to ensure that sufficient sleep is had each night. But for some people other
action is needed because there are legitimate sleeping difficulties.. If you do not sleep well, and/or if you know you need more sleep but your
body will not currently cooperate to let you sleep well, you must investigate
the problems and find solutions. Your sleeping difficulties may be easily
fixed. Visit a library or bookshop and select a book or two on sleeping disor-
ders and solutions. ere are a number of simple practical measures you can
take to improve the quality and quantity of your sleep. If these measures do
not help, there may be a medical problem, in which case you should consult
your doctor or a sleep clinic.The acid test
. Unless you wake every morning feeling fully rested, and without having to
be awoken, you are not getting enough sleep. And even if you are making
gains in the gym, more rest and sleep could substantially increase your gains.
While the realities of life will at least occasionally disrupt the full satisfying
of your sleep requirements, if you have the necessary determination you can
ensure that you get your full sleep quota at least almost every night. Dedicate
yourself to doing your absolute best to make the exceptions to the rule only
very rare occurrences.. To get more sleep you will have to have fewer hours awake. ere are only
twenty-four hours in a day. You cannot burn the candle at both ends and
expect to make decent bodybuilding and strength training progress. When
you know that it is time to get to sleep, but you are tempted to watch an
extra video or program, stay out an extra hour or two, or chit chat for a
while longer, etc., remind yourself that your training and physique are more
important than entertainment. en get to sleep on time.. If you are a hard gainer, then eight hours of sleep each night should be your
minimum if you are serious about making decent progress. Do not try to
get extra sleep. Focus on getting what your body naturally needs. Go to bed
immediately when you start to feel sleepy.. Here are ten tips to help improve your sleeping ability:a. Do not weight train late in the day. Train in the morning or afternoon if
possible, or early evening at the latest. Intensive training gets your body
charged up. e body needs a number of hours to calm down before
being ready to sleep.