How much do you sleep?

[Warblade]

With my schedule I find it hard to get a full 8 hours a night. I usually get between 6 or 7 depending on how loud my roommates are and whether I slept in that day (like sundays), yet have to sleep early to get up for work the next day.

So, I'm curious whether I'm hurting myself signifcantly by not getting 8 hours every day.

 

[doubles1]

depending on my classes schedule i sleep from 7-9 hrs sometiems less if i have troulbe falling asleep i try to make up for it a little on the weekends but i always try for a minimum and take a quick nap during the day if needed....

 

[Thaibox]

9 hours with a nap when I can. I need a lot of sleep, but I know guys that train as hard as I do and pull 6-7 hours a night and make excellent progress. I think its individual.

 

[Lord_Suston]

about 8-10 a day but many time at intervals like 2am to 9am then around 4pm to 6pm, I need that sleep without it I can't really funstion in the gym and I feel lousy.... sucks when i ahve the 9:45am class after gettinhome at 4am from work though

 

[Night Fly]

About 6 hours or so...and definitely a nap during the day!

 

[the People's Champ]

4-6 at night, and then maybe a nap during the day. 6 hors is perfect for me. 8 hours makes me feel all groggy, like I had overslept. I think I could use a new mattress though.

 

[LongBall]

With a 1 month old and a 2 1/2 year old, not that much.


LongBall

 

[gmanlax7]

7 hours during the week, getting up at 630 sucks. couple more hours on the weekends

 

[JG1]

7-9 hours a night

 

[Swoll Pimp]

About 9 hrs/night...and sometimes a 20-30 min nap in the middle of the day.

 

[Ingram]

I sleep as long as I want to, I usally get in a good 9-10 hours.

 

[Bigsatan13]

It's weird for me. Monday starts out with about 8 or 9 hours but as the week goes on I wake up earlier and by Thursday its about 6 hours. I guess I just get caught up from the weekend.

 

[FitnessFrk]

6 hours max ! no matter how early or late I go to bed I wake up 6 hours later. It totally sucks because I don't work and I can't even take naps during the day.

 

[Grantsdu]

I try to get 8 or more and I usually do. I stay tired during the day though, maybe i need more sleep!! I don't know if thats hurting our body or not. I know peole who get 6 every night and do fine, I guess there body is use to it. REM sleep is what really matters. If I remember corectly, your body will make up for less sleep if you get into a sleeping routine. Same amount every night.

 

[Burncycle360]

If I have to go somewhere every day (say to school, or work) I sleep about 5 hours a day.

If I've got nothing to do (Like now) I sleep just at 12 hours a day. No more, no less! It sucks kinda, I just automatically wake up after like 12 hours.

The longest I've ever slept is 16 hours

 

[buffal2001]

8 hours weekdays, weekends 10-12

 

[Haz]

I usually only get 6-7 hours, but I'd prefer 8-9. 6 hours is definetly not enough for me, but thats life. There probably is an optimum amount of sleep for max muscle growth.

 

[brooklynboy]

I get about seven hours every night and then I take a nap after getting back form the gym normally about two hours

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[brianmincher]

Not as much as I would like. During the week, I get about 7 hours per night, but by Thursday, I am pretty whooped, and I always take a two or 3 hour nap Thursday after work. And I also take a 2 hour nap every Saturday and Sunday. When I was in college, I slept 9 hours per night, except for the times I was working in a bar, then I slept 5 hours at night and 3 or 4 during the day.

As you get older, you will need less and less sleep. Ever notice how early your grandma and grandpa get up? That is not a hold over from their work effort gained during the depression. They just don' t need as much sleep as you do. Anyone that trains and is less than 21 or so could probably stand to have at least 9 hours of sleep per day.

Just my 2 cents.

B.