Navy SEALs Workout — Sleep And Recovery… by James Villepigue

Why Rest Is Vital For Those Engaged In A Navy SEALs Workout Routine…

You may already be aware that the four essential elements of our survival are oxygen, water, food, and sleep – in that order.

While sleep is at the bottom of that list, it is still essential and it’s the one thing that most people especially neglect.  Without the proper sleep, if you’re following a genuine Navy SEALs workout routine, you won’t get very far!

There are essentially two types of fatigue – physical and mental – and even if you’re not looking to join the Navy SEALs and consider yourself more of a weekend warrior, no matter what, you will eventually suffer from both without the proper amount of rest.

Sleep is a vital part of the recovery process after the muscles – including the brain – have been worked and put to the test.

You may think that you can fight fatigue and be okay.  It is true that you can go without sleep for many days, but the fact is that you will remain fatigued – whether physically or mentally or both — until you’re body has had a chance to rest.  If you have a sleep deficit, you must make it up, in order for your body to adequately recover.

Some of you aspiring Navy SEALs may have heard that muscle catabolism AKA muscle breakdown, takes place when your body is asleep, and as such, followers of the SEALs workout tend to want to avoid sleep…

Listen up! – This is a huge mistake!  Don’t allow any product marketers to warn you that sleep is dangerous for those who partake in a Navy SEALs workout.  That kind of information could kill you!

What is actually happening when you go to sleep is a repair job.  The muscles that you have worked throughout the day are actually repairing themselves – because you are actually damaging (micro tearing of muscle fibers) them when you lift.

What you will find after a nights repair – sleep – is that you are more easily able to lift weight, you’ll have more energy and you’ll achieve greater training results!

The Navy SEALs workout is amongst one of the most powerful workouts in existence.  Because of this, you must make absolutely certain that you are getting seven to ten hours of rest a night.  If you aren’t, at least try working out about three to four hours before bedtime to burn off excess energy.

Also, avoid caffeinated foods and drinks about six hours before bedtime, and as a precautionary tactic, you might want to also have a small snack right before bed so that hunger doesn’t wake you up too early.

Keep Going!

Your Coach,

James Villepigue CSCS

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