My optimal time is about 9 hours IN BED.

It takes me at least 30-40 minutes to fall asleep because I like thinking about random stuff when I go to bed.

I also spend the last half hour or so in bed just turning around and repositioning and bracing myself for another shitty ass day.

7 is in the ideal range (7-8) so yeah. I wish the 6 and adaptation were true though
Usually during semester I'll go a month straight, or nearly, with only 6 hours per night. By the end I'm so run down and fatigue I completely stop the gym and end up in a lethargic stooper. I really need at least 7-8, chronically, or I deteriorate with celerity

Depends on so many things. If you are excited for something, less. If you're willing to eat a proper breakfast, also less.

If you're depressed, or don't have anything particularly interesting happening in life currently, more. If you eat like shit, more.



General rule is: 8+ hours is borderline sickness.. if you literally cannot leave your bed without 9 hours or so, you're probably suffering from depression or some kind of sickness.

Experiment with 7 hours on a good diet / life routine. Most people can easily function like this

my body will usually not let me sleep more then 8 hours. so 7-8 works for me.

mike skype me if you have a second dude

seems like everyone is pretty high maintenance itt lol, from bct through ait (6 months total) i averaged 4-6 (only required to give 4 hours) hours 6 days a week, and 8-9 on sundays.. felt a little run down, but still was able to pt every morning and hit the gym that night..

so yes i believe you do get used to it

7-8 hours every night

surprised nobody has brought up the fact that good sleep is essential for muscle repair and gaining mass

I need to average at least 7.5 hours throughout the week. If I sleep for 6 hours one night, I need 8-8.5 the next... or if I get 6 the next, then I need even more the next day.

I used to be able to run on 3 hours a night 5 days a week, and 10 hours a night 2 days a week... don't know how I did it back then... for over a year. But I didn't train, and I even fell off a scaffold once because I was so tired.

I need to avoid simple carbs to avoid not being tired.

Melatonin and going on camping trips are two things that have been amazing with resetting my sleep.

Sleeping in a room with no windows really messes up the sleep schedule though.

This post was edited by Canadian_Man on Feb 13 2015 09:41pm

your physiology is unique to you...how many do you need to function well? if i sleep more than 6.5, i'm groggy. if i sleep under 5, i'm groggy. some people would not respond well to my sleep schedule

If I sleep for 8 hours (set my alarm for 8 hours and a half from when I lie down) I feel as if i've overslept, it's harder to start my day etc, but if i do 6.5 hours I feel alert wake up easily, but then I get tired early into the night. sooo idk. 7 hours is just fucked