how sleep aids performance enhacement
Muscle Repair
Repair & growth of muscles damaged during training recovers and develops ONLY during sleep.
Stress Relief
Mental stress and fatigue accumulated during training or during events get nullified ONLY in sleep.
Muscle Memory
Skills that you learn get transferred to muscle memory ONLY in sleep
what successful athletes have to say on sleep
scientific data on sleep & athlete performance
Athletic performance after sleeping with HR-toppers vs. LR in 2014 (Study II). The repeated measures ANOVA for the week 5 and week 6 data revealed improvements in the star drill with HR-topper use (topper: F (1,40), 4.41 p = 0.04, time: F (1,40) = 0.25, p = 0.62, topper x time: F(1, 40) = 0.0009, p = 0.98). Improvements in the long jump (topper: F (1,40) = 0.028, p = 0.87, time: F(1, 40) = 0.19, p = 0.66, topper x time: F(1,40) = 0.69, p = 0.41) and 40-m sprint (topper: F(1, 40) = 0.14, p = 0.71, time: F(1, 40) = 0.038, p = 0.85, topper x time: F(1, 40) = 0.077, p = 0.78) did not reach significant levels. Values in y-axis for 40-m sprint and star drill are displayed in reverse direction, in order to present better performances higher on the y-axis. The values are displayed as mean ± SEM.
Maruyama, T., Sato, S., Matsumura, M. et al. Evaluations of effects of sleep surfaces on athletic performance in youth. Sci Rep 10, 11805 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-68795-5
impact of less sleep on daily recovery
- One hour less sleep could result in 15% less recovery.
- Two hours of less sleep, could result in 30% less recovery.
As an athlete
determine your unique sleep signature
Your unique Sleep Signature will enable you identify your sweet spot based on your body needs, training intensity & constraints.