Sleep!

jreville

Per Coach P's directive I have prioritized sleep. I now get my entire workout set up the night before AND do as much of my morning routine the night before (pack my lunch, make my recovery shake, shave, etc...) AND move my brick run to lunch or the afternoon

As a result last week alone I was able to get an extra 2 hours and 15 min of total sleep time. Let me tell you this has had a tremendous effect. I was close to burn out already and always cranky. Now I'm refreshed and more fun to be around.

Look to your schedule and squeeze out every single minuet of sleep you can.

ezellrh

Chris, I have adopted a similar "prioritize sleep" this OS. Part of my n=1 situation is that due to work requirements, I'm currently separated from my family (literally different sides of the planet) so besides the daily skype sessions, I have no family responsibilities. That being said, I have set a no later than 9 pm in bed reading only time and a no later than 10 pm lights off routine for myself. Sometimes I fall asleep much earlier. When I started, I didn't 'feel' like hopping in bed that early, but I considered it part of my assigned 'work' just like any other training session, so I do it no matter much I don't 'want' to. I also found limiting myself to one and one only TV show a night helped. Like you, I prep as much as I can the night before and separate my two a day workouts into before work and after work sessions.

Since we get stronger, faster, leaner while we sleep and not while we workout, I think its key we take steps like these and others to make sure we get enough rest and recovery. Hope your success continues

Dave Tallo

Posted By Roy Ezell on 10 Feb 2015 03:17 PM


 ... When I started, I didn't 'feel' like hopping in bed that early, but I considered it part of my assigned 'work' just like any other training session, so I do it no matter much I don't 'want' to. ...  



Since we get stronger, faster, leaner while we sleep and not while we workout, I think its key we take steps like these and others to make sure we get enough rest and recovery. Hope your success continues

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Gordon Cherwoniak

Chris,

Sleep is one of the keys to keeping up the workouts for me as well.  I too have moved to making my lunches the night before.  That extra sleep starts to add up. I'm not getting the full time like you as I've take to getting up 15 minutes earlier and doing some additional stretching/rolling most mornings.  I typically so 10-20 minutes before bed as well.

Also when I know I'm getting tired I go to bed an hour earlier if possible of get in an extra hour on the weekend.  When I'm really fatigued I even go for a nap during the day on the weekend instead of computer games.

 

kimmydct

Sometimes I feel guilty on a weekend doing literally nothing aside from the WKO in the morning, then falling asleep on the couch around 3:00, but whatever. Its winter and I might as well chill on the couch, right?