It’s the battle cry heard around the world. It’s a dissonant unmelodious cry, which often goes unheard. How could that be, you may ask.
How could a sound be filled with so much discord, yet be so imperceptible that it goes unheeded. If the hearer was able to discern the sound, why would he or she not heed its simple request?
Let me state the complete aforementioned title before I elucidate.
“Why Won’t You Let Me Sleep?”
Several thoughts may bombard your mind, depending on your gender. A man would think that his wife’s incessant nagging over a pressing affair might be the cause for his lack of sleep.
A woman on the other hand, may conjure up images of an overzealous, ardent lover, hellbent on being amorous, although she has to get up early, the next morning for work.
Neither one would be correct. The cry is from an unsuspecting source, and is more responsible than one would care to admit for gains being left on the proverbial table.
By now you may have guessed the source. For those who haven’t, the source of consternation is from the muscles that were broken down during a workout.
A client was shocked when I told her that her goal in the gym was incorrect. She had stated her intention for procuring my services as a personal trainer was to build muscles at the gym. She was aghast, when I said then you will not have them, because we only break them down here.
“What do you mean?”
“Besides your muscles filling up with blood if you exercised them correctly, and that state does not last long, the only thing you did in the gym was break down your muscles.”
“Then why should I bother?”
“Because they rebuild back faster, during protein synthesis, but only if the proper steps are taken.”
I went on to explain the 5 pillars for transforming her physique . . .
- Proper and timely nutrition
- Resistance Training
- Cardio
- Supplementation
You can do the four that I have outlined and still not obtain the results you seek. Where must individuals go wrong is that the distant cry of rest is felt . . .
B.M.Booth (NASM-CPT)
Strength & Vigour 