Training Hard But Not Seeing Results? Sleeping Might Be Your Answer


As the summer approaches, everyone’s trying to work out and build their fitness body! But with
our hectic lifestyles and the chaos of the world, we often forget to keep track of one important
component of our fitness journey, that being, our sleep. This fitness day, Project Sleep Wizard
has collaborated with Renaissance Movement to spread awareness about this important issue
that often is overlooked as we try becoming better versions of ourselves in the gym.

Training with resistance regularly but not seeing the results you want? The first major impact of
sleep deprivation on working out, is simply, the physical strain that comes with it! Working out
without much sleep can not only leave you exhausted, but can also end up ruining your day,
making it impossible for you to do simple tasks. Sleep is required by our muscles and body to
recover, repair, and grow, and working out without much sleep won’t promote more muscle
growth. Instead, it will leave your muscles overworked, making it difficult to even carry your own
bag, and reducing concentration throughout the day, thereby impacting your daily lifestyle!
Moreover, the amount of time required for muscles to build up post resistance training is on
average 24 hours, out of which at least a third should be spent sleeping, to ensure that enough
amounts of growth hormone (GH) is produced in your body! The majority of the GH is released
in pulses when you sleep, which’s timing is based completely on your body block (circadian
rhythm). According to Physical Therapy Manager, John DeLucchi, “(In the context of building
muscles,) If you want to upgrade your athleticism, decrease your risk of injury, decrease
persistent pain, recover faster, boost your immune system, have more energy and perform
better, sleep is critical.” This comes to show one thing, sleep is perhaps one of the most
important aspects of your muscle building journey!

After all, it is all a mental game, and sleep is there to help. Sleep can heavily impact your
motivation to work out, and you might start dreading your routine at the gym, impacting long-
term adherence!

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