Your muscles don’t grow when you are at the gym working out. They grow when you rest and sleep. Just because you are pumped up at the gym doesn’t mean you are going to stay like that without rest.

I try getting about 8 hours of sleep every night or even 9 hours. If you sometimes tend to take a nap, I suggest you take an hour or 2 nap after the gym. Sometimes I will go straight home after the gym and take a protein shake, then a nap right after. I know that if I get less sleep I will wake up in the morning so tired and sluggish. This is why I would have to drink coffee or take a caffeine pill to get energy. You need enough rest to GROW and to recover for your next workout. I always eat something before I go to bed too so that I don’t tend to wake up in the night hungry.

If you are in a growing phase like I just was and trying to really gain weight then you really want some rest. I try not doing any extra activities besides working out so that I can grow. I avoid things like basketball or swimming. I also don’t do that much if any at all cardio when gaining weight in the winter time. Try these few things with a proper diet and you will really pack on the muscle just like I do. Remember less sleep equals less results! Get the body you want!

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