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Bigsatan13
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No. The hard training athelete needs 8 to 10 hrs of continuous sleep for recouperation.
diamonddiceclay
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if you get 1hour for a nap and then sleep 7-9 hours at nite that is good-any less is not
MonStar1023
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I would suggest 7-9 hours a night of deep solid sleep for recovery and maybe a nap throughout the day. Quick 15-30 minute nap can be great for recovery.
sleep is good but more is not always better.
if you take an hour nap each day..... you will enter R.E.M. sleep and be grogy and hard to wake back up.(for the majority)
like monstar said.........15 to 30 minutes is great......... it releases growth hormone....... more than 30 and its hard to wake up unless you get 2-3 hours.
like bigsatan said....... you need 9-10 hours sleep........ but i dont think it has to be all at once........ but at least 3/4 of it does.
just what i know
if you take an hour nap each day..... you will enter R.E.M. sleep and be grogy and hard to wake back up.(for the majority)
like monstar said.........15 to 30 minutes is great......... it releases growth hormone....... more than 30 and its hard to wake up unless you get 2-3 hours.
like bigsatan said....... you need 9-10 hours sleep........ but i dont think it has to be all at once........ but at least 3/4 of it does.
just what i know
Hmmmm... well, please critique my sleeping pattern. During mid-term week, which is now, i got to be about 4 o'clock everynight, wake up at 7:20 on mondays and thursdays and go to be at 1 until 4:30. On Tuesdays i sleep until 1 or 2. OThursdays i wake up for a 50 minutes class at 9:00 and go to be from 10:30 - 4 o'clock. On fridays i wake up for a 50 min class at 7:20 and go to bed from 9-4.
So, because math is a bitch and i don't won't too make this too hard on you guys:
Mondays - 6 1/2 hours}
Tuesdays - 9 to 10 hours}
Wensdays - 6 1/2 hours} ***All split into intervals of 2***
Thursdays - about 10}
Fridays - about 10}
Wow, now that i look at this my sleeping pattern sucks ass. I wish i didn't have so much fucking work. I guess i will make my rest days on Sunday and Tuesdays because of the lack of recovering time. Without flame, how bad is this spleeping and will it impair my ability to progress in lifting?
Thanks again for all the advice guys, i just don't know shit about sleeping.
So, because math is a bitch and i don't won't too make this too hard on you guys:
Mondays - 6 1/2 hours}
Tuesdays - 9 to 10 hours}
Wensdays - 6 1/2 hours} ***All split into intervals of 2***
Thursdays - about 10}
Fridays - about 10}
Wow, now that i look at this my sleeping pattern sucks ass. I wish i didn't have so much fucking work. I guess i will make my rest days on Sunday and Tuesdays because of the lack of recovering time. Without flame, how bad is this spleeping and will it impair my ability to progress in lifting?
Thanks again for all the advice guys, i just don't know shit about sleeping.
Scotsman
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Everyone has their different sleep requirements. If you aren't tired then you are probably getting enough sleep. Sleeping all at once is most advantagious for your body due to sleep regulatory cycles. Your pattern is irregular which can add to sleep problems. I have had insomnea for about ten years now and only sleep about four hours per night. I have adjusted to it and get along fine now.
toga22
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I am in total agreement with Scotsman here. I have worked the overnight or graveyard shift for a few years now and have many daytime responsibilities. This limits me to about 3 or 4 hours a sleep a day. When I first started this schedule, was a tired and experience a lack of energy? Hell Yes!! However, over the years my body has grown accustom to my sleeping patterns. So, even on nights where I could sleep as long as I would want I usually wake up in the 3 or 4 hour time frame.
Just like a "desired calorie intake", or a BTM rate, there is a generalized figure that people are going to throw at you. There are exceptions to every rule and one rounded number isn't always going to apply to everyone. It is an average, and with every average there are highs and lows.
I've heard of some studies done on the amount of sleep required by the average person (not weight lifters or anything though). The study concluded that if you slowly reduced the amount of sleep you get each night, say by 5 or 10 minutes each night, you could actually live on as little as 30-60 minutes of sleep per day. However, in the long run there were some mental side effects that took place. Also, I'm not sure how the results would be different if the subjects in the study had been doing heavy physical activity (such as weight training). Anyways, just some food for thought... 
wow, toga, dacypher and scotsman, i have never heard of that!
ill have to give that a try, i have time to sleep and always try to sleep 7 hours a night. but i have always dreamed of not sleeping at all, ever,,,, now i can at least reduce the number of hours without fearing my body going down the shitter. im going to try to work down to 5 hours..... hmm....
ill have to give that a try, i have time to sleep and always try to sleep 7 hours a night. but i have always dreamed of not sleeping at all, ever,,,, now i can at least reduce the number of hours without fearing my body going down the shitter. im going to try to work down to 5 hours..... hmm....
