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#136: How Sleeping Better Can Make You a Faster Runner

#136: How Sleeping Better Can Make You a Faster Runner

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Get 10% off your Cooling Sleep System with code FLO at https://somnuslab.com Can better sleep make you a faster runner? Chu Zhu is a sleep expert who's worked with Tour de France winners, Olympic athletes, and elite endurance performers. He's also a runner, swimmer, mountaineer, and founder of Somnus Lab. We dive into one of the most overlooked aspects of performance: sleep, one of the key areas I've been focusing to optimize my health. You'll get a lot out of this one. We're running "Back to Basics 30" right now in the Personal Best Program, a 30-day challenge helping runners build consistent habits around sleep, daily movement, nutrition, and strength. The progress people are seeing has been real. Join here: https://www.skool.com/personalbest Watch the full video on YouTube Topics covered: ​0:00​ — Can better sleep help you run faster?2:00 — Heavenly Heat Saunas sponsorship​3:11​ — Why sleep is an underrated performance tool​5:53​ — Seeing sleep and recovery as training​6:39​ — What happens when athletes don't sleep enough​9:46​ — Why sleep is a 24-hour process​13:39​ — The biggest levers for improving sleep quality​17:27​ — What an ideal sleep week looks like​19:34​ — How late-night training affects sleep​22:28​ — How better sleep can improve running performance​24:57​ — Floris' first marathon on very little sleep​25:50​ — Chu's personal shift in how he views recovery​27:50​ — Why temperature is such a powerful sleep lever​30:43​ — How body temperature changes through the night​32:24​ — Building Somnus Lab and developing sleep cooling mats​35:24​ — Testing cooling mattresses with athletes and users​38:18​ — The future vision for Somnus Lab​40:49​ — Chu's real-life sleep routine​45:58​ — Naps and sleep cycles strategy​52:04​ — Food timing and its impact on sleep​53:25​ — The one sleep habit every runner should improve​55:46​ — How chronotypes change57:14 — Where to find Chu and Somnus Lab​57:54​ — How to become a stronger, healthier, happier athlete ​1:00:10​ — Chu's future adventure goals
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