How much sleep are you guys getting at night?

[lartinos]

I feel like we speak a lot of about diet and drugs, but not about the importance of sleep. I notice a big difference in results when I take peptides because of the deep sleep I get at night. I have gotten 11 hours of sleep the last three nights in a row. GHRP-6 puts me into a deep sleep!
http://www.needtobuildmuscle.com/store/Health-And-Wellness/Need-2-Sleep-p16.html

 

[stevesmi]

i get 8-10 hours

 

[P_o_B]

im a deep sleeper but i stay up late at night.. school in the morning so about 7 hours but i take a few naps during the day to make it 9-10 hours
should i just sleep 9-10 hours straight or are naps fine??

 

[TheSystemHasFailed]

Anywhere between 7-8 hours, but I know that I seriously need more. I constantly feel tired which isn't good.

 

[axismundi]

It really just depends an all sorts of things. I'll wake up anywhere from 5 to 20 times during the night, even on peptides, even with melatonin, even with valerian... the tiniest sounds will wake me up and stick me into full alert.

 

[stevesmi]

a normal person needs 7-8 hours... too much sleep (those people who sleep till like noon) or too little sleep has been proven to be not beneficial.

a bodybuilder needs more like 8-10.

you will notice if you get a bad nights sleep your workouts suffer the next day or vice versa. this is crucial to performance, however it does not mean you should skip a workout if you happen to have a bad nights sleep.. just don't expect the body to be performing wonderfully.. i've actually put in some excellent workouts after a bad nights sleep, but after I was beat.. once the adrenalin gets pumping and you see your peers at the gym nothing seems to matter anymore

 

[HAYEZ]

I used to sleep maybe 3 hours a night broken up...now I been sleeping 8-9 hours every night for past 5 months.. each night before I go to sleep I eat something made with cannabutter (weed boiled and everything extracted into the butter)within 2 hours I am in a coma and ready for a great night of sleep.. Couldnt ask for anything better...I refuse to get on sleep meds and go the all natural route... smoking doesnt last as long and I would wake up every 2 or 3 hours to smoke again to fall asleep

 

[Messor]

5-7 most nights. 8+ whenever I can get it.

 

[C0LUMB0]

I feel like we speak a lot of about diet and drugs, but not about the importance of sleep. I notice a big difference in results when I take peptides because of the deep sleep I get at night. I have gotten 11 hours of sleep the last three nights in a row. GHRP-6 puts me into a deep sleep!
Need To Sleep - Trouble Sleeping? Try this.

what are you dosing it at bro ?

 

[Night_Wolf]

I'm getting about 9-11 hours, depending in the day of the week.
ZMA helps some people to fall asleep and wake up more restfull

 

[C.K.]

sleep is over rated I always wake up before my alarm average around 5 hours a night

 

[CoBra666]

shit i was gonna get some zinc/magnesium and forgot while i was out... i average 3-5 hours a night. melatonin does nothing. need2sleep keeps me asleep once im there but it still takes me hours to fall asleep. i usually lie down at about 9-9:30. usually still awake at midnight i have no stress in life, an easy job. good paycheques. just cant effin sleep

 

[stevesmi]

sleep is CRUCIAL!! cannot build muscle without sleep! The number one reason sleep is important is because Growth Hormone (HGH) rises during deep sleep, which often begins about 30-45 minutes after falling asleep. it plays a role in protein synthesis as well.. this is common sense stuff.

those of you who have sleeping problems need to re-evaluate what you are putting in your bodies.. dont eat heavy meals near bedtime, lay off the caffeine, try meditation and relaxion before bed. dont sleep with pets, dont sleep with a clock in your room (you look at that damn thing hundreds of times during the night without even knowing you are!) , don't have a tv in your room, dont read in your room.. use your room for sleep and sex that is IT. keep the area clean, dark, cool and quiet.. keep your sheets clean, let sun in during the day. consider getting a sound machine (they are dirt cheap) .. a warm shower or bath before bed will help as well!!

all these tips will help you sleep.

do NOT get hooked on herbs or drugs to sleep... if you do then you will be hooked on them for life and it will be difficult to ween yourself off.

some guys can get away with 6 or 7 hours of sleep, some of us need more. if you feel well rested the next day then you are getting enough.. as a bodybuilder/athlete you need to get more than the normal person, remember this. but you do not need an insane amount of sleep.. just an extra hour or two is good

 

[CoBra666]

its hard bro. ive changed my sleep patterns to include all that stuff i just cant sleep. never could for as long as i can remember. dont know what to do. i wont use those narcotics and thats that. but nothing else seams to help

 

[stevesmi]

its hard bro. ive changed my sleep patterns to include all that stuff i just cant sleep. never could for as long as i can remember. dont know what to do. i wont use those narcotics and thats that. but nothing else seams to help

do 20 minutes of meditation before bed and take a warm bath.. have you tried that? you need to follow what i said to a tee and work at it.

there is something going on that you are not seeing.. it can be as simple as you have a crappy mattress, or you let your cat/dog sleep with you and they keep you up.

try moving your bed in your room.. move furniture around. change up the environment. also this sounds weird but painting your room a light blue color can relax you. color therapy

 

