u/Hadley_333

I can rarely get 7 hours of sleep minimum, and anything less than that I will feel absolutely miserable. My exercise routine currently consists of Upper/Lower A/B split with active recovery. Routine lasts approx 45-60 minutes and a rest day on a Sunday along with 2 days of cardio.

I'm trying a deload routine this week and I've found something interesting: I had a terrible time sleeping last night, but I don't feel absolutely miserable. I wish I had more sleep, but I'm not doing what I can to survive the day. So this has me wondering: Am I at the age where I really shouldn't push myself like I'm used to? Do I now need to focus on maintaining strength and balance for overall health instead of pushing for gains?

For what it's worth, I plan to have bloodwork on my testosterone. 4 years ago it was at 308. I tried a TRT clinic to see if that would help with sleep but other than gaining muscle that got ppl's attention I had horrible side effects such as deep, painful pimples and what must be similar to others feel that they call "roid rage," when they're on gear.