How much sleep do you get?

[severe]

I get about 7-7.5 hours sleep. It takes its toll then I have a 10 hour sleep every couple of weekends and I'm reset and sweet as. Can't sleep that long normally.

I train a 8pm, sleep at 1030, up at 6am.

It was never a problem before the heavy training, but for the past year it has been a real bitch. Still though, better than not training and being skinny.

[JOSEF RAKICH]

Weekdays i get about 7-9 depending on what time i start work/go to bed.

Weekends i get about 5-6 at least, im usually always out every friday/saturday night and dont get home till anytime between 3-7am the next morning so what ever time i get home i usually sleep for 6 hours from then, that way i can get in some sleep, yet not waste the whole day away and miss too many meals. I never train on weekends anyway so it dosent really effect me getting not much sleep.

[wutang]

I usually go to bed at 9pm wake up 12 then net it till 3am then back to sleep till 6am lol

[OnlyHuman]

I get about 7 hours / night on average. It seems to be enough for me. I also like to have the occasional 10-15 min snooze during the day/lunchtime.

[Daz69]

When I do Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu in the evening I have to force myself to have a 30 minute sleep when I get back from work so I have the energy to go later.

Strangely when I come back I can't sleep for hours as I'm still wired from the class and need at least 4 hours to calm down and relax. I can feel the adrenaline surging throughout my system for hours afterwards. Weird.

if id been smothered and raped by sweaty guys i wouldnt be able to sleep either... lol

Fukin hell Tom.... Classic..!! :pfft: :pfft: :pfft:

Say it how it is Tom...... :grin:

[ssw]

not enough most nights

up at 5am 3x a week for trainings and really feel like crap if I've had less than 6hrs sleep :shock:

don't mean to hijack but ZMA - worthy supp to benefit sleep?

[OnlyHuman]

not enough most nights

up at 5am 3x a week for trainings and really feel like crap if I've had less than 6hrs sleep :shock:

don't mean to hijack but ZMA - worthy supp to benefit sleep?

In my experience magnesium is a worthy addition to the pre-bedtime regime.

[Richard_P]

I go for eight hours sleep on weekdays and tack on an afternoon nap post training in the weekends.

[weener lad]

Not enough!!! Overnights and early morning cardio have seen to stuffing a good sleep in.

[perpetual_injuries]

As far as I was aware, sleep is one of the most important things you can do to both help with weight loss and muscle gain. The prevailing opinions all seem to advocate an absolute minimum of 7 hours a night with between 8-9 being the ideal. I try to get 9 hours. You body needs the time while sleeping to repair everything you've damaged during the day. In the case of gym work, that can be a lot of damage. If you're only getting 3-4 hours you're massively inhibiting the effectiveness of your gym program.

[Grover]

:nod:

But sadly PI some of us live in the real world!!

[farrout]

Weekdays 7 hours max & broken.

[mike27]

at the mo im back to a solid 9hrs or more now

at least 2-3 naps during the week too

[Tygrrh]

Anywhere from 6 - 8 hours sleep. Makes it harder with my DD alarm clock. She's naturally set for 5am! sometimes 4am, sometimes even 2am and then 5am. So I almost never get a straight uninterrupted sleep. On Saturdays however, I sleep till I get woken up which is usually around 10 or 11am. It's a wasted day but I live for my Saturday sleepins!

[linkplayer18]

Due to my ponit of veiw, 8 hours sleeping is sufficient for a normal person.

By 8hr sleep you give complete rest to your body.

and its good for Your health.

[Specter]

Sleep is for PUSSYS! 8)

[Phedder]

Sleep is for PUSSYS! 8)

That's very true, my cat sleeps all day. :shifty:

[perpetual_injuries]

My flatmate mentioned something the other day that might be of interest regarding this topic.

Apparently your sleep patterns will typically follow approximately a 3 hours cycle, this supposedly explains why you can wake up after 3 hours of sleep and feel fine (you've completed a fully cycle) and then wake up again after 7.5 hours sleep and feel awful (you've interrupted a cycle mid run).

According to this information you should aim to plot to your sleep in 3 hour increments, so get either 3 for a nap, 6, or 9 ideally.

Sorry I don't have a link to the study to back this up. Will ask the flat mate when i see her and post it later.

[Defkid]

try to get 8 but even if i take my pre work out sup O.M.R etc at 5, im still buzzing way to hard from the caffine content to nod off... :shock: