🧠 Your Performance Starts with Sleep Not Protein Shakes

Jun 5
2 min read

🧠 Your Performance Starts with Sleep Not Protein Shakes

Prioritizing Protein

You probably want to take a nap right about now!

Let’s get straight to it—if you’re not getting quality sleep, you’re leaving performance gains on the table.

Most people focus on food, supplements, or training first. But here’s the truth: the real foundation for a high-performing body and mind is:

1. Sleep

2. Water

3. Then food

Easy Right:

Here’s why sleep is non-negotiable:

Cognitive Reset – Your brain literally washes away toxins while you sleep. It’s your built-in nightly cleanse for better mental clarity. Helping your brain age well and slow down any illness and diseases.
Emotional Control – Poor sleep raises stress, lowers patience, and clouds decision-making.
Physical Recovery – Sleep is when your body recalibrates, regulates, and repairs. Without it, you're more injury-prone and slower to react.
Adaptation & Growth – Deep sleep is when the brain processes and stores what you’ve learned. This is called neuroplasticity—your ability to continue learning and adapting, even beyond age 25.
Sleep For Performance

So ask yourself:

How can you expect to grow, evolve, and perform at a high level… if you keep cutting off the system that upgrades you every night? It’s like unplugging your phone halfway through charging—it just won’t be ready.

Coach’s Tip: Build Your Sleep Routine:

Protect your sleep the same way you protect your training.

✅ Go to bed at the same time every night

✅ Dim your lights 1–2 hours before sleep

✅ Avoid screens and devices at least 1 hour before bed

✅ Stop drinking water or any liquids 2 hours before bed

✅ Take a warm shower to help regulate body temperature

✅ Keep your room at 68°F, and use an air purifier if possible

Aim for 7–9 hours of uninterrupted, high-quality rest.It’s not just recovery—it’s reprogramming for the best version of you.