| As a private soldier, I made a point of sleeping (and | | | | sun as a teenager. It was not until I learned the |
| eating) every chance that I got. Naps were gold. | | | | soldierâs trick of snoozing anywhere that I |
| Precious commodities, grabbed at every opportunity. | | | | gained 10 pounds of muscle within a few months. |
| I needed the energy for our training exercises as well | | | | With full-time careers and families, it is difficult to get |
| as our late-night shenanigans. | | | | the needed sleep and most people forget that you |
| Fitness-wise, the extra sleep improved my strength | | | | can actually catch up on sleep. It is kind of like |
| phenomenally. By hitting the sack a half hour earlier | | | | missing food. Just as you can re-gain lost muscle |
| every night and grabbing a 20 minute power nap | | | | tissue from starvation, you can regain lost energy |
| during lunch hour, I noticed faster progress in weight | | | | from sleep loss. As a private soldier, (a private single |
| training and running. This was after years of guzzling | | | | soldier at that), it was pretty simple to grab that |
| protein drinks and trying every gimmick under the | | | | extra ârack time. |