5. The Bed Time Smoothie
This bedtime smoothie will help you to not only sleep more deeply and get better restoration but will also help you to be more anabolic through the night so that you build more muscle!
2 cups whole milk
½ a banana
2 tablespoons peanut butter
Cherries
Kiwi
1 tablespoon honey
There’s a whole lot of good stuff in this smoothie that will help you to sleep more deeply and wake up feeling more energized. For bodybuilders and athletes, this smoothie will also help to put you in a more anabolic state, meaning that you’ll produce more testosterone through the night and wake up with enhanced energy.
Cherries are the cherry on top. That’s because – other than being great sources of vitamin C and excellent antioxidants – they also happen to provide us with a natural source of melatonin. And if melatonin is familiar, it’s probably because you know it as the ‘sleep hormone’. This is what the brain produces to get us ready for bed and it can thus make us fall asleep faster and also enjoy a deeper rest when we eventually get there!