[quote]Elkhntr1 wrote:
lostinthought wrote:
Just remember that YOU are you’re own best dream interpreter. Books and guides can help, but don’t take them as gospel. You can figure all your dreams out by just thinking about the influences and where they came from…Thinking about the day before your dream can help you figure out all that stuff.
Not to hijack…But is anyone into Lucid dreaming? Now THAT’S a trip…It’s something I’ve worked on, on and off, for about ten years and I’ve only done it once about a year ago. Anyone else?
Is that where you can stay somewhat in control of your dream state or purposefully navigate the dreamscape?
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Yes it is. You can fly, do all sorts of stuff. Very cool.
The tips that I have to acheive lucidity is to count to myself while going to sleep, “1, I’m dreaming, 2, I’m dreaming, 3, I’m dreaming…etc.” That way when I cross over, I still say to myself, I’m draming. Another tip is to ask yourself “am I dreaming?” all throughout the day…that way when you’re asleep and dreaming, you’re in the habit of asking yourself, “is this a dream”? Just some thoughts…
As for lucid dreaming, I looked into it a few months ago and thought it sounded interesting. I’ve been able to consciously change things in my dreams from time to time, usually simple things. But sometimes, I’m having a bad dream (i.e. death of loved one, people break into my home, etc) where at some point, I say to myself, don’t worry, its just a dream and I change things - like beating the living piss out of the intruder (like you wouldn’t be able to do in real life b/c he’d be dead). I’ve yet to master the sex thing in my dreams though, which may have some meaning, I guess.
And I had a dream last night about a bag of beef jerky - really good looking jerky. I wanted to eat it, but for some reason I couldn’t get the bag open. Can anyone interpret that? And what’s up with the dreams where you’re running for some reason (sports, cops chasing you, etc) but you are slow as hell and can’t really make any ground. What’s up with that?
And my favorite recurring dream is the test anxiety dream, where you realize that you have a final exam in a couple of hours and you haven’t even been to the class all year? I hate that one.
[quote]Gregus wrote:
Tadpole wrote:
Hmmm, increased REM, Chris? Wouldn’t that mean less deep sleep? And is not deep sleep when the body does the most recuperation? Or am I off base?
P.S. I realize that every sentence above was a question. Don’t harass me
That deep recuperative sleep you mention IS the REM phase.
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I don’t think so. REM is a very light state of sleep. That’s why when you first fall asleep, you have a very long cycle of deep sleep, where most of your blood goes directly to the muscles for physical recuperation, followed by a rather shot REM cycle. This REM then goes to a slightly shorter cycle of deep sleep, followed by a slightly LONGER REM cycle. This continues throughout the night, and by the last cycle, your deep sleep cycle is very short, and your REM cycle is very long. This is why we usually wake up in the middle of a dream, even if many of us can’t remember it within a few minutes.
[quote]Tadpole wrote:
Gregus wrote:
Tadpole wrote:
Hmmm, increased REM, Chris? Wouldn’t that mean less deep sleep? And is not deep sleep when the body does the most recuperation? Or am I off base?
P.S. I realize that every sentence above was a question. Don’t harass me
That deep recuperative sleep you mention IS the REM phase.
I don’t think so. REM is a very light state of sleep. That’s why when you first fall asleep, you have a very long cycle of deep sleep, where most of your blood goes directly to the muscles for physical recuperation, followed by a rather shot REM cycle. This REM then goes to a slightly shorter cycle of deep sleep, followed by a slightly LONGER REM cycle. This continues throughout the night, and by the last cycle, your deep sleep cycle is very short, and your REM cycle is very long. This is why we usually wake up in the middle of a dream, even if many of us can’t remember it within a few minutes.
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No, I think you are mistaken Tadpole. REM sleep is the deep sleep cycle, at least that’s what I have always been told.
Funny, my cat has these really kinetic dreams where he’s twitching and shaking, and the only thing that occurs to me is “This animal hasn’t had enough life experiences in life (other than eating, crapping, and sleeping) to be dreaming of anything!”
