He looked around. The bus was exquisite. The players were millionaires, among the greatest athletes in the world. And still, on the basis of everything he'd seen and the data he'd been gathering since he joined the team, Royer had begun to believe that the grind of the NBA schedule was slowly undermining the physical gifts that had granted them a seat on the bus in the first place.
That last element was crucial. Circadian rhythms, tied to the rising and setting of the sun, dictate daily sleep/wake cycles. If those rhythms are thrown off, every cell in the body is affected, so much so that the World Health Organization's International Agency for Research on Cancer has classified circadian disruption from shift work -- which affects, among others, emergency medical workers, military personnel, pilots, firefighters and law enforcement -- as a possible human carcinogen.
Circadian rhythms, tied to the rising and setting of the sun, dictate daily sleep cycles. Zigzag across time zones and it's worse."There's not a factory on the planet," Royer says,"that would move shift workers the way we move NBA players." not just an NBA problem. It is, in fact, an everybody problem. In 2011, the CDC declared insufficient sleep to be a public health problem. Over the past 50 years, according to research conducted by Dr.
"Based on ... about 10,000 empirical scientific studies, the number of people who can survive on six hours of sleep or less without showing any impairment, rounded to a whole number ... is zero." Testosterone is vital for athletes. It's a foundational hormone that impacts speed, strength, muscle mass, mood. And while studies had already shown that sleeping about five hours a night for one week temporarily lowers testosterone levels in men by an equivalent of 11 years of aging, what Royer saw in NBA players stunned him all the more.
"Lack of sleep messes up your recovery, messes up how you play, your cognitive function, your mindset, how you're moving on the court. Sleep is everything."As the years went on, Royer and his staff considered their efforts to counter sleep loss -- like deep-breathing exercises to optimize sleep -- to be all but a Band-Aid for a broken bone.
If deep sleep is like cash in a wallet, REM sleep is like a retirement fund. In such a grinding schedule, with so much sleep debt, the players were all but bankrupt.
Baxter This is just stupid. Welcome to a adulting. Jobs. Kids. Marriage. Dating. Late NBA games then getting up normal time for work!! Yep, no sympathy or empathy here!
Baxter Holy shit, Tobias needs to hang out with the general public. We're all freaking tired! SuckItUpButterCup
Baxter Lol
Baxter Lol, if you don't like it then quit!!! You're not a slave to the NBA!
Baxter Shit, I wouldn’t be falling asleep either if I saw your contact extension.
Baxter Bro shut up you partice for 2 hours a day then have a game every other day unless it's a back to back game you tell me you cant get 8 hours of sleep in between those days
Baxter Anyone have the meme 'And now we're off to the comments to see what the experts have to say'
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Cuz these NBA players bring hookers into their hotel rooms all the time especially on the road
sixxersnation Baxter I could see them being sleep deprived for games played on back to back nights, but normally they should be able to get enough sleep.
Baxter This guy signs a contract setting him up for life and he's freaking complaining about sleep deprivation!? You have got to be kidding me.
Baxter They really gave this man a max contract😂
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Baxter Lol if you wanna sleep more get out the clubs at night and go to bed duh ...you only have to work 2 hours a day foh
Baxter Bruh that‘s not an issue. I bet that 90% of the people with normal jobs get less sleep than athletes. Your life isn‘t that rough. Stop acting like it is
Baxter So hes tired? Join the club bro.
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Baxter Like NBA players the only one dealing with it. Y’all got millions we got cents bruh fucking cents. 😭😭😭
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Baxter Sorry. I Love Tobias and all, but you are making in insane amount of money to play basketball. Don’t complain about being tired. I get it, but I’m tired everyday from working, and then volunteering to coach in my community. You get 30mil, being tired is part of it.
Baxter They're all trying to be kobe
Baxter Why is this a concern now and wasn’t 35+ years ago
Baxter Softest athletes in sports
Baxter Coaches Decision: Rest (Nap)
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