{"id":3374,"date":"2023-05-10T00:55:05","date_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:55:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/the-link-between-sleep-muscle-health-from-a-nurse-practitioner\/"},"modified":"2023-05-10T00:55:05","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T17:55:05","slug":"the-link-between-sleep-muscle-health-from-a-nurse-practitioner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/loudhdtv.com\/?p=3374","title":{"rendered":"The Link Between Sleep &#038; Muscle Health, From A Nurse Practitioner"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-3711241968723425\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/mindbodygreen-res.cloudinary.com\/image\/upload\/c_fill,w_700,h_400,g_auto,q_85,fl_lossy,f_jpg\/org\/iilnkx31ijthfod9t.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>That doesn&#8217;t mean exercise and nutrition aren&#8217;t important when it comes to building and maintaining muscle. &#8220;When I&#8217;m working with someone who&#8217;s really trying to build lean muscle, I always remind them that you have to hit protein macros, you have to lift heavy things, and you have to have high-quality sleep,&#8221; she explains. &#8220;You can&#8217;t build healthy, lean muscle without all three of those.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That being said, it&#8217;s common to skimp on the sleep part of the equation\u2014but Thurlow recommends we flip the script. Sleep, after all, is essential for restoring your body; and deep sleep (also known as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-to-get-more-deep-sleep\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.mindbodygreen.com\/articles\/how-to-get-more-deep-sleep\" rel=\"noopener\">stage 3 sleep or slow-wave sleep<\/a>), promotes muscle and tissue growth, along with cell repair.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Research has even shown that individuals with low muscle mass more <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27151463\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27151463\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">frequently report very poor sleep efficiency<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"1\">1<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span>. Another study found that even a single night of sleep deprivation is enough to <span data-citation-wrapper=\"\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7785053\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"mbg-track-event\" data-track-event-types=\"click\" data-track-type=\"article-link\" data-track-prop-element-id=\"in-body-link\" data-track-prop-label=\"page_type | element_id\" data-track-prop-category=\"Link\" data-track-prop-link=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7785053\/\" data-citation-link=\"\" rel=\"noopener\">decrease muscle protein synthesis<\/a><a href=\"#citations\" data-citation-number=\"2\">2<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"11\" height=\"10\" viewbox=\"0 0 11 10\"><path d=\"M10.5616 1.47255C10.7935 1.16327 10.7308 0.724508 10.4216 0.492549C10.1123 0.26059 9.67352 0.323271 9.44156 0.63255L4.41852 7.32996L2.03106 4.54448C1.77947 4.25094 1.33756 4.21694 1.04403 4.46853C0.750497 4.72012 0.716495 5.16203 0.968084 5.45556L3.77335 8.72851C3.81859 8.84955 3.89785 8.9595 4.0089 9.04279C4.09758 9.1093 4.19691 9.15159 4.29895 9.17078C4.51931 9.23643 4.76744 9.19227 4.955 9.03151C5.07764 8.92639 5.15498 8.78804 5.18511 8.64118L10.5616 1.47255Z\"\/><\/svg><\/a><\/span> in young, healthy males and females. The bottom line? 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