was about to give up my Sunday pickup basketball game until i fixed my stamina

Imported from Reddit r/HubermanLab. Filed by the system importer, not a fake user. Original post: https://www.reddit.com/r/HubermanLab/comments/1xw1hup/was_about_to_give_up_my_sunday_pickup_basketball/ From the original post: i play in a local pickup league every Sunday morning, but over the last couple months i was getting completely embarrassed. after two runs up and down the court, my lungs felt like they were on fire, my hamstrings felt like lead, and i had to sub myself out just to catch my breath. i was starting to dread going. I tried taking heavy pre workout powders, drinking electrolyte packets, and loading up on pasta the night before, but nothing stopped my body from just shutting down 10 minutes in. i dec