What’s more important than your diet? Nothing. Right? Hmmm… well…

Says Robb Wolf: Sleep deprivation mimics many elements of the aging process. One could make the argument that how you feel when you are sleep deprived is likely how you will feel if you are both diabetic and old (sleep deprivation dramatically impacts insulin sensitivity). Improved sleep time and quality will help you: Lean out, avoid depression, autoimmunity, heart disease…it might even help you be a better athlete. This is a very interesting article for me in that coaches simply tried a schedule more conducive to better sleep and they saw immediate performance improvements in their players. They also dumped the AM shootaround session and saw improvements. More down time, less junk “mileage”. Read Here.

Ranking in order of importance. Air. Water. Sleep. Food. Yes, in that order. Read Here. (R. Wolf)

Okay. Fine. Tell me then, how can I get better sleep? Click here. (Julien Smith)

So, let’s try that again…

What’s more important than your diet? Sleep.

Not convinced, here are 6 more reasons not to scimp on sleep. (Harvard)

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Paleo Challenge, Day 22.

Monday’s Workout:
SKILL: Pull Ups. WoD: 3 Rounds of 400m Run w/ 3 Rounds of 7 Ball Slams, 7 Box Jumps, 7 Push Ups