WHY SOME ATHLETES RESIST USING SLEEP FOR RECOVERY
IT'S EASY FOR A YOUNG ATHLETE to neglect sleep. So, they do. And, this phenomena isn't restricted to only athletes. Or, the young...
... we'll stick with athletes.
I realized what the issue is today.
It's not that most of us don't understand the idea of sleep,
it's that we don't realize we need a lot more.
Until we are exhausted.
exhausted
adjective
extremely tired
Being slightly tired via getting 80-90% of the sleep we need can quickly become our default.
I know it was mine for decades.
Because it's our default, we slip into thinking the slightly tired feeling is normal.
It's not.
It's sub-optimal at best.
This was driven home today.
After a punishing 90 miles and 5000' of vert...
- I showered
- Made a late lunch
- Gave myself 30 minutes to watch some TV
... woke up 2 hours later!
By going deep...
- on the ride
- or grinding at work
- helping out on a project
... we exhaust our reserves.
That forced nap had me feeling a million times better.
Maybe those who don't think they need more sleep, just aren't charging hard enough?
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Thinking this GC Red bag would fit right in at La Vuelta
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163.8
7 hrs
PullUps, PushUps
10 minutes recovery
30 minutes reading + Journaling