1770: How Sleep Helps Your Muscles Recover and Grow
Mind Pump: Raw Fitness Truth
Sal Di Stefano, Adam Schafer, Justin Andrews, Doug Egge
4.8 β’ 12.6K Ratings
ποΈ 13 March 2022
β±οΈ 50 minutes
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Summary
In this episode Sal, Adam & Justin cover why sleep is so important for muscle recovery and growth and provide the best ways to improve sleep quality.
- Sleep, the MOST underrated, but talked about thing to put energy/focus toward. (3:01)
- There is more than just adapting and getting by. (6:45)
- Listen up trainers! Do not make the same mistakes. (14:06)
- The biggest changes to improve your sleep (30 Day Challenge). (21:32)
- #1 β Get at least 30 minutes of direct sunlight. (21:42)
- #2 β Go to bed and wake up at the same time. (25:39)
- #3 β Have a sleep routine. (28:32)
- #4 β Stop caffeine intake 10-12 hours before bed. (37:11)
- #5 β Stop eating 2 hours before bed. (38:52)
- #6 β Use wearables to track and monitor sleep. (40:32)
- #7 β Try supplementation. (44:35)
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | If you want to pump your body and expand your mind, there's only one place to go. |
| 0:06.0 | Mind, hop, mind, hop with your hosts. |
| 0:09.0 | Salda Stefano, Adam Schaefer, and Justin Andrews. |
| 0:13.0 | You just found the world's number one fitness health entertainment podcast. |
| 0:16.0 | This is Mind Pump, right? |
| 0:18.0 | In today's episode, we talk about a very important factor for muscle building, fat loss, health, and well-being. |
| 0:26.0 | It's not diet, it's not your workouts. |
| 0:29.0 | It's sleep. |
| 0:30.0 | Sleep is immensely important. |
| 0:32.0 | Now, here's what we did in this episode. |
| 0:34.0 | We talk about why sleep is so important and the effects on the body. |
| 0:37.0 | But then we give you a plan. |
| 0:39.0 | We actually break down a plan and tell you what you can do to make a huge impact on your sleep. |
| 0:43.0 | And we give you a 30-day challenge. |
| 0:45.0 | Try this for 30 days and see if you notice a difference in your body composition, performance, obviously body fat, muscle, all that stuff. |
| 0:52.0 | And we bet that you will. |
| 0:54.0 | You definitely, definitely will. |
| 0:56.0 | Now, in this episode, we mentioned one of our sponsors, Chili. |
| 1:00.0 | Now, Chili makes products that go on your bed. |
| 1:02.0 | So it's like a pad that goes on your bed that you can program to cool or to warm. |
| 1:07.0 | So the temperature of your bed in the room make a significant impact on your sleep. |
| 1:12.0 | One of the products is called Uler. |
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