There's a type of sleep disorder where people go to bed with more energy than they've had all day.

Your mind starts to race when you lie down, even if your body is drained.

The spinning lasts late into the night. Your brain weighs 2 tons the next morning.

Tired and wired. Image
Your inner clocks are reversed.

The shot of energy meant to awaken you from your slumber occurs at night instead.

And your morning feels like the end of a long day.

Make sleep your priority if that's the case.

Tailor your workout/nutrition/habit decisions accordingly. Image
Here is a quick guide to set your inner clocks back in order:

1- Morning weightlifting to spike your awakening hormone cortisol and boost your testosterone.

2- Avoid inflammatory foods and blue lights as much as possible.

3- Night routine to shut yourself down manually.
The modern body does not know how to fall asleep anymore, it's natural sleep/wake cycles reversed by the constant bombardment of artificial light and malnutrition.

Your physiology crashes when your body forgets how to wind down.

You have to teach yourself to survive.
Your body follows a universal rhythm tuned to the sun and the moon.

Your inner world shifts like the tide when you fall out of sync.

Address this issue before pursuing body composition goals.

Breathing exercises are excellent to tune your sleep clock:

Massage your jaw before bed to dump excess stress at the end of your day.

Many of my clients are surprised by how much tension they hold. You feel more relaxed immediately.

Overcoming years of abysmal sleep quality, a case study.
Isometric exercises before bed are excellent to relieve pressure from your joints without overstimulating your nervous system.
The only time I’ve had chronic sleep issue since 2011 was last December, around the time Saturn and Jupiter were visible in the sky.

The night my sleep came back, I had a vivid dream where I saw both of them in a purple sky. Image
Eye exercises to calm a racing mind before bed:

Walks unwind your brain and your body before bed.
Other sleep red flags:

- Waking up multiple times to pee
- Waking up with negative energy despite several hours of sleep

This thread presents 6 pre-bed tricks to dig yourself a deeper sleep and some vivid dreams.

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