Difficulty sleeping after intense workouts

[KingCahoot3627]

I can't sleep after intense workouts. I am pretty sure my volume is lower than most people on this forum and I take a week off every other month. So I dont think it's over training. I am also conservative with stimulants and caffeine and never dose later than like 3ish when I lift

I sort of feel like I get a hormone surge at night. I dont have any concrete data to support that other than subjective libido spike before bed and middle of the night. Anyone else have this issue?

 

[MisterSuperGod]

i can attest to the libido spike after training. Happens quite often.

As for trouble sleeping, i'm guessing it's CNS related, among other things. How long after lifting are you hitting the sack?

i'm wondering if you give yourself some time to level off and relax before hopping in bed, maybe with a cool shower afterwards, that you'd have less trouble?

 

[Test_Subject]

I can't sleep after intense workouts. I am pretty sure my volume is lower than most people on this forum and I take a week off every other month. So I dont think it's over training. I am also conservative with stimulants and caffeine and never dose later than like 3ish when I lift

I sort of feel like I get a hormone surge at night. I dont have any concrete data to support that other than subjective libido spike before bed and middle of the night. Anyone else have this issue?

I get that sometimes after intense leg days.

I usually fix the problem with a half bowl of Gorilla Glue or Grandaddy Purple.

 

[Ridethelightningbarefoot]

Yea your not supposed to. Your probably in your most wakeful state during/after a workout no matter what your doing. I try to give it a hour or two before I go to bed and I take a shit load of melatonin

 

[Cdave.aol]

Yea your not supposed to. Your probably in your most wakeful state during/after a workout no matter what your doing. I try to give it a hour or two before I go to bed and I take a shit load of melatonin

Does the melatonin help?

 

[Jestopherson]

Does the melatonin help?

It can for sure. I'd suggest starting with 2.5-5mg. Any more than 5 and I'm groggy all day. Some people like above can/need to take more.

 

[RackPuller]

Cns is fryyyyyyed

 

[VaDImadi]

Does the melatonin help?

It helps you fall to sleep but doesn't help you stay asleep

 

[RackPuller]

Does the melatonin help?

Too much will also give you fractioned sleep

less is more with melatonin I’m talking 1-3mg

 

[Sven_Northman]

This is why I lift in the morning and at noon. If I workout at night my CNS seems to get stimulated too much and I have a hard time winding down.

 

[Ridethelightningbarefoot]

Does the melatonin help?

Yes! I use long acting. Thats the only natural remedy i use. I used to take tons of sleeping pills and it was awful

 

[KingCahoot3627]

All good points. But I still have the same issue when I work out in the morning too.

I almost feel like it's an inflammatory muscle repair issue. I dunno if that even makes sense. Like my body goes into overdrive to recover at night.

 

[Cdave.aol]

All good points. But I still have the same issue when I work out in the morning too.

I almost feel like it's an inflammatory muscle repair issue. I dunno if that even makes sense. Like my body goes into overdrive to recover at night.

Are you eating carbs after workouts?

 

[Fattyone]

I work out at night and it’s gotten bad enough that tonight is my first night on a prescription sleeping pill. Only gonna take them on the weekends for hopefully a recharge, but Fuck my sleep sucks and seems even worse in cycle.

 

[TrenTrenTren]

If you think your sleep sucks now, try adding Tren into the mix. Say bye bye to sleep at all ughh.

 

[Fattyone]

I work out at night and it’s gotten bad enough that tonight is my first night on a prescription sleeping pill. Only gonna take them on the weekends for hopefully a recharge, but Fuck my sleep sucks and seems even worse in cycle.

so took the pill and giggled like a little girl knowing good sleep was about to happen. Laid in bed for over an hour, then woke up 3/4 times, then come 4:30 I’m up and can’t get back to sleep. So fuck that sleeping pill. Going back today to get another. This was lunesta

 

[adamcarpenter]

I take 100-200mg of L-Theanine along with melatonin to help with this.

 

[RackPuller]

so took the pill and giggled like a little girl knowing good sleep was about to happen. Laid in bed for over an hour, then woke up 3/4 times, then come 4:30 I’m up and can’t get back to sleep. So fuck that sleeping pill. Going back today to get another. This was lunesta

Ask them for trazadone or seroquel

 

[Fattyone]

Ask them for trazadone or seroquel

Ive tried trazadone in the past. I don’t think I’ve messed with seroquel. I want something that I take and pass the fuck out and wake up 14 hours later wondering what day it is.

 

[Test_Subject]

Ive tried trazadone in the past. I don’t think I’ve messed with seroquel. I want something that I take and pass the fuck out and wake up 14 hours later wondering what day it is.

There’s always ketamine.