Things you might take to improve the workout experience

I'm thinking more of things you'd ingest, but not necessarily foods. Obvious ones creatine, protein shakes... but like curcuma has been known to reduce inflammation, esp when taken with black pepper, I dunno, would some of you deliberately take curcuma on its own within an hour post work out maybe ? Tart cherries for muscle recovery often come up. Vitamin C or E are antioxidants and can be both beneficial or counter-beneficial for exercise, studies show.