So I had to share this with you guys. This morning I open up the store - pretty slow morning, then a little Asian guy (I'm guessing 19 - 20) comes into the store. He wants to put on muscle and starts asking about proteins, and creatine, and all that.
So I begin to go into muscle growth and bioenergetics and a few things like that, and I explain to him how muscles actually grow at rest, not while you workout. I ask him how much he's sleeping and he tells me, "2 or 3 hours."
Shocked, I ask him "2 or 3 hours a NIGHT?!" and without blinking an eye he said, "Yeah, should I sleep more?"
Well, I told him what's what. He buys a creatine, and takes off.
Later in the day, I get a call from the President of the manufacturer that makes the creatine this boy bought. He wanted to talk to me about his website, and I tell him, "I really like the packaging on your new line. I actually sold one of your creatines this morning."
He tells me, "Oh yeah? I think I might've talked to the guy who bought it." (Which isn't unusual since most of his business is overseas, and only about 30 retailers in the United States are allowed to carry his line). He continues, "He was asking me about loading and absorption - then he asks me if it's true you need more than 2 hours of sleep a night."
Believe it or not, the kid was actually questioning whether I was right or not! The manufacturer went on to say, "I couldn't help but laughing into the receiver - at first I thought he was making a prank call! Then I realized he was serious, and it was even funnier!"
It takes all kinds.
So I begin to go into muscle growth and bioenergetics and a few things like that, and I explain to him how muscles actually grow at rest, not while you workout. I ask him how much he's sleeping and he tells me, "2 or 3 hours."
Shocked, I ask him "2 or 3 hours a NIGHT?!" and without blinking an eye he said, "Yeah, should I sleep more?"
Well, I told him what's what. He buys a creatine, and takes off.
Later in the day, I get a call from the President of the manufacturer that makes the creatine this boy bought. He wanted to talk to me about his website, and I tell him, "I really like the packaging on your new line. I actually sold one of your creatines this morning."
He tells me, "Oh yeah? I think I might've talked to the guy who bought it." (Which isn't unusual since most of his business is overseas, and only about 30 retailers in the United States are allowed to carry his line). He continues, "He was asking me about loading and absorption - then he asks me if it's true you need more than 2 hours of sleep a night."
Believe it or not, the kid was actually questioning whether I was right or not! The manufacturer went on to say, "I couldn't help but laughing into the receiver - at first I thought he was making a prank call! Then I realized he was serious, and it was even funnier!"
It takes all kinds.
). Nowadays, if I get fewer than a good, restful 8 hours I find it hard to even get into the gym.