MEN –
Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 17 minutes of:
40 Burpees
75 pound Snatch, 30 reps
30 Burpees
135 pound Snatch, 30 reps
20 Burpees
165 pound Snatch, 30 reps
10 burpees
210 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible
WOMEN –
Proceed through the sequence below completing as many reps as possible in 17 minutes of:
40 Burpees
45 pound Snatch, 30 reps
30 Burpees
75 pound Snatch, 30 reps
20 Burpees
100 pound Snatch, 30 reps
10 burpees
120 pound Snatch, as many reps as possible
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Exercising close to bed time, good or bad? According to a new study it may not be a bad as commonly believed. Exercise, even in the evening is linked to better sleep according to a new study by the National Sleep Experts. Side note, how does one get on the National Sleep Expert team? I digress, according to the new study people who exercise at any time of the day, even close to bed time, report better sleep and feel more rested than those who don’t exercise.
Barbara Phillips, a University of Kentucky sleep medicine specialist who worked on the study says, “The idea that exercise late in the day is bad for sleep was always based on conjecture and anecdote. The theory was that the stimulation of exercise, combined with rises in body temperature, would keep people awake.”
This study results bode well for us that can only find the time to workout late a night. In one study, researchers took 30 adults and had them ride stationary bike for 3 hours and then go to bed just 30 minutes later. The study participants reported no ill affects in their sleeping in either their quality of sleep or the the length of sleep.
A large survey of 150,000 people was conducted and here are the takeaways:
• 83% of vigorous exercisers reported very or fairly good sleep quality, vs. 56% of non-exercisers.
• 67% of vigorous exercisers reported a good night’s sleep on all or most work nights, vs. 39% of non-exercisers.
• Exercisers and non-exercisers reported about the same amount of sleep, just under seven hours a night.
Bottom line, keep working out and you’ll enjoy better and longer sleep. Unless ninja dreams keep you awake like they do Luke. No amount of exercise can help that.