So heck if I know!
[quote]MikeShank wrote:
does anybody know of any good books on how to do so.
I was told by a friend that dreams are a window into our subconscious mind.
I have been dreaming a ton more since I started taking ZMA and wearing breathe right strips at night. Would like to really take advantage of this opportunity.[/quote]
REM or Rapid Eye Movement sleep is considered deep sleep. This is where your body recovers, and at this stage alone. many studies have been done where the subjects were woken up every time they entered REM sleep which is easy to do because the eyes twitch under the eyelids very rapidly.
All subjects who were woken up without getting REM sleep were sleep deprived in a day or two and started showing very negative physical side effects including mild halucinations for some. All subjects reported feeling as if they hadn’t slept a wink and all felt very tired.
This is stuff you should have learned in high school heath class and is pretty common knowledge.
[quote]>>>I don’t think so. REM is a very light state of sleep.
No, I think you are mistaken Tadpole. REM sleep is the deep sleep cycle, at least that’s what I have always been told.
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You two have stumbled upon why REM sleep is often called paradoxical sleep. Here’s the deal: REM is defined as a deep sleep stage in the conventional sense because it’s very tough to wake a person up who’s in REM. Muscle tone is so relaxed that the body is virtually paralyzed. (Ever have a dream where something bad is happening and you can’t move? That’s because you can’t move back in the physical world either.)
BUT, despite the above deep sleep signs, the brain itself shows EEG activity dominated by high-frequency, low-amplitude beta waves, just like an alert and awake person. So, this is deep sleep with a “wide awake” brain.
Interestingly, REM sleep seems to be very restorative. Those who get very little REM (sedatives and alcohol can cause this) may sleep a long time but wake up unrested and fatigued. This can lead to excess stress too. That’s what’s so cool about ZMA: more REM = feel better when you wake up. You’re more rested and restored.
A little factoid: Getting drunk daily like a severe alcoholic does can lead to almost no REM. Since people also have REM cycles when awake (daydreaming is part of this) these REM periods can be severe since the body seems to demand and need REM. That’s why some alcoholics see things and have hallucinations, just like someone suffering from severe sleep deprivation. In part, it’s because he’s getting his REM when awake.
Whenever I start a diet I usually have a handful of dreams where I eat a bunch of junk food. I guess that could be interpreted as I’m on a diet and I want to eat junk food.
My dog has dreams, too, I think. He falls asleep and then starts shaking and whimpering; kinda weird. I wonder if he ever dreams about bitches since he got neutered.
Hey coach, I really love your stuff. I can’t wait to have your new dvd in my hands. Meanwhile, I’m training athletes and wanted to want what your recommendations would be in the long-terme for mountain-climbers, both strenght and cardio-wise?
Any hope that if I suck up enough, I’ll get my dvd autographed? Kidding, but I really can’t wait.
Whoa! Can you spell sleep deprived? I thought this might be coach Staley’s thread. My mistake, but Geessssss! Those prime time link sure are confusing. Anyway, sorry about the unintended hijack, Vegita. I’ll make reparation by posting booty pics soon:)
Hi Charles! when following your EDT program, how many reps per 15 minute PR zone should I shoot for before increasing the weight? I’m looking for concurrent strength and size gains. Thanks!
[quote]jumper wrote:
Hi Charles! when following your EDT program, how many reps per 15 minute PR zone should I shoot for before increasing the weight? I’m looking for concurrent strength and size gains. Thanks! [/quote]
“And I had a dream last night about a bag of beef jerky - really good looking jerky. I wanted to eat it, but for some reason I couldn’t get the bag open. Can anyone interpret that? And what’s up with the dreams where you’re running for some reason (sports, cops chasing you, etc) but you are slow as hell and can’t really make any ground. What’s up with that?”
