Sleep & Recovery
Sleep and recovery aren't a reward for training hard. They're half of the work.
We ask about sleep before we ask about training, because sleep decides how much of any programme your body can actually use.
These essays cover what poor sleep is trying to tell you, why recovery is a skill you can practise, and how to make small changes that hold up when life gets busy.
Sleep Isn't a Reward for a Good Workout
Ajith Jagadish on why treating sleep as something earned after training gets the order backwards, and what that means for recovery.
Why I Ask About Sleep Before I Ask About Training
Ajith Jagadish explains why sleep, not training history, is the first thing he asks new coaching clients about.
Recovery Isn't Rest. It's a Skill
Ajith Jagadish on why recovery is a trainable skill, not just time off, and why generic rest routines rarely work.
The Nervous System Cost of "Pushing Through"
Ajith Jagadish on how pushing through fatigue often avoids what the body is signaling, and what it costs the nervous system.
What Poor Sleep Is Actually Telling You
Ajith Jagadish on treating poor sleep as a signal worth listening to, rather than a problem to eliminate as fast as possible.
Overtraining Rarely Looks Like Too Much Exercise
Ajith Jagadish on why overtraining usually shows up first as poor sleep and mood, not as reduced physical performance.
If this sounds like your situation and you'd like help applying it to your own body, here is how we work.
Other topics: Philosophy · Movement · Food & Nourishment · Time Alone & Nervous System · Postpartum Recovery · Neurodivergent Coaching
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