Clyde, What are the sleep requirements for an athlete after doing a hard lactate threshold training workout? I suspect I'm getting too little sleep to recover optimally. Also, how much malto should I give my kids to spike their blood sugar so they'll crash 45 minutes later, so I can tuck them into bed? —Lloyd
ANSWER: While health has been correlated to an average of 8 hours of sleep, there are no definitive studies linking sleep needs to exercise levels. Anecdotal 'evidence' from athlete statements indicate that higher levels of training require more sleep. I suspect that this is the case since sleep is restorative from the hormonal and neurological point of view (growth hormone, tesosterone, etc). Give you kids the same number of calories of maltodextrin in water that they weigh in pounds. That should do the trick to reduce their brain function so they will sleep IF THEY ARE ALREADY TIRED. If they are not tired at all they may need twice that amount.
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