How does a lack of sleep affect exercise and sports performance? And what is the role of diet and nutrition in promoting sleep? The effect of sleep on exercise and sports is paradoxical in that most studies that have examined the effects of sleep deprivation on exercise … [Read more...]
This is What Happens When You Don’t Get Enough Sleep by Jerry Brainum 1/22
Of all the aspects that comprise physical fitness, the most overlooked factor is the importance of sleep. I frequently hear people say how they function just fine on 6 hours of sleep or less, but such people are engaging in self-delusion. They have no idea of what happens to … [Read more...]
Common Sleep Myths by Jerry Brainum 1/22
This is the second article about sleep in this special issue of Applied Metabolics devoted to the importance of sleep. I opted to devote an entire issue to sleep because I believe that it's the most overlooked aspect of fitness, health, and muscular development. In the course of … [Read more...]
The Stuff that Dreams are Made out of (Sleep) by Jerry Brainum
Whether we like it or not, we have to sleep. Consider that if you sleep an average of 8 hours a night, you will have slept 229,661 hours or a third of your life. Many people think that sleep is a waste of time and do everything they can to minimize the time spent … [Read more...]