Health: How many hours of SLEEP do you REALLY get???
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2-3 hrs of sleep a day. im usually go to sleep around 2ish and awake around 4:30
5-7 hours. Can't really sleep long hours anymore, but I will catch a nap on some sly shit though.
Stop lying nigga.
Your whole body a shut down... nigga a be walking around eyes closed and saying crazy shit. Talking bout some "huh, huh... oh, I thought... you... sai... *snore*". Nodding off n shit
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I posted about this earlier...
for every hour you sleep BEFORE midnight it counts as TWO for your mind/body
I appreciate all the info, so I'm not just saying this just to debate, I'm genuinely curious.....but that midnight quote, how does that take into account what time we wake up and go to sleep. Midnight is not "constant," it's "relative" to all of us. In other words, for someone who wakes up at say 7am, works 9-5:30pm, then their body clock is on a "normal" schedule, and midnight in this case, is midnight.
But what about someone who works a later shift, and wakes up at 11am? Doesn't their midnight soft of "shift" 4 hours or so ahead? So instead of 12am, their midnight now becomes 4am, and that individual sleeps from 4am-11am, and that's still 7 hours of good sleep.
I wonder if that 2 hours for every 1 hour prior to midnight would be more accurate if it was modified to take into account a person's sleep schedule, in which case everyone has an optimal time to go to sleep.
I guess what I'm getting at is that midnight is not some constant, or some "special" time that all our human bodies naturally adhere to. Or is it? To me it seems like what they may be saying is, the earlier you go to sleep prior to the time you have to wake up, the more rested you will feel. (if you gotta wake up at 7am, and you go to bed at 2am, those 5 hours aren't going to feel very refreshing. so maybe it's as simple as that).
its cool fam...
may be bullshit but I have had a couple of medical people tell me this recently.
I'm reading Dr Sarah Myhill's treatment plan in which she writes that it's ideal to sleep for nine hours, if possible between 9:30pm and 6:30am (during hours of darkness, a bit less for summer, bit more for winter). She says that an hour of sleep before midnight is worth two after because human growth hormone is produced during the hours of sleep before midnight.
http://www.drmyhill.co.uk/wiki/Sleep_is_vital_for_good_health_-_especially_in_CFS
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-mercola/mastering-the-mystery-of_b_446483.html
That's really interesting, thanks for posting it. Damn I guess I pretty much haven't been getting my money's worth lol, I can't remember the last time I consistently went to sleep before midnight.
4-6. 
NBA Napping Serves Vital Role In Players' Performance
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/nba-napping_n_2774014.html
It is 3:00 p.m. on a chilly February afternoon in Minneapolis and the Utah Jazz are trying to hang on to the final playoff seed in the Western Conference during a hectic stretch of eight games in 13 days. The Jazz endured a late flight from Salt Lake City following a win over the Thunder. Tip-off with the T-Wolves is just five hours away.
It's nap time.
"I think almost everyone does it," Jazz veteran point guard Earl Watson told The Huffington Post.
The game-day nap is a longstanding NBA tradition among bleary-eyed players during the grueling 82-game season. According to Dr. Margot Putukian, director of sports medicine at Princeton University, the activity may aid the body even more than the players are aware.
"Sleep deprivation has been linked to pain and complaints of muscle and joint pain," Putukian told The Huffington Post. "We know how helpful restorative sleep is."
The rigorous schedule for NBA teams often includes late post-game flights and early morning shooting sessions, making a full night's sleep hard to come by. According to an April 2012 ESPN The Magazine article, athletes' bodies may fail to release a crucial growth hormone -- which stimulates the healing of muscle and bone -- due to uneven sleep patterns. In turn, napping can become a necessity for peak performance. According to a 1999 article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the effects of travel fatigue and jet-lag can begin "reducing dexterity in a technical procedure."
A Stanford University study, published in the San Francisco Chronicle and conducted from 2005 to 2008, discovered that Cardinal basketball players who slept two to three hours more than they were accustomed to ran faster sprints and improved efficiency in both free-throw and 3-point shooting by 9 percent.
"There is this myth that if you exercise, you can get away with less sleep," says Dr. David C. Nieman, professor and director of the Appalachian State Human Performance Lab. "Most studies are now showing that if you exercise, you actually need more sleep. It's pretty much the concept that you need to plug your battery in and restore because the muscles may have been disrupted."
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash is renowned for taking exceptional care of his body as his career has advanced deep into his 30s, and napping is a part of his regimen.
“If you nap every game day, all those hours add up and it allows you to get through the season better,” Nash told The New York Times in 2011 for a piece that named fellow MVP Award winners Bryant and Derrick Rose among those players who rely on napping to stay sharp.
"As soon as you start chopping time off of sleep, human error rate goes up," added Nieman, who wrote the book, Exercise Testing and Prescription: A Health-Related Approach. "If you don't get your sleep, you're not going to be able to perform physically."
The average age of an NBA player this season hovers around 27, and rest is even more important to athletes who are still young despite being career professionals.
"We always say that young people need sleep, especially as they're growing," Putukian says. "Without a doubt, there is a link to performance."
"Napping is a good way to catch up on rest," Watson, the Jazz point guard, says. "They are a must because the emotions from a game can keep you up until 3:00 in the morning."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/nba-napping_n_2774014.html
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/nba-napping_n_2774014.html
It is 3:00 p.m. on a chilly February afternoon in Minneapolis and the Utah Jazz are trying to hang on to the final playoff seed in the Western Conference during a hectic stretch of eight games in 13 days. The Jazz endured a late flight from Salt Lake City following a win over the Thunder. Tip-off with the T-Wolves is just five hours away.
