Super sleepy

[cyrex]

The last few weeks the day after a big workout I've been extremely sleepy. I'm getting 7-9 hours of sleep a night on weekdays and as much as I need on the weekends (8-12).

One day last week I got home and since it wasn't a training day I took my shoes off, and layed down on my bed for a second. 4 hours later . . . I woke up.

Anyone experience this before?

 

[djeclipse]

When you're putting a load on your body like you do when working out and especially when doing full body workouts like on the 5x5 your body needs more rest to recover.

 

[nelmsjer]

Amen to djeclipse.

 

[lifersfc]

I've been pushing the squat really hard lately, and I've had the same thing happen. Been sleeping at least 9 hours every night, sometimes 10 or 11. Good news is that I hit 365x5 yesterday and finished off with 405x1 at 198 lbs. Bench is going up too. I'd say it's a good sign that you're training hard.

 

[cyrex]

Hehe
last time I crashed was a day or two after squat day