How Big a Deal Is a Night of Lost Sleep?

Bigger Stronger Leaner
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I usually grave my sleep schedule nailed down. In the summer, I sleep at least 8 hours the nights before training days and the other days I sleep 9 up to 11 hours.

I’m currently eating 3,300 kcal a day with the goal of putting on mass.

However, tonight a friend of mine will have a party at his place and I’m not sure I will be able to sleep much if at all. So since I’m a bit of a paranoid, here’s my question: how big a deal is it if I only sleep 2-3 hours or even worse don’t sleep at all for one night?

And if it’s a big(ish) deal, what can I do to mitigate the effects? I thought I could sleep a couple of hours in the afternoon but whereas I used to be able to sleep on command, I haven’t been able to do so for a while.

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Not one at all. It is one night. You will hopefully have several thousand more.

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Yeah I know I’m just being a bit paranoid, I was afraid that by not sleeping I could lose the gains from today’s workout and not recover for Friday’s.

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Even if this happens… It’s irrelevant. The 4 grams of muscle from today’s workout and the 3.5 grams from Friday’s will not matter nearly as much as making some memories at your friend’s.

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Sure, that’s why I’m going anyway. I never meant to turn the gym into something that’d deprive me.

Anyway, I think that being in a caloric surplus probably makes this less of a deal, that’s what I think I heard at least.

Had I been dieting I would probably suffer from the lack of energy a bit more.

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It is no deal. It can’t be less than that.

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Gotcha, now I just need to convince my inner paranoid self of that and I’ll be good to go :slight_smile:

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Nothing a cup of coffee can’t fix. Go have fun.

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It’s zero deal. I work on anything between three and 10 hours sleep, and very rarely is anything over four hours unbroken. I’ve been this way for ages, and I do OK. One night of lost sleep if you’re already sleeping a ton won’t do shit.

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It might literally kill you. Heart attack incidents increase on the day people lose an hour sleep due to the time changing around day light savings and decrease on the day they get an hour sleep back.

You’ve been warned!!!
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just kidding lel

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Death

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Well it’ll probably be more like seven hours so I should be fine :slight_smile:

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WHen you are young you can get away with more.

If it not a regular thing you can bounce back quick.

I used to party all night and then still make it in for noon for a powerlifting training session and hit my numbers. That was my 20’s.

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Eurgh Jesus Christ you fucking suck so hard.

Go to the party. Honestly, I’m surprised anyone would even invite you somewhere if this is the standard of your banter.

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What the fuck is wrong with you?

Did I ever ever ask in my post whether I should go to the party or not? Did I even put not going as an option? Can’t I just ask a question without some idiot keyboard warrior telling me that I suck?

Seriously, I’m grateful for the advice in my front squat topic, but other than that every single response from you on any of my threads has been shit and just excuses to flame me. Do you really not have any fucking thing better to do than bother me?

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Because I think you suck.

On the plus side, at least you didn’t ask your ridiculous question in Thibs’ or PC’s forums, so those guys can get a break from your badgering.

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Hey guys, I was going to go to the cinema tonight but it means I’ll miss a scheduled meal.

Will I be ok?

Will I?

Oh god please someone tell me I’ll be ok!

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Haha you’re really funny, ever considered being a pet when you grow up?

Now gotta go, honestly I got better things to do than telling a random person online I think they suck. Have a nice day btw, hope you find someone else to bother so you don’t feel too lonely.

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Obviously, but very few people can afford a prize stallion.

Yeah, from your posts it’s pretty clear you don’t…

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This was a remarkably honest discussion.

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