Enjoy the Drinks — Protect Your Sleep

Enjoy the Drinks — Protect Your Sleep

December always ramps up with more events, more late nights, more beersies and bubbles… and usually a lot less recovery. And look, I’m not here to tell you not to enjoy yourself.
But... I am going to give you one simple rule that will save your sleep, your HRV, and your energy the next day:

Make your last drink at least three hours before bed.

Before you roll your eyes at me, it genuinely changes how you feel the next morning. When you drink too close to bedtime, your body spends most of the night dealing with the alcohol instead of allowing your body to get the recovery it needs. Even though you might be out like a light, your deep sleep drops, your REM sleeps gets messy, and even if you “sleep” 8 hours, you still wake up feeling foggy, stiff and a bit flat.

If you use WHOOP or anything similar, you’ll have seen it: your HRV bottoms out, resting heart rate spikes, and your sleep looks like chaos. It’s not that you slept badly — it’s that your body never got the chance to switch into rest mode.

Give it that little window, and everything works better.

For golfers, you’ll feel this instantly. Your rotation feels cleaner, your sequencing stays sharper and your tempo more consistent. The difference between a good backswing and an average one may just be down to your nervous system recovery — not effort.

And for my everyday athletes, this rule is a gift. Your energy is steadier, mood less reactive, cravings calmer, and your workouts feel doable instead of draining. It’s honestly one of the easiest December “wins” to put in your pocket.

So as you relax in the long summer nights, enjoy the drinks — just create enough space for your body to bounce back well. You’ll feel it the next morning… and your golf swing will thank you too.

If you want more personalised advice let's chat!
👉 Chat on WhatsApp