Take a Tenth of a second off your 40 time!

It has been a while since my last post, as summer schedule has started up here at my place of employment: Velocity Sports Performance. Things are really booming here and athletes all over the Low Country are becoming better athletes exercise by exercise here at Velocity. Becoming faster, stronger, more agile, less injury prone, and most importantly becoming more explosive athletes.

I'd like to bring an article to your attention on sleep habits and athletic performance. I know what you're thinking, I always cover the aspects that are least likely covered in mainstream sports. I like to stay off the beaten path at times.

Sleeping. So overlooked but yet SO important. This study (the link is below) showed that by only sleeping 10 hours a night, Stanford football players were able to reduce their 40 yard dash times from 4.99 to 4.89, a reduction by a tenth of a second by simply getting more sleep per night. That is a simplistic way in becoming a better athlete, especially in the sport of football.

I've never met a football player than wouldn't want to reduce their 40 yard dash time by .1 second. So do yourself a favor and get some more sleep tonight. In the meantime, read the article below because it has some awesome ways to accomplish 10 hours a night if you think you don't have time for it.

CLICK HERE for the article on sleep improving 40 yard dash times and improving your health overall.