[CoBra666]

never meditated and maybe new bed could help. pillowtop or something. but pretty much everything else ive been doin for along time now. saw a doc bout it too. she recommended all that stuff to me originally. but yeah no pets, no lights nothing that beeps, no late night heavy meals, i usually bath bout half hour to an hour before bed. i dont do anything stimulating like tv, reading, deep convos, anything between my bath and my bedtime. no pets. i never use caffeine, havent used stimulants in quite awhile. although sometimes i do cuz i dont sleep anyways. my best sleeps come if i plan my n2kts crash with bedtime. but its still not a good deep sleep. im gonna start looking into this again. with the summertime heat and sunlight for longer its been getting even harder and im def noticing a difference

 

[stevesmi]

^^I will tell you this.. in my early 20's I had to deal with sleeping issues.. the more you obsess over it the worse its gonna get. it took me doing A LOT of research and changing my diet/lifestyle to get things in the right direction again. i came across an article in a magazine about sleeping tips when I was on an airplane, and it literally saved my life.

i highly recommend yoga class. if your bedtime is 10pm.. try and find a yoga class in the evening.. come home.. have a light snack.. then bath, then bed. that will help and you might meet some hot yoga chick too in the process..

also you don't even need a new mattress.. they sell those mattress toppers that are like foam memory or whatever.. they don't cost very much.. you just put it on top of the mattress.. try that, they are awesome. feels like you are sleeping on a cloud.

I will also tell you this.. i spent the night at a hotel last weekend and I only got 4 hours of sleep and it was horrible.. so that tells you how much effort I've put into my sleeping strategy.. from my bed, to my surroundings, to the atmosphere, etc etc. i've made everything perfect in my home to assure I have a great sleep

 

[CoBra666]

true dat, ive noticed when im worried about sleep i sleep even less. and my life is pretty stress free too. but yeah yoga could help, i travel alot for work. half the year or so. but i got a good one dled on my laptop. usually since i workout at night i just kill it in the gym till im right tuckered out. heavy deadlift day ive noticed helps with sleep. but yeah thanks for the tips. guess its time to no longer accept this as part of life and experiment and beat it. thx mango

 

[C.K.]

averaged 2-3 hrs sleep on tren best I've ever looked in my life lol

anyone who has a life, kid or full time job or all 3 probably has no time to be sleeping 9 hrs a day

 

[stevesmi]

yo found some good stuff online for you guys.

The sleep requirements for each person depend on many factors, including age. For example, in general:

• Infants require about 16 hours a day.
• Teenagers need about nine hours on average.
• Most adults need seven to eight hours a night for the best amount of sleep, although some people may need as few as five hours or as many as 10 hours of sleep each day.
• Women in the first three months of pregnancy often need several more hours of sleep than usual.

However, experts say that if you feel drowsy during the day, even during boring activities, you haven't had enough sleep.


Foods That Help or Harm Your Sleep

Sleep Debt

The amount of sleep a person needs also increases if he or she has been deprived of sleep in previous days. Getting too little sleep creates a "sleep debt," which is much like being overdrawn at a bank. Eventually, your body will demand that the debt be repaid. We don't seem to adapt to getting less sleep than we need, while we may get used to a sleep-depriving schedule, our judgment, reaction time, and other functions are still impaired.
Consequences of Too Little Sleep

Too little sleep may cause:

• Memory problems
• Depression
• A weakening of your immune system, increasing your chance of becoming sick
• Increase in perception of pain

The Risks of Sleep Deprivation

Many studies make it clear that sleep deprivation is dangerous. Sleep-deprived people who are tested by using a driving simulator or by performing a hand-eye coordination task perform as badly as or worse than those who are intoxicated.
Sleep deprivation also magnifies alcohol's effects on the body, so a fatigued person who drinks will become much more impaired than someone who is well rested.
Driver fatigue is responsible for an estimated 100,000 motor vehicle accidents and 1,500 deaths each year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Since drowsiness is the brain's last step before falling asleep, driving while drowsy can -- and often does -- lead to disaster. Caffeine and other stimulants cannot overcome the effects of severe sleep deprivation.
The National Sleep Foundation says that if you have trouble keeping your eyes focused, if you can't stop yawning, or if you can't remember driving the last few miles, you are probably too drowsy to drive safely.

 

[CoBra666]

well ck, clearly you cant argue with your results. those abs are crazy. but i like my sleep. id like to feel less tired, less drowzy and sluggish. not dozing off in the daytime. the very odd day, like once a month i get a good nights sleep i just feel so good. i want it more.

 

[C.K.]

I have a daughter so my sleeping in on the weekends is whenever she wakes up lol also over sleeping is a major cause of obesity your body is made to adapt if you train your self to sleep less it adapts to that too how many hours do you think marines sleep and those guys are beasts it honestly isn't aslong as you sleep but the amount of deep rem sleep you get so sleeping pills and such help with that I put my ear plugs in knock out a few hours and always wake up refreshed way before my alarm

 

[stevesmi]

^^yes oversleeping is not good as I've stated earlier.. but undersleeping isn't either. the Mayo Clinic recommends adults get 7-9 hours of sleep so not sure where you are getting your info from on we should get 2-3 hours of sleep.

and sleeping pills are not the solution if you have trouble sleeping.. they are habit forming and once you get hooked on them you are gonna have a hard time weening yourself off. if you are hooked on them i suggest you taper it down and try to quit.. the longer you stay on, the harder it will be to ever come off... i would never advocate anyone use sleeping pills, even natural herbs that help you sleep shouldn't be used longer than a month straight.

I do agree on one of your points that alarm clocks are useless, people who have them next to their bed look at them all night and they should either ged rid of it or turn it away. I do not use one.. I get up around 7-7:30 every morning like clockwork.