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Get your T levels checked. Mine were way off (and still are). Exercising 5X a week is good, are you pushing hard, packing on more weight, or simply going through the motions? Focus on sleep hygiene. Try sleeping alone and in a pitch black silent room, or getting way closer to that. No phone, no TV, no alarm clock. Although they're only too happy to sell you an almost lethal dose of melatonin over the counter in the U…
Get your T levels checked. Mine were way off (and still are). Exercising 5X a week is good, are you pushing hard, packing on more weight, or simply going through the motions? Focus on sleep hygiene. Try sleeping alone and in a pitch black silent room, or getting way closer to that. No phone, no TV, no alarm clock. Although they're only too happy to sell you an almost lethal dose of melatonin over the counter in the U…
What does "T levels" mean in this context?
Get your T levels checked. Mine were way off (and still are). Exercising 5X a week is good, are you pushing hard, packing on more weight, or simply going through the motions? Focus on sleep hygiene. Try sleeping alone and in a pitch black silent room, or getting way closer to that. No phone, no TV, no alarm clock. Although they're only too happy to sell you an almost lethal dose of melatonin over the counter in the U…
What does "T levels" mean in this context?
Getting a good handle on your number of ng/dL is essential for both men and women.
- low energy after consuming high-GI / high-sugar stuff: like soda
- low energy after too much caffeine
- low energy when feel overwhelmed / stressed / over-worked
Stuff I do to get back on track is basically:
- sitting in yoga position and doing breathing exercises and meditating
- lying down and doing part-by-part body relaxation (similar technique is progressive muscle relaxation)
Stuff that makes me feel energized:
- breathing exercise, something like Ujjayi Pranayama with box breathing. So breathe in for N, hold full for N, breath out for M (M >= N), hold empty for M. Repeat. Use as much of the Ujjayi technique as you like.
- squeeze your lower jaw gum using your thumb and forefinger below the canine tooth. This is some sort of meridian point that I find wake me up.
- do some burpees or other HIT for 20 seconds.
Good luck!
I would figure out if your body could actually break down the caffeine! I figured out that my body wasn't breaking it down and so my sleep suffered. So I had to switch to decaf or less coffee. Sleep is important.
Surprised no one's mentioned this yet, but you could be dehydrating yourself in the morning, with drinking that much coffee (it's a diuretic), and then you're dehydrated during the afternoon, which can make you feel tired. Try drinking an extra large glass of water in the afternoon and you might start perking up again. It seems to work for me at least, when I remember to do it. I'm better about it now more than I use…
When I increased calories by 20%, suddenly my memory wasn't so foggy, I was more motivated...it was awesome