Sleep

[TkdWarrior]

i can survive with 3-4 hrs but if i want 24 hrs is less for me
-TkdWarrior-

[Mr Punch]

I do fine on about 6.5.

If I'm training a lot, I try to schedule myself a couple of hours in the afternoon (I work for myself so this is sometimes possible). I always have to sleep considerably more in the winter (I'd like to double it!!!).

[jon]

As much as possible, I like sleep... Yawn

[Souljah]

Man I have sleep problems.
I go to bed like 2 hrs before I fall asleep.
I usually get about 7 hrs, 8-9 sometimes (holidays)

[Grays Anatomy]

During the week I am lucky to break 5 - 5.5 a night.

Needless to say I sleep in on weekends.

[andoi]

interesting topic...i usually get between 4 and 5 hours sleep a night...a lot of ppl have told me that this is bad .,....i think they are probably right but jyou know i grew up on a farm where its early mornings always but i live in the city where its late nights so what can you do...also i find that meditation and breathing excercises make a bigger diff than how much sleep i get

[Sho]

I usually sleep 6-7 hours during the week and 11 hours on weekends (hehe). They reckon that people should get 10 hours of sleep, instead of the old 8 hours. I heard there was an investigation on life expectancy against the amount of sleep and people who slept 5 hours on average lived longer than people with 6 hours of sleep. Of course there are other major factors in these statistics, but actually quite many people from the past were tested and it was concluded that people with 5 hours of sleep can expect a longer life than ones who sleep 6 hours. However, it doesn't mean that they aren't tired! And above all, this doesn't mean really anything, but it's quite interesting.

[Sho]

By the way, I think this thread belongs to the training and health board.

[red5angel]

I am much like you Serpent, I do better on 7-8 but I can get by on 6 for a few days.
My father however gets by on 3 hours a night.

I have read a couple of studies, I can't remember what it is my fathe rhas where he can do 3 hours a night just fine, but its a "disease" of sorts. Anyway, I read one interesting study that said the human body is designed to get 4-6 hours at night and about a 2-3 hour nap in the afternoon.

[fa_jing]

Your REM/dream cycles are nearly 4 hours long, so it's good to get those 8 hours. As you get older, however, your need for sleep diminishes somewhat.


Souljah - I used to have insomnia, at least as bad as yours. Now I'm too exhausted for insomnia. Try Melatonin or Ginko before you go to bed. I might have some more advice for you, PM me if you feel like it.

[SevenStar]

I usually get 5-6. I do fine on 3 though, which is what I usually get on the weekends. I go to sleep late, and out of habit, I always wake up early. Studies I've read say the 7-8 is optimal, but you can get too much sleep, which is bad. The more you sleep past the optimal period, the more your body wants sleep.

[FatherDog]

On weeknights, I go to bed somewhere between midnight and 1am. My alarm goes off at 8am, and I usually slap the snooze (which goes off about every 9 minutes) till around 8:45-8:50).

On weekends, I go to bed sometime between 3am and 5am, and get up whenever I happen to wake up (which usually winds up somewhere between 11am and 3pm.)

I could probably stand to get more sleep, but honestly, I feel pretty rough in the morning no matter how much I get.

[Souljah]

thanks fa jing i'll try those out.

It may be the bed im sleepin in, its like rock, I like having a harder bed (the whole 'better fo the back' theory i guess) but i dont think I sleep well in them, when I used to stay at my aunts house she had one of those beds that are so soft they jus close in around you,
I never used to have any probs sleeping there.
i'll still look into the stuff u mentioned
soul

[IronFist]

Originally posted by SevenStar
The more you sleep past the optimal period, the more your body wants sleep.

Geez, I would so agree with that. Sometimes on the weekends I sleep for like 10-12 hours, and then I'm exhausted all day. My body's like "no, don't do stuff! Sleep more!"

I heard recently that sleeping over 8 hours may be cause cancer or something.

Every study yields different results. I would say sleep the amount that makes you feel best.

IronFist

[Serpent]

I heard that a REM cycle is 1.5 hours and you need at least three, therefore 4.5 hours is a minimum. Don't know the validity of that though, it was just in conversation.