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Getting Better Between The Sheets: Invaluable Sleep Guide Does The Trick! By: Dr. David Ryan The biggest athletes are the ones who recover the fastest. Learning to get the best night of sleep you can is the premiere thing that you can do to help you get fit faster. Missing sleep is worse than missing training. Learn more. 4336 Words - Date Added: Sep 16, 2009

All About Melatonin.
By: Dr. Squat
Learn what Melatonin is, why you should take it, the benefits of taking it and everything else you need to know about it! 1255 Words - Date Added: Jun 23, 2003

Bedtime Story: What Happens To Your Muscles Overnight!
By: John Berardi
In this article I'll discuss what really happens to your muscles overnight and what you can do to save your muscle mass (and your money) while you slumber. 2560 Words - Date Added: Feb 27, 2004

Build Greater Lean Mass With Sleep!
By: Joseph Amici
If you want to maximize gains, you must sleep at least 8 hours every night. Learn more from my experiment of sleep, which details quantity of sleep and training. Follow this to improve lean mass gain! 1274 Words - Date Added: Apr 03, 2008

Critical Health: Late-Breaking Discoveries About Sleep!
By: Critical Health
As fitness enthusiasts, we all understand the importance of quality sleep. However, it has been reported that as much as 60% of the US population suffers from some sort of sleeplessness. The study tells us why. 374 Words - Date Added: Jan 16, 2008

Getting A Quality Night's Sleep
By: Phano Som
Rest is one of the most important principles of exercise and often the most overlooked. Bodybuilders often look to change the amount of weight they lift or number of reps they perform during their workouts. What many of them don't realize is that the muscle adaptation, or growth, they're looking for is actually occurring during this crucial recovery process following their workout. Learn more! 1265 Words - Date Added: Feb 17, 2001

Getting Better Between The Sheets: Invaluable Sleep Guide Does The Trick!
By: Dr. David Ryan
The biggest athletes are the ones who recover the fastest. Learning to get the best night of sleep you can is the premiere thing that you can do to help you get fit faster. Missing sleep is worse than missing training. Learn more. 4336 Words - Date Added: Sep 16, 2009

Getting Your Rhythm Down: Improving Your Sleep Habits!
By: Dr. David Ryan
The average healthy individual needs to live on a 25 hour cycle, but of course our planet is on a 24 hour cycle. Get some great tips right here for establishing better sleeping habits. 986 Words - Date Added: Feb 23, 2006

How Bodybuilding Can Help You Sleep Better!
By: Marie Spano
As an athlete you know how important rest is. But in today's society so many of us skimp on sleep so we can get more done during the day or we just stay up too late... Learn more. 962 Words - Date Added: Jul 22, 2009

How Can Someone Improve Their Sleep For Maximum Results?
By: Topic Of The Week
How can someone improve their sleep for maximum results? Find out what other people from the message boards think... 17491 Words - Date Added: Aug 05, 2005

How Natural Are You?
By: Big Cat
Being natural does not just translate in staying out of illegality, it means you have to apply a natural touch in nutrition, supplementation and even training. Oh, and sleep of course. The body is designed for survival against many elements. These are elements that have been natural threats for ages and evolution has supplied us with the necessary changes to survive and even overcome them. 2712 Words - Date Added: Jan 08, 2001

How Sleep Helps To Minimize The Negative Effects Of Aging!
By: Shawn R. Zimmerman
Sleep is total restoration and rejuvenation of the body and mind. Sleep is essential in preventing the aging process and maintaining optimum health. Learn how. 1758 Words - Date Added: Apr 21, 2008

Insomnia: How To Get A Great Night Of Sleep!
By: J.P.
Time flies at night when you're trying to recover for the next day when all of a sudden your alarm clock goes off. It's frustrating. Here are some suggestions that may help you feel great in the morning. 1173 Words - Date Added: Nov 30, 2006

Keys to Proper Recovery
By: Big Red
Ok, so as most of you all know, the only time your muscles grow is when you're out of the gym, right? You're damn right. Learn how important post-workout recovery is and what you can do to improve it. 870 Words - Date Added: Jan 22, 2001

Melatonin
By: Bodybuilding.com
Melatonin may play an essential role in sleeping, disorders, depression, and immune system deficiencies. As light inhibits its production, and darkness stimulates it, melatonin regulates the body's internal clock. See what research says about it. Date Added: Aug 22, 2000

Overtraining and Recuperation
By: Phano Paul Som
I am going to address the idea of overtraining and recuperation because it is actually one of the major aspects of bodybuilding. It's simple, the harder you work your body, the more time it takes to recover and recuperate from training. Train SMART! 384 Words - Date Added: Aug 11, 2001

Recovery Process
By: Bryan Locke
I believe that the best bodybuilders are the ones who put the most effort into designing a recovery process which meets as many of the muscle growth elements as possible. The basic idea of having a good recovery process is to kick start the muscle atrophy stage. Recovery like a bad-ass! 901 Words - Date Added: Jul 10, 2001

Sleep & Muscle Growth
By: Brent Vlcek
Probably the most important part of the recovery cycle is sleep. But how many of you get enough sleep? Work, parties, homework and studying try to attack your sleep patterns. Learn how to get the sleep you need! 1020 Words - Date Added: Jan 29, 2001

