I don't lift weights to get strong. I don't lift weights to look good. I don't even lift weights for the health benefits. I lift weights to alleviate my insomnia.
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Caffeine has been a constant companion in my life. It has the dubious honor of being the first drug I got addicted to, my grandmother being the pusher when I was at the tender age of seven.
Some saturdays I simply cannot water fast though. What I do then is something I refer to as fat fasting, namely I will only consume liquid fat and optionally some carbs. But never any protein.
It was immediate. My sleep onset latency was reduced from 2 hours to less than 30 minutes. And it was consistent, unless I was incredibly stressed or had some type of injury I would reliably fall asleep in less than 30 minutes. Every. Single. Night.
If I had to take one single type of food and name it the king of calories, the savior of mankind, the cure to all the world's problems.. it would be coconut oil.