In 2003 US sprinter Kelli White clinched a rare double victory in the 100m and 200m sprint at the Paris World Championships. But a scandal 15 years ago led to its inclusion in The Prohibited List of universally banned substances for professional athletes. The physical advantages are less well-documented. You might talk until you run out of air you will probably not run out of ideas.Ī systematic review of research into modafinil’s cognitive benefits in 2015 found that modafinil improved decision making and performance in complex tasks. Thoughts coalesce rapidly like beads of mercury skittering across a surface. If drugs like LSD subjectively improve users’ ability to think laterally and creatively, modafinil seems to endow its users with a profound capacity to think procedurally. “Every single rep is maximised and focused. “On modafinil, it can get easy to get lost in a particular exercise,” says Evan. At the gym, he feels less tired and says he can achieve a state of zen-like concentration – one that can really help him lean into the dull repetition of bicep curls and squats. At work, he benefits from the improved focus modafinil gives him. He takes 50mg of modafinil every morning, five or six days a week. Students in particular are known for co-opting it as a potent study aid, helping them to work harder for longer, and improving their planning and focus.Įvan uses it to work and to work out. A wakefulness-promoting agent usually prescribed to narcoleptics (it is illegal to buy without a prescription), it is nevertheless widely used off-licence as a ‘smart drug’. Modafinil is not a substance that is usually associated with the kind of people who drink their protein. “I absolutely would recommend modafinil in the gym,” says Evan over email. Others insist that it makes them feel like a “psychopath” becoming more antisocial and goal-orientated.Īnd for a subset of users, it’s the perfect drug for massive gains. Some describe it as a “miracle” drug that gives them the self-discipline and motivation they need to work for 18 hours straight. Sometimes Evan posts about modafinil – a drug which comes up curiously frequently in the manosphere. Its top three posts of all time are Stargate actor Morena Baccarin looking cute in a low-cut dress, X‑Men actor Olivia Munn eating cookies in a low-cut dress, and Laina Morris – face of the Overly Attached Girlfriend meme – splashing water in a low-cut dress. He sometimes posts in Gentlemanboners, which is a place where people upload pictures of “elegant, graceful, timeless” women. He browses men’s fitness forums and other parts of the manosphere – the casual name given to men’s online spaces. Sometimes, Evan uploads cute pictures of Butters posing next to his guns to Reddit.Įvan spends a lot of time on Reddit. He owns a “meat rabbit” called Butters that he bought for $10 seven years ago. His interests include bodybuilding, cowboys, trucks, guns, and video games such as Skyrim and Runescape (the 2007 version). Evan is a 29-year-old financial advisor from Dallas, Texas, who is 6’1, weighs 212 lbs and has 14.5% bodyfat.
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