It seems so. I took a short break because I thought I was on the brink of getting sick – and I slept very good and consistently.

Caffeine is also a variable. First two days of that break, I did not do any caffeine. 3rd and 4th day I had normal intake.

I mellowed out watching a show (Stick) I was not heavily emotionally invested in – which serves this purpose.

Yesterday, Friday, 12.09 I hit the gym again with a back day – and after that ate a big meal – had a hard time falling asleep and was awake for abt 10 min at like 5:30 AM having a hard time getting back to sleeping.

Probably multiple variables at play here. And also not enough data to support the claim.

Optimize this.

I like sleeping good.

Solutions:

Hitting the gym at about 17:00.

Getting a meal after that.

Light work sess after that.

Then mellowing out. Bed with no stimulus.

Update on this on 5.10.2025:

Actually pretty logical: gym hits adrenaline -> stimulant. Takes time for the body to regulate again.

My way now: drinking caffeine before training: gives me max energy for training and some after to still get some kind of low work done. Then bed.