sleeping time

[howardalex]

okay guys I've been thinking about this, would there be any advantage to getting 5 hours sleep twice a day rather than doing it all at once? just wondering because atm I have a break in the middle of my day but a lot of work that I could do at night, I was thinking that by breaking it up I may rest better...

anyways if this is the most stupid idea you've ever heard just say, s'only an idea atm

Alex

[HammerTech]

It's an interesting thought...because I tend to wanna take a nap sometime around 1PM or so just to re-energize my batteries or something.

Then again, my day generally starts around 5AM...lol

[Mighty Mouse]

no. I read a study long ago...I forget the details, but the jist was how your body recovers when at deep sleep...and they put it that in order to achieve that deep sleep that your body and mind needs you need at least 8 hours but no more than 11, and of course there was a lot of babble about variances dependant on age and phyique and that crap.

but one long session was prefered over 2-3 short ones.

or so that article went.

[CraigC]

Yeah, I remember reading the same. Better all at once, although short naps during the day are beneficial as well.

[howardalex]

ah cheers guys, in that case I'm gonna try to get 8 hours at night and another 2-3 hours during the day

[B4n3 0n3]

Originally Posted by Mighty Mouse

but no more than 11,

Did it give reasons as to why not to go more than 11? From personal experience I would say the more the better for muscle growth.

[howardalex]

I'd guess 'cos you've not got enough energy to fuel growth or something, not 100% though

[Mighty Mouse]

I can't remember bane...been a long time, i think it had to do with getting into your body canablizing itself for going so long without nutrients or somethin.

cat naps during the day are more for mental well being than body....your body never has a chance to really get in that "deep sleep" mode on a cat nap.

[RoyceDa59]

Originally Posted by howardalex

okay guys I've been thinking about this, would there be any advantage to getting 5 hours sleep twice a day rather than doing it all at once? just wondering because atm I have a break in the middle of my day but a lot of work that I could do at night, I was thinking that by breaking it up I may rest better...

anyways if this is the most stupid idea you've ever heard just say, s'only an idea atm

Alex

I'm doing a similar thing at the moment because I have a sh!t load of essays to do :S

[dannyboy9]

I read an article once that the ideal amount of sleep to achieve was 8 hours of sleep. If I'm not mistaken, REM sleep is what we're trying to acheive but if you keep waking up, you make it harder on yourself to reach that REM sleep. I would stick with what's worked for thousands of years and sleep one time a day, at night time There's no specific set amount of time that is required for peole to sleep since it varies from person to person. People like to sleep anywhere between 5 and 11 hours.

[RoyceDa59]

Originally Posted by dannyboy9

I read an article once that the ideal amount of sleep to achieve was 8 hours of sleep.If I'm not mistaken, REM sleep is what we're trying to acheive but if you keep waking up, you make it harder on yourself to reach that REM sleep. I would stick with what's worked for thousands of years and sleep your 8 hours a night.

I often get 8 hours sleep but still feel 'tired' when I wake up and often throughout the morning. I think quality of sleep is can moreso be important, I've had times when I've only got 6 hours but felt really refreshed in the morning, whereas other times I get 10 hours but feel like sh*t.

[dannyboy9]

Like you said, quality is always going to be the issue, not quantity but in my case, I realized that 8 hours of night time sleep as opposed to 8 hours where most of the hours are during the daytime are not the same.

Example:

Going to bed @ 11 p.m. and waking at 7 a.m. is nowhere near the same as going to bed at 3 a.m. and waking up at 11 a.m.

Does that make sense?

[Cammo]

It's all to do with Beta waves, alpha waves & theta waves which are frequencies at which the brain works with while awake & asleep.

In a normal night's sleep, a sleeper begins in stage 1, moves down through the stages, to stage 4, then back up through the stages, with the exception that stage 1 is replaced by REM, then the sleeper goes back down through the stages again. One cycle, from stage 1 to REM takes approximately ninety minutes. This cycle is repeated throughout the night, with the length of REM periods increasing, and the length of delta sleep decreasing, until during the last few cycles there is no delta sleep at all

The full article (& explanation of cycles) can be found in pdf format here.

[howardalex]

Originally Posted by RoyceDa59

I'm doing a similar thing at the moment because I have a sh!t load of essays to do :S

how long 'til christmas holidays mate? I'm gonna bet you finish tomorrow lol

finished last friday

[kovalaybolt17]

Originally Posted by howardalex

okay guys I've been thinking about this, would there be any advantage to getting 5 hours sleep twice a day rather than doing it all at once? just wondering because atm I have a break in the middle of my day but a lot of work that I could do at night, I was thinking that by breaking it up I may rest better...

anyways if this is the most stupid idea you've ever heard just say, s'only an idea atm

Alex

lol that reminds me of the sienfeld episode where kramer tried to sleep for 20 minutes every 3 hours so he would be awake for 20 more years of his life. lol i love that show.

[Lifter101]

I think if you make sleep a routine, like sleeping at 11 and waking up at 7, your body will feel better as it knows when it'll get the rest since it has a schedule. Sleeping at 3 in the morning usually sleeping when the body is too tired, so its not as rewarding to the body.

[wweforme]

Yea, dumb idea. I did that while I was in the service between watches on our 6 deployments and it really is tough on you. I relish getting 8 hours a night now that I am out.