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😴💪 Sleep > Grind?! Angry Diva Learned a Lesson Today…
Those who know me know I’m currently on a sleep challenge.
Every week I have a 1:1 check-in with my F45 coach, and during our last conversation he hit me with a question that made my brain short-circuit a little.
He asked:
“If I told you that you could only work out 3 days a week… what would your response be?”
My inner voice immediately went:
EXCUSE ME?! ONLY 3?!
Angry Diva was not emotionally ready for that conversation. 😂
But I sat with it and reflected.
So this week I tried something different:
✔️ Focused on sleep (7 hrs a night)
✔️ Took TWO recovery days
✔️ Actually listened to my body instead of fighting it
This morning I walked into the gym at 6AM fully charged.
Pre-workout fuel:
🥣 Fruity protein cereal
🥛 Fairlife protein milk
Then I hit one of my harder strength programs with chest press, single arm DB rows, and shoulder work.
I decided today was the day to really test progressive overload.
And guess what happened…
🏆 2 NEW PRs
• Angled Machine Leg Press
⬆️ +61.83% volume increase
• Seated DB Shoulder Press
⬆️ 45 lb 5RM (+5 lbs)
And yes… I even attempted 50 lb dumbbells for a rep just to see what happens. 👀
Turns out…
👉 Recovery + sleep = STRENGTH
For someone like me who loves to train hard, learning to pull back so I can push harder on strength days is a big mindset shift.
New strategy might be:
Train smarter.
Recover harder.
Lift stronger.
BBB community lesson of the day:
Sometimes the progress isn’t from doing more…
It’s from recovering better.
Now I’m curious…
Who else performs WAY better when sleep is dialed in?
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😴💪 Sleep > Grind?! Angry Diva Learned a Lesson Today…
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