skin: no major visible issue logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load.
  - 12:34 dose
    Dose: hit.
  - 12:34 mood
    Mood: positive/stable subjective read; numeric scores not logged. Sleep: logged.
  - 12:34 training
    Training: strength work logged. Confounders: training load.
  - 12:34 skin
    Skin: no major visible issue logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout.
2. Mon, May 4 12:34 note
  Mon hit
  
  Dose hit. Mood: subjective read logged. Sleep: logged. Training: strength work logged, failure work. Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load, stress.
  - 12:34 dose
    Dose: hit.
  - 12:34 mood
    Mood: subjective read logged. Sleep: logged.
  - 12:34 training
    Training: strength work logged, failure work. Confounders: training load.
  - 12:34 skin
    Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, stress.
3. Tue, May 5 19:17 note
  Tue hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 8/10 (high), energy 9/10 (high), mood 9/10 (high), anxiety 2/10 (low). Sleep: sleep score 8/10, subjectively good. Training: strength work logged, failure work, fatigue/soreness signal. Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load, stress, sleep quality.
  - 19:17 dose
    Dose: hit.
  - 19:17 mood
    Mood: anxiety 2/10 (low), calm 8/10 (high), irritability 2/10 (low), energy 9/10 (high), mood 9/10 (high). Sleep: sleep score 8/10, subjectively good.
  - 19:17 training
    Training: strength work logged, failure work, fatigue/soreness signal. Side effects: no clear issue logged.
  - 19:17 skin
    Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load, stress, sleep quality.
4. Wed, May 6 21:02 note
  Wed hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 8/10 (high), energy 7/10 (moderate), mood 9/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 8h, sleep score 8/10, subjectively good, interruption noise. Training: run logged, strength work logged, fatigue/soreness signal. Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load, stress, meal timing.
  - 21:02 dose
    Dose: hit.
  - 21:02 mood
    Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 8/10 (high), irritability 2/10 (low), energy 7/10 (moderate), mood 9/10 (high).
  - 21:02 sleep
    Sleep: about 8h, sleep score 8/10, subjectively good, interruption noise. Side effects: check logged.
  - 21:02 training
    Training: run logged, strength work logged, fatigue/soreness signal. Confounders: training load.
  - 21:02 skin
    Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged.
  - 21:02 confounder
    Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load, stress, meal timing.
5. Thu, May 7 19:48 note
  Thu hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 8h. Training: run logged, strength work logged, fatigue/soreness signal. Skin: acne/appearance signal stable or improved. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load, stress, meal timing.
  - 19:48 dose
    Dose: hit.
  - 19:48 vitals
    Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured.
  - 19:48 mood
    Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 3/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high). Side effects: check logged.
  - 19:48 sleep
    Sleep: about 8h. Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured.
  - 19:48 training
    Training: run logged, fatigue/soreness signal.
  - 19:48 skin
    Skin: acne/appearance signal stable or improved. Side effects: no clear issue logged.
  - 19:48 confounder
    Confounders: caffeine/pre-workout, training load, stress, meal timing.
  - 19:57 vitals
    Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured.
6. Fri, May 8 19:17 note
  Fri hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 7h, worse than baseline. Training: run logged, no gym session. Skin: appearance check logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: training load, sleep quality, prior-day profile.
  - 19:17 dose
    Dose: hit.
  - 19:17 mood
    Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 3/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high).
  - 19:17 sleep
    Sleep: about 7h, worse than baseline.
  - 19:17 training
    Training: run logged, no gym session.
  - 19:17 skin
    Skin: appearance check logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged.
  - 19:17 confounder
    Confounders: sleep quality, prior-day profile.
7. Sat, May 9 19:10 note
  Sat hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 6.5h, worse than baseline. Training: strength work logged, body signal logged, fatigue/soreness signal. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: training load, sleep quality.
  - 19:10 dose
    Dose: hit.
  - 19:10 vitals
    Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured.
  - 19:10 sleep
    Sleep: about 6.5h, worse than baseline.
  - 19:10 mood
    Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 3/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high).
  - 19:10 training
    Training: strength work logged, fatigue/soreness signal. Side effects: subjective signal logged; interpretation remains confounded. Confounders: training load.
  - 19:10 skin
    Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged.
  - 19:10 confounder
    Confounders: training load, sleep quality.
2
Sun, May 10 - Sat, May 16 / collecting
Week 2: KSM-66 + Tongkat Continuation

Open week

If I keep the same stack running for a second week without adding anything new, does the signal persist, fade, or reveal downsides?

5/7 days recorded 5 protocol hits 5 timestamped notes 2 evidence hooks
1. Sun, May 10 20:10 note
  Sun hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 8h. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: training/diet variance.
  - 20:10 note
    Dose: hit. Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 2/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high). Sleep: about 8h. Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Skin: small acne/appearance signal logged. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: training/diet variance.
2. Mon, May 11 20:12 note
  Mon hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 8h. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, body composition.
  - 20:12 note
    Dose: hit. Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 2/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high). Sleep: about 8h. Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, body composition.
3. Tue, May 12 20:08 note
  Tue hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 8h. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, body composition.
  - 20:08 note
    Dose: hit. Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 2/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high). Sleep: about 8h. Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, body composition.
4. Wed, May 13 20:15 note
  Wed hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 8h. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, training/diet variance.
  - 20:15 note
    Dose: hit. Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 2/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high). Sleep: about 8h. Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, training/diet variance.
5. Thu, May 14 20:05 note
  Thu hit
  
  Dose hit. calm 9/10 (high), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high), anxiety 1/10 (low). Sleep: about 8h. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, body composition, training/diet variance.
  - 20:05 note
    Dose: hit. Mood: anxiety 1/10 (low), calm 9/10 (high), irritability 2/10 (low), energy 8/10 (high), mood 8/10 (high). Sleep: about 8h. Home lab: BP, oxygen, grip, or peak-flow measurement captured. Body signal: appearance/body state logged. Appearance: vascularity/vein visibility noted. Side effects: no clear issue logged. Confounders: expectation/placebo, body composition, training/diet variance.
6. Fri, May 15 pending
  
  Fri pending
  
  Awaiting same-day check-in.
7. Sat, May 16 pending
  
  Sat pending
  
  Awaiting same-day check-in.

Protocol Log

Weeks and timestamped check-ins

Week 1: KSM-66 + Tongkat Ali

Week 2: KSM-66 + Tongkat Continuation