Most performance supplements are built around masking fatigue. More caffeine, more carbs, more stimulants. Nomio does something different. It works with the systems your body already has, and the research behind it has been building for over a decade.

Nomio is a 60ml shot made from broccoli sprouts, lemon juice, and a small amount of sugar. That's it. The active compound is isothiocyanates (ITCs), naturally occurring plant compounds found in cruciferous vegetables. The problem with getting ITCs from food is that you'd need to eat over six pounds of raw broccoli to hit a meaningful dose, and most of it breaks down before your body can absorb it. Nomio stabilized that process. Researchers at the Karolinska Institute spent eight years figuring out how to make ITCs shelf-stable without losing potency. The result is one of the cleanest, most research-backed supplements in endurance sport.

Here's what the ITCs in Nomio actually do: they activate something called NRF2, your body's master regulator of antioxidant response. That activation leads to less oxidative stress during hard efforts, more efficient mitochondria, and most notably, a measurable reduction in blood lactate. In clinical trials, subjects saw up to a 12% reduction in lactate accumulation during exercise. For anyone who has ever died on the back half of a tempo or faded through the last miles of a marathon, that number means something real.

The timing matters too. Rory takes his shot three hours before a key session. The reason is specific: your body uses the first 90 minutes to deplete existing glutathione, then overproduces it, peaking right around hour three. That's the window you want to be training in. On heavy blocks or back-to-back sessions, a second shot an hour before bed supports overnight recovery.

Olympic athletes are starting to use it more and more. Pro cycling teams have built it into their race-week protocols. It's fully WADA-compliant, Cologne List certified, and made from three ingredients you can actually pronounce. For Rory, it's become a non-negotiable part of how he prepares for the sessions that matter most.

If you're putting in the work, the margins are worth paying attention to. This one is backed by real research, used by people competing at the highest level, and simple enough to actually stick to.