Benefits of Sleep. And to be clear. We mean good, long, quality sleep.
More Human Growth Hormone (hGH).
The illegal substance that can get you banned for 4+ years of competition if caught taken as a supplement. Turns out you can get it for FREEEEEEE with a good night sleep.
At regular intervals throughout your sleep (approximately every 2 hours) there are hGH surges which allow your body to increase protein synthesis, collagen synthesis, cartilage growth, immune cell function, and alter energy metabolism. Additionally, hGH also helps to stimulate other hormone feedback cycles that allow other types of recovery (energy storage, cellular repair, etc.).
Yes. Good, long, quality sleep can now be re-termed “sleep doping”.
What does this mean?