The Sleep Episode

About this episode

This episode discusses the impact of sleep on training and recovery, highlighting the decline in average sleep duration and its effects on performance.

You're training hard, eating reasonably well, and showing up consistently. So why does progress feel slower than it should? Why does recovery take longer than it used to? Why do you feel like you're running at 80 percent no matter what you do? The answer might be happening while you're unconscious. In 1942, the average person slept 7.9 hours a night. Today it's closer to 6.5. That missing 90 minutes isn't just making you tired. It's quietly working against every training session you put in, e...

People in this episode

Host: Scott Campsall

Topics covered

• sleep
• recovery
• training
• health
• fitness

Keywords

• sleep
• recovery
• training
• health
• fitness
• performance
• average sleep duration

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