004
DESCENT
After load.
Blackberry + juniper
Series
004 Blue hour
Flavor
Blackberry + juniper
Servings
30 / tub
When
Within the hour after.
The glass that ends the session. Creatine at the full 5-gram daily dose, magnesium in the form with sleep trials behind it, and tart cherry at the amount the soreness study used, so tomorrow starts further ahead. Drink it within the hour after load and let showing up daily do the rest.
The spec.
| Creatine monohydratethe most-studied ingredient in sport | 5,000mg |
| Reishitrials used 1.5 g and up | 1,500mg |
| Magnesium L-threonate6-week sleep and cognition trial | 2,000mg |
| Tart cherry extractthe soreness-trial dose | 480mg |
| Saffron (affron-type)mood and sleep trials at 28mg | 28mg |
no artificial sweeteners · no dyes · no proprietary blends
Supplement Facts
Serving Size 1 scoop (10.5 g)
Servings Per Container 30
| Amount Per Serving | % DV |
|---|---|
| Calories 10 | |
| Total Carbohydrate 2 g | <1% |
| Magnesium (from 2,000mg magnesium L-threonate) 144mg | 34% |
| Creatine monohydrate 5,000mg | * |
| Reishi (fruiting body) 1,500mg | * |
| Tart cherry extract 480mg | * |
| Saffron extract 28mg | * |
*Daily Value not established.
Other ingredients: citric acid, natural blackberry and juniper flavors, monk fruit extract.
These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.
DESCENT is the hour after. APEX is the session. The Active Pair
Questions.
Is DESCENT third-party tested, and does it use proprietary blends?
Not yet certified. Series 004 is our first production run, so there is no NSF Certified for Sport, Informed Sport, USP, or BSCG certification in place. Every lot is tested by an independent lab for heavy metals and banned substances before it ships, and the Certificate of Analysis is published by lot number. DESCENT contains no proprietary blends. Every active is listed at its full per-serving dose on the front of the label: creatine monohydrate 5,000mg, reishi 1,500mg, magnesium L-threonate 2,000mg, tart cherry extract 480mg, saffron 28mg. No artificial sweeteners, no dyes.
Why the name DESCENT?
The descent is the part of the climb after the top. You're tired, the light is going, and what you do next decides how tomorrow feels. SEND is the move. DESCENT is everything after it. If you knew this tub as BELAY, it's the same formula lineage under a new name, and the old address still gets you here.
Why is the creatine in the recovery tub?
Because you'll actually remember to take it. Creatine works through daily saturation, and the after-load scoop is the habit that survives busy weeks. Timing doesn't matter. Taking it daily does.
Will it make me sleepy?
No. Magnesium L-threonate, reishi, and saffron are calming rather than sedating, and none of them is a sleep drug. It's built for the hour after load, whatever time that is.
What changed in the v2 formula?
Three doses changed. Reishi went from 500mg to 1,500mg, which is the bottom of the range human trials used. Plain magnesium became magnesium L-threonate at 2,000mg, the same mineral in the form that has sleep and cognition trials behind it. Saffron came in at 28mg, the dose from the mood and sleep studies. Creatine and tart cherry stayed put.
Is 5,000mg of creatine the loading dose?
It's the maintenance dose. Taken daily it reaches full saturation in about four weeks, without a loading phase. There's nothing to cycle.
What does tart cherry do?
It's studied for post-exercise soreness and sleep quality. The 480mg of extract matches the dose the soreness trial used.
Can I take it on rest days?
Yes. Creatine works by saturation, so rest days count as much as training days.