Sleep is the phase where the greatest level of anabolism occurs. Failure to manage this area of one's life will eventually slow gains to a crawl. Success in managing this area of one's life will speed gains on a trajectory not only in one's physical appearance, but also in other areas of life (believe it or not). Hormonally, the goal is to optimize GH and testosterone production (estrogen production in women), during this period as the body moves into a full state of regeneration. The two key specialty micro-nutrient supplements that come to mind are melatonin and ZMA. I once read that boxers should take melatonin consistently, since it realigns the brain's amygdalia, which tends to increase in susceptability to shifting off alignment, during matches or or straight knockouts. This substantially (in part though) explains the "shot fighter" syndrome - if the amygdalia is knocked off its alignment, then neural communications become impaired to the extent of increased sensitivity to being stopped and failure to get punches off, due to compromised reflexes.
Melatonin at its core allows the body to regenerate its natural hormonal configuration, thus assisting in the regulation of many metabolic processes crucial to anabolism, and lean mass preservation in periods of calorie restriction. ZMA optimizes the sleep cycle by compressing the time variable necessary to reach the REM state, where the day's information and cellular processing occur. Many quantum physics proponents assert that this particular state allows for certain anomalies to occur (i.e., consciousness possibly decoupling from the physical interface to experience alternate frequencies of existence in the universal hologram). Aside from that, one can use these products in addition to anti-catabolics like HMB to amplify the recovery effects of sleep, and reap new benefits.
Recommended Product(s):
Melatonin
ZMA formula
HMB
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