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2 people are trying to lose weight – who has a better chance?
Sleep is an unfair advantage
Sleep is a core foundation to obtaining the physical results you’d llike
Now I’m not big on ‘talking weight’ and aesthetics a lot
Because it required so much context so actually base a proper opinion for any individual
That’s why we have coaches that can help
It takes the guesswork out
Anyhoo
Lets look at Person 1
Sleeps 4-5 hours per night on average
Awake for 19-20 hours
Trains 3-4 times per week
Generally super active
But you’re awake longer
Ghrelin (hunger hormone) is up
You can’t work at proper capacity during training because yeah, you’re tired
Recovery is harder
Performance drops
Motivation drops
Therefore easier to talk yourself out of a healthy lifestyle
Person 2
Sleeps 7-8 hours per night
Awake on average 16 hours per day
Exact same Training Plan/Activity
Hungry less as hormones are suppressed
Performance is where it needs to be and feels benefit of progress and feeling good
May be low on motivation some days but has capacity to do work required
Recovers fast after workouts
So…
Who do you think has a better chance of achieving aesthetic goals – weight loss/body fat etc?
Yep…Person 2 for sure
Training and living a healthy lifestyle is more sustainable/enjoyable here and they do the exact same as Person 1
All that changes is perspective on sleep and prioritising it
Now don’t get me wrong, I have 2 young kids and they have kept me up over the years
I sometimes have to get up for work 4.45am
I know this isn’t always easy if your life isn’t set up to win this way
I know some people just struggle to sleep and I get that must be frustrating
I know a lot of the people come to us to tick the exercise, movement, strength and fitness box and by all means you can hit your goals that way
I know you may go to the gym to let off steam and protect energy, confidence and mental health
(my main reason to be honest ^)
BUT
If you really want to shift X amount of weight or Body Fat
You really need to know this
again AWARENESS (and I would say perspective) precedes CHANGE
And knowing HOW important it is, compared to more steps or extra workouts
is vital
Hope that helps
Any any questions let me know
Dan
PS
I must stress, I am not good at this. This is from experience. I will watch youtube/netflix when I know I should be sleeping. And I also pay for it some days!