Hey all
My greatest set back in my bodybuilding endeavors is certainly sleep quality. I've been making it my mission for upwards of a year now to improve it. Though I've made great improvement, it's far from perfect. I'm starting this thread to bounce some ideas around, maybe others have experienced similar issues and resolved them.
I know in most cases stimulant use is likely the culprit. I haven't consumed a single MG of stimulants in several months, so I can rule that out right out of the gate.
What I've observed is that my sleep is significantly worse on training days. When it comes time to hit the hay, my CNS still feels jacked up. This results in me waking roughly 5 times during the night, never fully getting into a deep sleep. On rest days, I sleep much deeper and only wake once, maybe twice (to pee). I also feel much more rested after those nights, obviously. I train at 4-5pm, and typically aim to be in bed at 8pm. This doesn't give me a ton of time to "whine down". I should also mention that I work a rotating shift. When I'm working afternoon shift, sleep is quite a bit better. I'm able to train much earlier in the day which allows me to avoid the issue for the most part. Some days I'll still have sleep struggles while on afternoon shift, but that's usually related to other stresses.
Any how, has anyone else ever struggled and overcame this? Or is this something I'm just going to have to deal with? Would love to hear some thoughts.
My greatest set back in my bodybuilding endeavors is certainly sleep quality. I've been making it my mission for upwards of a year now to improve it. Though I've made great improvement, it's far from perfect. I'm starting this thread to bounce some ideas around, maybe others have experienced similar issues and resolved them.
I know in most cases stimulant use is likely the culprit. I haven't consumed a single MG of stimulants in several months, so I can rule that out right out of the gate.
What I've observed is that my sleep is significantly worse on training days. When it comes time to hit the hay, my CNS still feels jacked up. This results in me waking roughly 5 times during the night, never fully getting into a deep sleep. On rest days, I sleep much deeper and only wake once, maybe twice (to pee). I also feel much more rested after those nights, obviously. I train at 4-5pm, and typically aim to be in bed at 8pm. This doesn't give me a ton of time to "whine down". I should also mention that I work a rotating shift. When I'm working afternoon shift, sleep is quite a bit better. I'm able to train much earlier in the day which allows me to avoid the issue for the most part. Some days I'll still have sleep struggles while on afternoon shift, but that's usually related to other stresses.
Any how, has anyone else ever struggled and overcame this? Or is this something I'm just going to have to deal with? Would love to hear some thoughts.
