Sleep - a thread to document your sleeping habits

[TheUlteriorMotive]

This is worth a listen. Baddiel has suffered with sleep his whole life. Consultant neurologist who specialises in sleep is on it with him

[Fat_Pox]

Meet Cristiano Ronaldo's secret weapon - the man who helps him sleep

[backinatracksuit]

Exercising every day and putting the phone away at least an hour before I intend to sleep have done wonders for my sleep, simple advice I know but if you’re not at that you’re wasting your time with apps and podcasts

[maroonandwhite]

I think that makes sense if the insomnia is tied to anxiety or depression which is of course slightly alleviated by exercise. But theres marathon runners that are chronic insomniacs.

[maroonandwhite]

Some interesting points there but the article is all over the place and too superficial. What was the point of the @GeoffreyBoycott story? To say you manage without it?

[TreatyStones]

@KinvarasPassion

Instead what you have here is lads jumping off intensive MS Teams calls at 5.55pm and landing into the family in a rage. That 30 minute cooling down period in the car where they repeatedly call Matt Copper a cunt is long gone. Now it’s the wife and kids that get the rage… Roaring at the wife about the shtate of the place, belittling the 6 year olds attempt at drawing a unicorn and telling the eldest to shut up that cunt of a violin .

That’s a belter.

[Thomas_Brady]

Get out and work yourself into the ground for 30 mins … Jogging is fine but remember, men are made up of around 30% muscle mass … you work that and you wont be long falling to sleep. It doent have to be big heavy weights - you can squat / lunge / push-ups at body weight or load up a back pack with whatever weight you can find - couple of 2litre bottles of milk refilled with water. All very easy and a good session of those three exercises alone would do a job. But you could do calf raises and step-ups on bottom of your stairs … etc. etc.

I’ve a load of milk bottles on a mop and i’m doing a full work out with it- i’ve tried to buy a kettle bell online but they are all sold out… I do a few hill sprints and pull ups off a tree down Garryduff once a week also.

Here’s the key — once you go over 35, you start to decrease testosterone production - estrogen shows its face … this is when the gut , titties and bit of weight creeps in - but more importantly, low test leads to low energy and insomnia / changes in sleep – to keep test up you need to work your muscles …

If lads really wanna sleep - hit your muscles up with a total body workout and you’ll be sleeping no problem and waking with a raging boner every morning as the test soars through your body.

[Bandage]

@Thomas_Brady

Here’s the key — once you go over 35, you start to decrease testosterone production - estrogen shows its face … this is when the gut , titties and bit of weight creeps in

Should that not be…once you go over 12?

[Juhniallio]

@Bandage

@Thomas_Brady

Here’s the key — once you go over 35, you start to decrease testosterone production - estrogen shows its face … this is when the gut , titties and bit of weight creeps in

Should that not be…once you go over 12?

No mate. Basic biology here. It’s a wonder you managed to father a child at all.

[maroonandwhite]

@Bandage

Should that not be…once you go over 12?

It all went downhill for you then didn’t it

[maroonandwhite]

Would a supplement do a job for the teshty

[Bandage]

@Juhniallio

No mate. Basic biology here. It’s a wonder you managed to father a child at all.

[Thomas_Brady]

Titties and a little gut can appear at 12 for sure— but testosterone only begins to surge at that age mate … in some guys they can have too much estrogen also and have man boobs… genetics plays a part here also. It’s perfectly normal so dont feel upset about these things.

[Bandage]

Thanks for the comforting words and reassurance, mate.

[Thomas_Brady]

No. Roids / HGH yes … there are some supplements that aid the production of it but it’s minimal and useless really without the exercise … no quick fix here pal… 30 mins of your day is all it will take.

[Batigol]

I do weights most days. Definitely helps and I enjoy it but it’s not a guaranteed cure for insomnia by any means.

That said I’m missing the gym something awful.

[Ashman]

A good bit of exercise , no phone 2 hours before sleep , and you will be grand . A book is great before sleep

[Thomas_Brady]

Maybe it’s reverse with you, and you need mental stimulation?

[maroonandwhite]

@Ashman

A good bit of exercise , no phone 2 hours before sleep , and you will be grand . A book is great before sleep

Thats a bit like telling someone with severe depression to cheer up a bit

[Batigol]

You saying I’ve ADHD?