REST + No Background Noise Challenge Details

TAKING ACTION:

✅We’ve talked a lot about rest days this month, but how’s your sleep been throughout this challenge? Let’s talk about it!

We’re almost in the home stretch of our STEPtember Challenge! 👟

With today being a rest day, it’s a good time to talk about the difference between rest and sleep. They can overlap, but they’re not the same thing — and both are critical when it comes to building lean muscle and supporting your overall health. 💯

Rest days are the days we intentionally take off from training so our muscles can recover. You’re not tearing down muscle fibers on these days. Your brain is still active and stimulated, but your body gets a break from the stress of lifting.

Sleep is a different (and equally important) piece of the puzzle. When we sleep, our bodies release muscle-building hormones that help repair and rebuild the damage from training.

👉 Bottom line: Both rest days and good sleep hygiene are both non-negotiable on your muscle-building journey. They serve different purposes. You need both. 👌

‼️ TOMORROW STARTS OUR NO BACKGROUND NOISE CHALLENGE. Monday-Friday of this week try to sit in silence as much as possible to regulate your nervous system and form actual thoughts: no music in your car, no mindless noise, no TV watching or doom scrolling, etc. YOU CAN DO IT and you’ll be surprised at how much better you feel!

Who’s doing it with me?! ⬇️

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REST + No Background Noise Challenge Details