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How Sleep Helps Muscles Grow and Recover Faster with Dr Shona Halson
Sleep is generally divided into two phases, REM (rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-rapid eye movement).
While the REM sleep phase is when your body focuses on reenergizing your mind, the NREM phase, and specifically the deep sleep stage, is when your body’s physically restorative processes take place. With your brain less active, the blood supply to your muscles and tissues increases, delivering oxygen and nutrients that promote muscle repair and growth. Let’s dig into some specific connections between sleep and muscle recovery.
Professor Shona Halson is the Deputy Director of the SPRINT Research Centre at
ACU’s School of Behavioural and Health Sciences. Prior to this she was the Head
Recovery Physiologist at the Australian Institute of Sport for over 15 years and has
led the Recovery team at three Olympic campaigns with the Australian Olympic
Committee. Her research focuses on sleep, recovery and fatigue and she has
published over 160 peer-reviewed articles and multiple book chapters. Shona
provides consultancy services to the Australian Open Tennis Tournament and Nike
as well as a number of national and international professional sporting teams.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:
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The information provided in this show is not medical advice, nor should it be taken or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The Neuro Experience podcast, its employees, guests and affiliates assume no liability for the application of the information discussed.
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Sleep is generally divided into two phases, REM (rapid eye movement) and NREM (non-rapid eye movement).
While the REM sleep phase is when your body focuses on reenergizing your mind, the NREM phase, and specifically the deep sleep stage, is when your body’s physically restorative processes take place. With your brain less active, the blood supply to your muscles and tissues increases, delivering oxygen and nutrients that promote muscle repair and growth. Let’s dig into some specific connections between sleep and muscle recovery.
Professor Shona Halson is the Deputy Director of the SPRINT Research Centre at
ACU’s School of Behavioural and Health Sciences. Prior to this she was the Head
Recovery Physiologist at the Australian Institute of Sport for over 15 years and has
led the Recovery team at three Olympic campaigns with the Australian Olympic
Committee. Her research focuses on sleep, recovery and fatigue and she has
published over 160 peer-reviewed articles and multiple book chapters. Shona
provides consultancy services to the Australian Open Tennis Tournament and Nike
as well as a number of national and international professional sporting teams.
IN THIS EPISODE YOU WILL LEARN:
SPONSORS
EIGHT SLEEP: $150 off - NEURO
https://www.eightsleep.com/neuro
KETONE-IQ- 20% DISCOUNT - NEURO20
https://hvmn.me/Neuro
Find Shona here: twitter.com/ShonaHalson
You can follow me or contact me here ---
Newsletter: https://bit.ly/3ewI5P0
Instagram: louisanicola_
Twitter : louisanicola_
YouTube: Louisa Nicola
The information provided in this show is not medical advice, nor should it be taken or applied as a replacement for medical advice. The Neuro Experience podcast, its employees, guests and affiliates assume no liability for the application of the information discussed.
The Neuro Athletics Newsletter
Instagram: @louisanicola_
Twitter : @louisanicola_
YouTube: @Louisa Nicola
The Neuro Experience Podcast is proud to have hosted: Dr Andrew Huberman, Dr Gabrielle Lyon, Dr Layne Norton, Thomas DeLauer, Shawn Stevenson, Dr. Rocio Salas-Whalen, Saad Alam, Uma Naidoo, Dr. Lanna Cheuck, Angela Lee Pucci, Jillian Turecki, Dr. Jordan Feigenbaum, Dr. Darren Candow, Dr. Sue Varma, Evy Poumpouras, Dr Casey Means, Renee Deehan, Dr Chris Palmer, Dr Charles Brenner, Dr Joe Zundell, Dr Ray Dorsy, Dr Dale Bredeson, Dr. Ben Bikman
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