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The Dangers of Glorifying Early Wakeups

🧵 The TL;DR

Glorifying early wakeups can have negative impacts on performance and recovery, especially among higher-level athletes. College and High School teams should not be having 6am practices in the name of 'discipline and toughness'. We should be aware of when early wakeups are necessary and not glorify them.

    🔑 Key Points

  • High-level athletes usually see early wakeups as something that impairs their performance & recovery.
  • We should not be glorifying 5am workouts.
  • College and High School teams should not be having 6am practices in the name of 'discipline and toughness'.

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