Richard Gibney's 365 Days of Fitness: Day 333
Day 333 Today I am absolutely bagged. I think I've slept a combined total of 4 hours over the last two days. Plus last night was Nicole's Christmas party, meaning that not only am I tired I'm also hung over from a little too much wine. Needless to say I've felt better. This sleep issue is really starting to interfere with not just my workouts but with my everyday quality of life. It's quite frustrating but I'm confident that I'll find an answer.
I really wasn't sure what I was going to do for my workout today but after spending the majority of the day on the couch, I came up with something. In an effort to deal my sleep I was researching supplements and possible nutritional solutions. I came across this amino acid called Taurine, that has been shown to help people sleep by helping the body produce neurotransmitters responsible for calming down the nervous system. I decided to go to the health food store pick up some taurine, but instead of driving I rode my bike.
To learn some more about the benefits of taurine the link below is worth taking a look at.
http://www.poliquingroup.com/ArticlesMultimedia/Articles/Article/782/Relieve_Stress_Naturallywith_Taurine.aspx
Today's Workout:
Bike Ride to Health Food Store and Back: 30 minutes
Strict Push-ups: 3 sets / 30 reps (3 seconds lowering, 1 second pause at bottom, 1 second pause at top)
The health food store isn't too far away from my house, so it wasn't a very long bike ride. I did however, try to ride quite fast to make it somewhat physically challenging. I found the taurine and made a point of taking a longer route back home. When I got back home I did some push-ups with some strict tempo. I felt I needed to do just a little bit more than ride my bike.
Well it wasn't the best day for exercise, but I did get moving. I took some taurine tonight. I'm not sure if it's something that works right away of if it takes time to build up for the effects to take hold. I plan on doing some more research. Either way I'm hoping to get some rest tonight.