Recently, it seems everyone has discovered the value of sleep. While we all know intuitively how important sleep can be, the science of sleep in sport has been slow to follow. Pat Byrne was a pioneer of developing sleep and fatigue programs in sports. On this week's GAINcast he discusses what we know about sleep, and busts a few myths about sleep as well.

For more information on this topic, read the complete show notes at: http://www.hmmrmedia.com/2021/03/gaincast-episode-210-sleep-science-with-pat-byrne/

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• If you want to dive into this topic more, read Inconvenient Sleep: Why Teams Win and Lose by Byrne and his daughter Suzanne Byrne. You can follow Byrne on Twitter (@sleepsports) and learn more about his consultive practice on his website.
• We have several articles on sleep in our archives: the science of sleep, sleep and stress, sleep and recovery, and creating sleep habits.