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Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 5:49 pm
by MorganD2
Everyone hypes recovery supplements, but if your sleep sucks, do they even matter? Curious how much of your growth you are credited to good sleep vs. what you take.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 6:04 pm
by Willmk
Sleep is the #1 recovery tool, bro. No supplement can ever replace it.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 6:24 pm
by Riley-King
I grew more on 8 hours of sleep + basic protein than when I was popping 5 different recovery supps on 5 hours of sleep. Lesson learned the hard way.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 6:34 pm
by MorganD2
Yeah, I’ve been guilty of chasing supps while sleeping 5–6 hrs. Feels backwards.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:07 pm
by Paulkt5
Supplements are like sprinkles, bro. Sleep is the cake. Without the cake, sprinkles are useless.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 7:19 pm
by VictoryPr
Creatine + good sleep = best recovery stack you’ll ever run. Cheap and proven.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 8:56 pm
by KevinK47
I once ran Test + Deca while averaging 4 hrs a night from night shifts. Barely grew and felt like death. Sleep literally made the gear useless.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:15 pm
by MorganD2
Damn, that hits. No wonder my recovery feels slow even on solid diet and creatine.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 9:31 pm
by HoldenRK
Sleep is anabolic by itself. GH, repair, all that magic happens when you’re knocked out, not when you’re sipping a shake.
Re: Sleep vs. Supplements – What Really Matters for Recovery?
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2025 10:04 pm
by TimKP
True. Supplements only help if the big 3 are locked: training, diet, sleep. Miss one, the rest won’t save you.