I used to have the slow running dreams. That and going to fight someone and my punches being SLOOOOOOOOOOW. But, for whatever reason, I no longer have those dreams…now I run at normal speed and punch like normal.
…As for the jerkey? I have no idea, but I once dreamed so vividly that I was waking up to eat a feta cheese omlette that when I woke up and there was no more feta, I almost cried.
[quote]jumper wrote:
Hi Charles! when following your EDT program, how many reps per 15 minute PR zone should I shoot for before increasing the weight? I’m looking for concurrent strength and size gains. Thanks! [/quote]
Once you increase your volume (reps) by 20%, then you bump the weight by 5% and start all over.
[quote]IL Cazzo wrote:
…As for the jerkey? I have no idea, but I once dreamed so vividly that I was waking up to eat a feta cheese omlette that when I woke up and there was no more feta, I almost cried.[/quote]
You two have stumbled upon why REM sleep is often called paradoxical sleep. [/quote]
That’s really interesting Chris. Here in Japan, REM sleep is sometimes reffered to as “gyakusetsu suimin”, which literally means “paradoxical sleep”, and I could never work out why. Thanks for solving that puzzle for me.
On topic, I read an awesome book called “The Einstein Principle”, which encourages a state of active dreaming to increase IQ and enhance congnitve abilities. Since I have been “image streaming” on a daily basis, it has “changed my life” (pardon the oft-used cliche) along with the way I think.
To illustrate how the subconcious mind works, at the beginning of the book, it suggests for the reader to take a pen and paper to bed each night and write down all your dreams. Previous to doing this, I could never remember any of my dreams, but the book says this is because we never train ourselves to notice most of the dreams that occur. When I started writing them down for a week or so, man, the shit that I think about at night is absolutely absurd! (And highly entertaining -who needs x rated movies!)
The book isn’t concerned with dream interpretation. It concentrates more on improving thinking ability, but the techniques rely on tapping into elements of the subconcious mind on a daily basis. Awesome book in my opinion.
[quote]Gregus wrote:
Tadpole wrote:
Hmmm, increased REM, Chris? Wouldn’t that mean less deep sleep? And is not deep sleep when the body does the most recuperation? Or am I off base?
P.S. I realize that every sentence above was a question. Don’t harass me
That deep recuperative sleep you mention IS the REM phase.
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This may have been stated earlier but here gos:
REM (Random Eye Movement) is not “deep sleep”. When we switch into REM sleep, our breathing becomes more rapid, irregular, and shallow, our eyes jerk rapidly in various directions, and our limb muscles become temporarily paralyzed. Our heart rate increases, our blood pressure rises, and males develop penile erections. When people awaken during REM sleep, they often describe bizarre and illogical tales ? dreams.
The first REM sleep period usually occurs about 70 to 90 minutes after we fall asleep. A complete sleep cycle takes 90 to 110 minutes on average. The first sleep cycles each night contain relatively short REM periods and long periods of deep sleep. As the night progresses, REM sleep periods increase in length while deep sleep decreases. By morning, people spend nearly all their sleep time in stages 1, 2, and REM.
ZMA is wicked shit!last week I had a dream I was waiting to catch a bus and a guy walks right up to me and buries a knife right in my side.The crazy thing is,it was so real.I thought I was really going to die,I also have a scar right where he stabbed me.I had stiches there when I was a kid,by far one of the most scary dreams I’ve ever woke up to.It doesn’t sound like much but the sensation I got was as if I was really stabbed.Its exactly how I imagine being shanked would feel.Its surely the ZMA,I sleep so much more and the realness of the dreams are nuts.
I used to have the slow running dreams. That and going to fight someone and my punches being SLOOOOOOOOOOW. But, for whatever reason, I no longer have those dreams…now I run at normal speed and punch like normal.
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LOL, yea… that feeling really sucks!
My question is… will ZMA increase your chance of having a “waking dream”? I have these all the time and can do just about anything I want in my dreams. Oh yea, anything! Sex just isn’t the same in the dreams though…
