In Episode 11 of The daily Dose podcast Chris Ali and Ian discuss some of the basics about sleep such as the dangers of not getting enough sleep and how many hours you need every night. Chris discusses why your body needs to go through a full circadian cycle and what this means for people […]The postTestosterone Podcast Episode 11. Part 3: Sleep Tracking For Increased Testosterone appeared first onTestShock™.
In Episode 11 of The daily Dose podcast Chris Ali and Ian discuss some of the basics about sleep such as the dangers of not getting enough sleep and how many hours you need every night. Chris discusses why your body needs to go through a full circadian cycle and what this means for people […]
In Episode 11 of The daily Dose podcast Chris Ali and Ian discuss some of the basics about sleep such as the dangers of not getting enough sleep and how many hours you need every night. Chris discusses why your body needs to go through a full circadian cycle and what this means for people who pride themselves on not getting sleep. Chis and Ali talk about why the body uses the circadian cycle and how it relates to sleep and wake time. The guys then go over the main issue that fitness conscious guys face when they are trying to get more sleep. Chris discusses what he does with his clients to ensure they are sleeping more and the #1 change you can make to get results immediately. The guys then discuss why people believe that eating carbs at night is bad and why this is a particularly damaging myth.
In the Second part of episode 11, Chris Ali and Ian Discuss the affects of low calories on your ability to train and sleep. Chris and Ali discuss the difference between long terms starvation diets and dieting for a few weeks at a time. Chris discusses what happens to guys who are recovering their testosterone levels after getting off TRT or recovering from chronically low testosterone. They then discuss what happens to guys that do not develop their neuromuscular conditioning or train primarily for aerobic conditioning. Chris discusses some of the training he used to do in college when he was a competitive tri-athlete. Chris then gives recommendations for a regular sprint workout.
In the third part of the Testosterone Daily Dose podcast episode 11 Chris Ali and Ian discuss what the benefits of sleep tracking are and some of the common methods of measuring sleep. Ian discusses some of the results that researchers have found when looking into the effectiveness of sleep tracking devices. Ali then talks about his experience using a sleep tracking app on his phone and what he did to test this device. Ali says he drank a ton of alcohol to test whether or not it would register on his sleep tracker. Chris then proposes that the guys conduct and alcoholic sleep study in Thailand. Finally the guys go over some of their favorite supplements that they use for sleep. Chris talks about Phenibut and how it was developed for Russian Cosmonauts.
Show Notes:
[00:44] Sleep tracking for higher testosterone [01:45] The importance of bringing awareness to any habit you want to change [02:30] Ali discusses his experience with sleep trackers [03:05] Ali talks about getting drunk to see if sleep trackers actually work [04:01] Ali tells us what “a lot of alcohol” is in Finland [04:30] Ian discusses how some devices claim to track stages of sleep [06:17] Chris asks anyone who has experience with sleep apps to comment on the post or in the forum [07:05] Ali talks about how he did not get deep sleep when he was drinking even though he felt like he had gotten sleep [08:20] Chris talks about tracking sleep and where guys in the forum can post their results [09:30] The guys talking about taking phosphatidylserine to assist in sleeping [10:05] Ali talks about starting a thread to see who can get the most restless sleep [11:00] Chris mentions a state of sleep called alpha sleep where you barely know you are sleeping [12:27] Chris talks about how you can achieve alpha brain waves during relaxing activities or meditation [13:04] Chris discusses students working at the Duke sleep research center and his experiences learning about sleep studies [14:10] Ian discusses the Zeo sleep monitor and Ali talks about how important sleep is [15:30] The lack of sleep products and why people are not more interested in sleep [18:00] Chris talks about how getting a better mattress was a game changer for his sleeping habits [19:00] Tuft&Needle mattress company and hacker news [21:00] Ross, TjMaxx and Sears and why you should get yourself a good pillow [22:00] Ali talks about using nature sounds like frogs and waves to help you sleep [23:40] Chris talks about taking the sleep study to Thailand and broadcasting from Thailand [26:30] Supplements that people can use to get better sleep [27:30] Ali discusses his favorite supplement for assisting in sleeping [30:00] Chris mentions LiftMode Phenibut for assisting with sleepThe post Testosterone Podcast Episode 11. Part 3: Sleep Tracking For Increased Testosterone appeared first on TestShock™.