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Do you suffer insomnia from long duration or high intensity efforts and
if so do you have any remedies beyond hydrate and cool down?
GoatandTricycle-
Yes, I don't get to sleep easily if I do high intensity late in the day or I've done long duration stuff where my body is really aching afterwards.
I don't have any particular sleep strategies other than normal decent recovery stuff, keep the bedroom cool, avoid bright light, minimise noise.
I did used to have some good experience with compression socks - they'd take away the annoying aching feeling in the legs and allow me to get to sleep better (anecdotally, didn't measure this in any way). I tried eye makes and earbuds to reduce noise and light but these were a bit annoying so I stopped.
Timing when you eat can help too. High carb meal a few hours before trying to sleep is good.
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cold shower works ok. the idea is to get the blood away from the muscles and back towards the organs, apparently. has to be proper cold though so it's quite unpleasant.
hippy
.gaz.
https://www.runnersworld.com/nutrition-weight-loss/a20793831/is-chocolate-milk-really-best-for-recovery/