Difficulty sleeping after intense workouts

[Fattyone]

There’s always ketamine.

Don’t temp me with a good time

 

[MindlessWork]

I go to the gym early evening after work and out the door by 730PM. I usually go to bed at 1100PM so that's 3.5 hours to wind down. Usually have no issues falling asleep then, so the best thing is to wrap up your workout 3 hours at least before your planned bedtime.

 

[Perrin Aybara]

Hard workouts, especially with heavy or high rep squats and/or deadlifts keeps my heart rate elevated for hours. I could see that hurting my sleep which is a big reason I lift before work rather than after. Not being properly hydrated after tends to keep the heart rate elevated more and longer in my experience, too.

 

[RackPuller]

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.

That’d be a benzo and also a no no

Seroquel will do the same with less negative outcome

 

[KingCahoot3627]

I liked the suggestions about eating more post workout carbs and post workout hydration. I think those might be contributing factors. Also, yes, its worse for me after a heavy DL, bench, or squat days.

I've trialed Lunesta and ambient. I feel like complete utter fuccking garbage the next day. Id rather not sleep.

Trazodone has the most data that I've seen for close to normal sleep patterns. If it wasn't for the headaches and sinus congestion, it would solve my problem

 

[Fattyone]

That’d be a benzo and also a no no

Seroquel will do the same with less negative outcome

Why is that a no no?

 

[KingCahoot3627]

Btw trazodone is NOT a benzo

 

[eery]

Try 200-300mg theanine, ZMA or magnesium biglycinate and 0.5-1mg melatonin.

You dont usually need more then 1mg melatonin by the way

 

[Human_backhoe]

Not being properly hydrated after tends to keep the heart rate elevated more and longer in my experience, too.

This!!!

Glad I read the thread before posting.

This made the biggest difference to my sleep. Keeping hydrated! If I really hit it hard I have a beer. Single ingredient of barley. I'm out like a light.

 

[may2021]

Small glass of whiskey. Works half of the time, every time.

 

[Bork]

I can’t sleep for shit. Tried everything but what worked for me is earlier workouts.

After intense workouts my libido shoots up big time and I’m simply too wired to sleep until several hours later. So I work out in the afternoon now, instead of late at night.

Hydration doesn’t work for me, or maybe I’m not properly hydrated. If I drink tons of water, I’m just gonna keep rapidly pissing it out, and wake up 10 times to pee. Maybe I need more potassium?

 

[RoidmeDangerfield]

Intense workouts can overstimulate the nervous system and keep you awake. It's like caffeine but in a bad way. I don't want to stay awake. I want to sleep!

I remember, years ago when I went to the gym around 8pm after the job I had back then, that every time I worked legs I almost could never get a good night's sleep that night. Leg muscles are so large in comparison to training chest or shoulders. Throw in heavy squats and you're indirectly working the entire body.

Training hard also temporarily spikes cortisol levels which can make it hard to relax and fall asleep. Other hormones like adrenaline and norepinephrine ramp up, too. Spiking all of these hormones isn't ideal before bedtime.

Sometimes I can't avoid working out late. I'd rather workout late and suffer some sleep loss than miss a workout altogether. I find that meditating before bed helps tremendously to calm me down. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just sit in a chair with good posture yet make sure you're comfortable, close your eyes and focus on your breathing and tune everything else out. Do it for a couple minutes. Then increase the time by a few minutes per day until you get to thirty minutes before bed. Hey, if you can't sleep what else have you got to lose? It does wonders for me. I swear by it.

 

[Cdave.aol]

Intense workouts can overstimulate the nervous system and keep you awake. It's like caffeine but in a bad way. I don't want to stay awake. I want to sleep!

I remember, years ago when I went to the gym around 8pm after the job I had back then, that every time I worked legs I almost could never get a good night's sleep that night. Leg muscles are so large in comparison to training chest or shoulders. Throw in heavy squats and you're indirectly working the entire body.

Training hard also temporarily spikes cortisol levels which can make it hard to relax and fall asleep. Other hormones like adrenaline and norepinephrine ramp up, too. Spiking all of these hormones isn't ideal before bedtime.

Sometimes I can't avoid working out late. I'd rather workout late and suffer some sleep loss than miss a workout altogether. I find that meditating before bed helps tremendously to calm me down. It doesn't have to be anything fancy. Just sit in a chair with good posture yet make sure you're comfortable, close your eyes and focus on your breathing and tune everything else out. Do it for a couple minutes. Then increase the time by a few minutes per day until you get to thirty minutes before bed. Hey, if you can't sleep what else have you got to lose? It does wonders for me. I swear by it.

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