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Top 5 Supplements for Recovery and Sleep

Erik Bowitz — Thu, 29 Jul 2021 01:09:29 +0000

There’s an old adage that stresses fitness is 80 percent diet and 20 percent exercise, and while that equals 100 percent, there’s another part of the equation – a vital part – that’s overlooked. What is it? The time that you’re supposed to be sleeping. Experts recommend that, on average, adults should get a solid 8 hours of sleep a night. If you’re a gym rat pushing your body to it’s limits all week 8hrs is the lowest you should go in terms of sleep duration for recovery. It’s no secret that sleep is important; if you’ve ever pulled an

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Best Mattresses for Athletes and Bodybuilders Who Want to Boost Recovery

Erik Bowitz — Fri, 06 Nov 2020 04:00:19 +0000

A good night’s sleep is one of the most important pillars to leading a healthy life. And it’s all the more true if you have an active life, like an athlete. While there are many factors involved in getting there, a good mattress is perhaps one of the crucial factors and one that you can control. That’s what we are here to discuss today. The Importance of Sleep for Athletes Tennis champion Serena Williams once said that she enjoys going to bed around 7 PM. Cyclist Lance Amstrong has a dare for everyone to get six to eight hours of

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3 Ways Sleep Can Have a Direct Impact on your Gains

Ben — Sat, 11 Jan 2020 18:04:00 +0000

We are all, in theory, familiar with the healthy lifestyle trifecta: a healthy and balanced diet, working out and staying active, and getting enough sleep. However, there are times when achieving all three is more of a challenge: you sacrifice a gym session in order to meet a deadline at work, you lose a few hours of sleep to stay up and watch The Witcher, you grab a sugary snack on the go on those mornings when you are late for work. And while none of these things will do all that much harm on their own – if you

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