Medical expert sheds light on the careers of Messi and Ronaldo.
Famous specialist in sleep medicine Dr Eduardo Estivil Sancho has shed light on a key factor in the success of prominent footballing superstars Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo.
Speaking as a guest on a podcast, Dr Eduard proclaimed that the secret behind the prolonged successful careers of two of the greatest footballers on the planet was all down to their sleeping patterns.
He elaborated by saying:
Dr Estivil further said that quite a few of the sleeping techniques used by Messi and Ronaldo can easily be replicated.
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The doctor is not just randomly making claims, as his foundation has worked closely with quite a few sports teams and individuals, including former La Liga star Alex Granell.
Granell, now 36 and currently playing in Bolivia, reached out to Dr Estivill while he was playing for La Liga side Girona.
Regarding Granell, Dr Estivil stated “Alex Granell had heard us talk a bit about biological rhythms. He came to us and we did a study of the chronotype of his biological rhythms and Alex Granell turned out to be a morning person. At six in the morning, he was up and running and could do anything, but at seven in the evening he couldn’t do anything, he was dead tired. What we did with him was to change his biological rhythm temporarily because you can’t change this forever.
On the day that he played at night, we made him take a long nap after lunch and when he got up he would put glasses on as if simulating a nice morning, a new day. And then, when night came he played very well. He improved, so he was delighted.
From there on, the rest of the team got interested, especially through the medical director they have in Girona, who is super good in terms of sports medicine, and all the staff they have.”
