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Written by Lena Hellsten   
Are you one of those people that do everything right and still don't feel like you're gaining muscles as fast as you would like? You work out well at the gym and eat a lot of protein and quality foods, but it just doesn't come to you. Where's your muscular body? If you've really ticked off your list and you honestly can say that your attempt to gain is sincere, there might be another aspect to it that you've missed.
by LenaHellsten


Are you one of those people that do everything right and still don't feel like you're gaining muscles as fast as you would like? You work out well at the gym and eat a lot of protein and quality foods, but it just doesn't come to you. Where's your muscular body? If you've really ticked off your list and you honestly can say that your attempt to gain is sincere, there might be another aspect to it that you've missed.

Sleep.

Sleep is one of the most important factors for your ability to grow muscles and if you're not giving yourself a high quality sleep after working out you will have to put in double effort for the same results. How is the quality of your sleep? Do you have a shallow sleep with lots of waking up during the night? Is your mind keeping you awake for hours after you've gone to bed? By examining your sleep you can easier find ways to improve the quality of it.

Sleep is so important to your muscle gain since it's during this time that your body grows the most. Why do you think children sleep much more than adults? As sure as there are many reasons for that, they definitely grow more than adults and most of their growth is happening while sleeping.

When you've been asleep for about 40 minutes your level of growth hormones raises, and this includes the amount of testosterone which is on of the most important hormones for muscle growth. The growth hormones aids the process in which nutrition is being transformed into new muscular cells.

When you're missing out on a good nights sleep, your body is not able to do the transit from work-mode to relax-mode. In this way you slow down the building up process that happens naturally while in the relaxed state.

If you find that you have problems going to sleep or having a light sleep, there are different things that can aid you in this. First of all, don't stress out about it, if you're worrying too much about not being able to sleep, this will be what really hinders you from falling asleep. Take your time in the evenings to wind down from all that has happened during the day, have some calming herbal tea, like chamomile or peppermint, or have a cup of warm milk.

Find ways to relax that works for you, maybe read a nice book, listen to some relaxing music or even get a tape with some relaxing exercise, like hypnosis. Do what feels just right for you.

Even though you want to eat something not too far before you're going to bed for your body to be able to grow the most, you might feel that it's easier to fall asleep if your body has been able to digest the food properly. Make your last meal one with a good amount of protein and fat and you can have it maybe one or two hours before going to bed.

Find ways that works for you. By taking sleeping medication you might fall asleep easier, but it actually makes the sleep less deep and if you're taking it every night your body will adjust to it and there's even a risk of getting dependent on them.

Just find the ways that work for you to relax deeply and your body will naturally be able to go into the sleeping state. Give your body the opportunity to do the work that it knows so well how to do. All you need is a good rest and the results come naturally.

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