Sleep 101: Importance, Effects & Steps To Maximize Its Anabolic Potential!
By: Clayton South
Training recovery is of the utmost importance and sleep is by far the most important training recovery factor. Learn more about what sleep is, why it’s important, tips on how to maximize the anabolic potential of sleep and more right here! 2654 Words - Date Added: Dec 01, 2008

Sleep Deprivation And Performance
By: Softball Performance
Sleep deprivation was recently found to interfere with glucose metabolism, which could impair endurance performance and recovery. Coaches have long believed and advocated getting adequate sleep for optimal athletic performance. Learn why! 752 Words - Date Added: Jun 05, 2003

Sleep For Success!
By: Dean Goudie
your muscles begin repairing themselves as soon as you stop battering them in the weight room but just how important is sleeping to muscle recovery. This article will discuss this issue with the basic weight lifters in mind. 1275 Words - Date Added: Apr 25, 2005

Sleep Yourself Slim: The Impact Of Sleep Loss On Hormones, Appetite, And Weight!
By: Jean Jitomir
With only 6 hours of sleep, I convince myself to close my eyes, and think about anything relaxing that is not sleep. After 7.7 hours of sleep, I am really ready to start my day. But why all the fuss about sleep? Learn more. 2023 Words - Date Added: Apr 28, 2008

Sleep, Rest And 24-Hour Nitrogen Retention!
By: Planet Muscle
Well, to help each of us find our own meaning of life (besides Monday night football), we use names and labels. We have names and labels for everything in bodybuilding. 1729 Words - Date Added: Dec 23, 2002

Sleep-Friendly Diet Maximizes Your Training Progress!
By: Shannon Clark
In order to maximize progress in the gym, you need to maximize your sleep. Eating the right food is a great way to do so. Here are types of foods and other tips you should know to create a sleep-friendly diet. 1566 Words - Date Added: Oct 26, 2009

Sleep: How Important Is It?
By: David Galanis
We see that that sleep can prevent health problems and working problems such as concentration and thinking ability, just to name a few. So remember to never underestimate how important a good nights rest is! Learn why! 770 Words - Date Added: Oct 28, 2003

Sleep: Myths And Facts!
By: Mauro Di Pasquale
Lots of people have strong views and misconceptions about sleep or lack of it. A lot of these are shaped by living in an essentially sleep deprived post-industrial society... 1218 Words - Date Added: Apr 08, 2004

Sleep: The Missing Component - Part 1.
By: John Berardi
If you're sick, you can't train. This article addresses cutting-edge nutrition and supplement strategies for staying healthy year-round. Read this article and stay healthy! 1815 Words - Date Added: Dec 17, 2004

Sleep: The Missing Component - Part 2.
By: John Berardi
If you're sick, you can't train. This article addresses cutting-edge nutrition and supplement strategies for staying healthy year-round. Read this article and stay healthy! 1921 Words - Date Added: Dec 17, 2004

Sleeping Tips
By: Danial Samar
Nothing is more frustrating than not being able to sleep at night. Tossing and turning in your bed. Thinking about everything you did in the last week. Sleeping is the most important part of training. During sleep your body rebuilds. Without enough sleep you will not be growing as much as you would with enough sleep. Get the shut-eye you need. 1169 Words - Date Added: Mar 07, 2001

The Benefits Of A Good Night's Sleep!
By: Jayson Kroner
Getting the rest we need keeps our eyes bright and our energy levels high. Here I will share some tips and benefits regarding the importance of sleep. Learn more... 1851 Words - Date Added: Jan 23, 2006

The Factor Of Sleep In Training
By: Hardgainer.com
If you're a strength trainee, sleep may be amongst the key components that helps you to add the next 10 pounds to your bench, or 20 pounds to your squat. Incorporating healthy sleep into an overall fitness-oriented lifestyle will optimize your general health and help ensure your strength progression for many years to come. 1902 Words - Date Added: Jun 16, 2003

The Healing Power Of A Great Night's Sleep Can Help You!
By: Steven Hefferon
In my struggles with all kinds of pain over the years, I've come to understand first-hand the importance of restful sleep. In this article, I'd like to share with you what I've learned. Read on. 1340 Words - Date Added: Nov 11, 2009

The Importance of Sleep!
By: Nathan Underhill
To get big, all you have to do is eat right and train heavy, right? Not exactly. One important yet often overlooked factor is sleep. When you train you're literally destroying microscopic bits of muscle. These "micro-tears" require time to repair, to grow thicker and stronger in response to the added stress. Think of sleep as protection against muscle wasting. 1326 Words - Date Added: Mar 18, 2001

Tony Catanzaro Discusses His Experience With Sleep & Bodybuilding Success!
By: David Robson
My friend Tony Catanzaro regularly battles insomnia and was happy to share his experiences with me and offer his advice to those wanting to achieve a better night of sleep… Learn more. 4975 Words - Date Added: Jun 19, 2008

Why Can't I Sleep?
By: Anthony Church
Sleeping, it seems easy enough right? Well maybe for you. Studies show (2001 National Sleep Foundation) that 63% of us don't get the recommended eight hours of sleep needed for good health, recovery, and optimum performance. Why? 1625 Words - Date Added: Feb 22, 2001

Your 12-Week Daily Video Trainer - Tuesday, Week 10!
By: Your 12-Week Daily Video Trainer
Kris Gethin is your own Daily Personal Trainer! Today we're talking about the importance of rest and sleep. 412 Words - Date Added: Mar 09, 2009

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