It's nap time.
"I think almost everyone does it," Jazz veteran point guard Earl Watson told The Huffington Post.
The game-day nap is a longstanding NBA tradition among bleary-eyed players during the grueling 82-game season. According to Dr. Margot Putukian, director of sports medicine at Princeton University, the activity may aid the body even more than the players are aware.
"Sleep deprivation has been linked to pain and complaints of muscle and joint pain," Putukian told The Huffington Post. "We know how helpful restorative sleep is."
The rigorous schedule for NBA teams often includes late post-game flights and early morning shooting sessions, making a full night's sleep hard to come by. According to an April 2012 ESPN The Magazine article, athletes' bodies may fail to release a crucial growth hormone -- which stimulates the healing of muscle and bone -- due to uneven sleep patterns. In turn, napping can become a necessity for peak performance. According to a 1999 article published in the Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine, the effects of travel fatigue and jet-lag can begin "reducing dexterity in a technical procedure."
A Stanford University study, published in the San Francisco Chronicle and conducted from 2005 to 2008, discovered that Cardinal basketball players who slept two to three hours more than they were accustomed to ran faster sprints and improved efficiency in both free-throw and 3-point shooting by 9 percent.
"There is this myth that if you exercise, you can get away with less sleep," says Dr. David C. Nieman, professor and director of the Appalachian State Human Performance Lab. "Most studies are now showing that if you exercise, you actually need more sleep. It's pretty much the concept that you need to plug your battery in and restore because the muscles may have been disrupted."
Two-time NBA MVP Steve Nash is renowned for taking exceptional care of his body as his career has advanced deep into his 30s, and napping is a part of his regimen.
“If you nap every game day, all those hours add up and it allows you to get through the season better,” Nash told The New York Times in 2011 for a piece that named fellow MVP Award winners Bryant and Derrick Rose among those players who rely on napping to stay sharp.
"As soon as you start chopping time off of sleep, human error rate goes up," added Nieman, who wrote the book, Exercise Testing and Prescription: A Health-Related Approach. "If you don't get your sleep, you're not going to be able to perform physically."
The average age of an NBA player this season hovers around 27, and rest is even more important to athletes who are still young despite being career professionals.
"We always say that young people need sleep, especially as they're growing," Putukian says. "Without a doubt, there is a link to performance."
While the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends seven hours of sleep per night, more than 33 percent of American adults are estimated to receive less than the recommended seven hours.
"Napping is a good way to catch up on rest," Watson, the Jazz point guard, says. "They are a must because the emotions from a game can keep you up until 3:00 in the morning."
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/06/nba-napping_n_2774014.html
Physical Side Effects of Oversleeping
http://www.bgol.us/board/showthread.php?p=14173806&posted=1#post14173806
good read
http://www.bgol.us/board/showthread.php?p=14173806&posted=1#post14173806
good read
I'm down to 2 a night lol
I'm between 5-7 hrs a night, but I nap like a mofo any day I can...a good nap for me is 2 hrs.
I used to have REALLY bad insomnia, as a lil kid through my early 20s, then it just corrected itself.
Looking at the board's numbers... I don't see how some of y'all do it...especially with the large number of fam who work out. From what I hear, sleep is crucial for recovery and growth.
It's funny how I used to notice the number of old people who woke up early. Now I do the same.. it's rare I get up later than 6-7 AM, any day of the week...no matter how late I get in.
I used to have REALLY bad insomnia, as a lil kid through my early 20s, then it just corrected itself.
Looking at the board's numbers...
I don't see how some of y'all do it...especially with the large number of fam who work out. From what I hear, sleep is crucial for recovery and growth.It's funny how I used to notice the number of old people who woke up early. Now I do the same..
it's rare I get up later than 6-7 AM, any day of the week...no matter how late I get in.
I call bullshit on some of y'all three hours or less snoozers.
Unless you were in the Navy. Doing three hours a day, several days a week is horrible experience. Plus , your brain will trigger that period when make it a habit to stay up. You either need to doing some active physical work or always exercising because once your body notices you're resting, you're going be lights out.
Unless you were in the Navy. Doing three hours a day, several days a week is horrible experience. Plus , your brain will trigger that period when make it a habit to stay up. You either need to doing some active physical work or always exercising because once your body notices you're resting, you're going be lights out.
I call bullshit on some of y'all three hours or less snoozers.
Unless you were in the Navy. Doing three hours a day, several days a week is horrible experience. Plus , your brain will trigger that period when make it a habit to stay up. You either need to doing some active physical work or always exercising because once your body notices you're resting, you're going be lights out.
Unless you were in the Navy. Doing three hours a day, several days a week is horrible experience. Plus , your brain will trigger that period when make it a habit to stay up. You either need to doing some active physical work or always exercising because once your body notices you're resting, you're going be lights out.
3-4 hours sleep in a day and naps in between is doable everybody metabolism ain't the same bruh and some people just have to get it at all cost!
About 6 or 7
Like 10
i hear you
@11:00
You shouldn't watch TV or look at the computer before bed cause it may wake you up urinating b4 your eight hours of sleep
Whats going on with Oz? He sounds like a drunk now.
bump
At best 5. I had a habit of taking a nap after work and that helped me get through the evening. During the day is when I wish I could take one good 30 minute power nap.
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