Sleep: The Athlete’s Secret Weapon

Athletes sleep way more than regular people and it completely changes their performance. LeBron James gets

twelve hours of sleep every night. Roger Federer needs the same amount. Usain Bolt never

compromises on eight to ten hours. Sleep is when your body repairs muscle tissue,

consolidates memory, and releases growth hormones. Studies show that athletes who sleep

less than eight hours have a sixty three percent higher injury risk. One basketball team

added extra sleep hours and improved their shooting accuracy by nine percent in just five weeks.

Your body literally rebuilds itself while you rest. Professional athletes treat sleep like

training because recovery happens in bed, not in the gym.