sleep !
 

How many hours sleep do you get per night?

I'm lucky if I manage 6hrs on work days as i work shifts and have young children really working on trying to get 7-8.

Sleep is a very important part of building muscle. Your muscles grow more in your sleep than they do any other time. We also know that you should really get 8+ hours of sleep per night

I can't sleep without a sleeping pill and even so all I get is 6 hours. I work irregular shifts and that messes up with sleep patterns.

between tossing and turning and going to the bathroom i might only get 5 good hours out of 9 i'm in bed fror

This is exactly my problem. Once in a while I may get a good 6 or 7 hours but never more than 4 hours without waking up. Several factors cause this. Sleep Apnea, 50 yrs old, aches and pains from laying in one spot to long.