Good Morning

Good morning everyone.
I hope you all slept well, and hopefully longer then I did. Sleep is an essential part of the success of this or any workout plan, but is particularly important to muscle building plans. The reason being; when you lift you actually tear your muscle tissue, this is what causes lactic acid to accumulate and your muscles to get sore. While tearing doesn't sound good, the tissue repairs and rebuilds itself bigger and stronger then it was, thus creating the gain your looking for. However this repair period only happens during rest time. During sleep, your metabolic rate is slowest (ideal for muscle growth), the release of growth hormone increases while asleep, and there is increased blood flow to extremities. It is recommended that humans get at least 6 hours of sleep a night and adults get 8 in a perfect world. Im in college and could potentially have a conflict with this but im going to do my best to get my 8 hours and you all should too. Sleep is also key for a good performance in the gym. There is no point in wasting your time lifting if you are not pushing your body to its physical limits, if you are not strained your not making progress. And while were on the subject stay away from energy drinks, those energy shot things and all that other crap. Pre-workout is what your allowed but I will delve into that at a later date.

-Sean