ok so all of us T-men need to get 8hours of sleep if we want to maximize our strength and size gains right? but is it really a requirement? Matt Kroc who is a well known Powerlifter is known to sleep about 3-4 hrs per night. I heard that big Ronnie only got about 6hrs of sleep/night (wasnt he one of the only pros who kept a day job while being a pro BBer?) I’ve also read that Professor X while in school slept minimally as well.
I bring this up because im at a point here where i think it might be benefical to my grades to spend a couple extra hours at night studying, rather then sleep for my usual time which is usually like 7 hours on most weekdays
so how much sleep do we need? im guessing its personalized to the indivdual but any info/experience you guys have with this topic would be sweet.
Dude, your grades are more important than a slight difference in gains. You’re not making a living lifting.
On that note, I’ve put on a lot of weight and strength since school started and I’ve been getting about 4-5 hours of sleep a night. I may have made even better gains had I slept more, but the point is that restricted sleep won’t completely halt gains; it may hinder them.
I’m just starting out though, so I can’t speak for people at that level where gains come very slowly.
Good luck and keep your grades up.
My gains have slowed down considerably since I started school again…and lost at least 3hrs of sleep a night :S so I do think it makes a difference for certain people.
if I dont get at least 7 hours sleep every night I get really short tempered and hard to deal with. The guys at work always know when I didnt sleep.
I like 7-8 but I remember reading somewhere that younger kids like high school people actually need like 9-10. I only remeber this because there was no way I was getting that much sleep in high school.
The amount of sleep I need depends more on mental and emotional stress levels, than hard workouts.
If I had my way I would sleep 9-10 hours every night right now, it’s department budget revision time for 2009 projections and I’m stressing big time.
yesterday’s ME lower day sucked ass as a result.
so for me, getting the studying done would reduce stress and make rest more restful.
just my opinion…
[quote]GrindOverMatter wrote:
ok so all of us T-men need to get 8hours of sleep if we want to maximize our strength and size gains right? but is it really a requirement? Matt Kroc who is a well known Powerlifter is known to sleep about 3-4 hrs per night. I heard that big Ronnie only got about 6hrs of sleep/night (wasnt he one of the only pros who kept a day job while being a pro BBer?) I’ve also read that Professor X while in school slept minimally as well.
I bring this up because im at a point here where i think it might be benefical to my grades to spend a couple extra hours at night studying, rather then sleep for my usual time which is usually like 7 hours on most weekdays
so how much sleep do we need? im guessing its personalized to the indivdual but any info/experience you guys have with this topic would be sweet.
thanx[/quote]
Hmm, massive eating/hi protein seems to allow people to overcome sleep deficit to some degree . You still need to sleep, but not 8 hours (shit, I wake up after 3-5 hours without being able to fall asleep again, don’t think I’ve ever gotten more than maybe 6 hours total a night since I started eating a lot and training for seriously… Unless I ate way too little the days prior. That slight-moderate lack of sleep doesn’t seem to affect me negatively, though not sleeping at all or only getting like 2 hours makes me feel like shit).
For me 8 hours I feel good or great
6 hours I feel ok for most of the day put start really slowing down around 7pm
Less than 6 hours and my day is a nightmare
ie) I get depressed, think of suicide and everything inbetween.