Do you get enough sleep?

[IronFist]

Not sleeping enough is bad (http://women.msn.com/865136.armx).

[SevenStar]

who's to say how much sleep is enough though? that article said 7-9 hours was optimal, and I've seen other studies that have said it can be as little as 5, and varies from person to person. I generally get 4-6.

[MasterKiller]

I need between 7 and 10 hours per night. If I sleep longer than 10, I feel sluggish all day; if I sleep less than 7, I have a ton of energy but I crash pretty early, usually around 5 or 6 PM. It almost like I'm running on a sugar high all day. It's really strange.

[SPJ]

A quiet time or meditation is in order.

No job related home work, no cell phone, no TV, no radio etc.

Just you and you alone with nature.

A sauna steam.

A Jacucci dip.

A stroll in the park.

etc.

Make time for yourself and nothing else in that time.

[red5angel]

I sleep about 7-8 hours a night. Usually I can't get more then 9 hours without feeling sluggish, and I can survive on 5-6 for a day or two but it sucks. From time to time on the weekend I will sleep for 10 hours and not feel too bad.

this past weekend I got an hour and a half of sleep on saturday night, felt great all day sunday and didn't go to be until 1 am sunday night and I feel pretty good now.

[IronFist]

I think it's relative to you. You know if you feel like you've had enough sleep or not.

[Judge Pen]

I usually get 6 hours. 4 to 5 will do it for a couple of days, but then I have to crash for a longer period of time. I'm a fan of 15 minute power naps too. One of those can recharge me for the rest of the day.

[red5angel]

my wife is all over the board. She can go a while on 5-6 hours a of sleep a night. She can also sleep for 12 hours without batting an eye.

[Ray Pina]

7 to 8 hours.

I can go less, but my body will want to make it up later. I try to get good sleep the night before training because I have to drive an hour in (NYC traffic can be draining) and class runs till 10:30.

[FuXnDajenariht]

i started doin pranayama exercises to help me sleep. instant results. being an on and off again insomniac since u were 10 gets a bit 'tiring'. i catch myself thinking awfully too much when im trying to sleep. hard to turn my noggin off. it needs a switch im thinkin. meditation would help most people sleep well. everyone should check with a sleep doctor atleast once in their life. most problems like an apnea go unnoticed. bad sleepin habits shorten ur life by sum years. im totally short fused with no sleep, and dealing with stress is not even an option....... i dont think snoring is normal either. i think its a sign of a small airway problem but i could wrong on that one.

i dont snore myself of course. :D dont ask me how i know....so what if im sleeping? lol.... :p

[Oso]

right now I get 2-4 a couple nights in a row and then will finally be so exhausted that I sleep for 6-8 fine...then back to 2-4...sucks ass as I need more but it just aint happening right now...been like this for a few months.

[Kristoffer]

My optimal is 8-9 h. Less than that affects my reaction time, more than that makes me sluggish.

[Ming Yue]

since I cut out sugar I've been sleeping like clockwork 7-8 hours a night and waking up every day about 5 minutes before the alarm goes off.


edit: I cut out most sugar. not all. never all.

[Meat Shake]

Needs are entirely individual.
Dependant upon-
Diet
Metabolic rate
Age
Amount of daily physical activity
Physical health

Sleep is cumulative. Sleeping only 4 hours, but catching 8 15 minute cat naps is the same as sleeping a solid 6.
Sleeping 4 hours one night then sleeping 8 the next is like sleeping 6 each in totality, although the day after you slept 4 you wont feel quite so good.

[norther practitioner]

Sleep is cumulative.

no, 'cause I can pull an two dayer, then sleep 17 hours, and still feel like ish.

[Ming Yue]

Oso, you want some more of that valerian root? The herb hippies owe me a favor, I can get you a vial of it.

works real good when you mix it with bourbon.

[Oso]

Originally posted by Ming Yue
Oso, you want some more of that valerian root? The herb hippies owe me a favor, I can get you a vial of it.

works real good when you mix it with bourbon.

lol, I still have half the last bottle...works great for about 3 days but then I get tolerant to it....



I'm gonna :tooma: here but I don't think sleep is cumulative because you need to be able to get into the deeper sleep before your body really gets to start recuperating and healing.

15 minutes at a time wouldn't let you do that....i don't think.

[norther practitioner]

yeah, but it ****es off my bosses.

[Ming Yue]

Originally posted by norther practitioner
yeah, but it ****es off my bosses.

and that is cumulative.

:D

[Kristoffer]

*du-dunk dishhhh*

[Starchaser107]

Sleeping is a sign of weakness...
:mad:

nowadays i get around 4-6 hours
and i regret every subconsious minute of it

[IronFist]

Originally posted by FuXnDajenariht
i started doin pranayama exercises to help me sleep. instant results. being an on and off again insomniac since u were 10 gets a bit 'tiring'. i catch myself thinking awfully too much when im trying to sleep. hard to turn my noggin off. it needs a switch im thinkin. meditation would help most people sleep well. everyone should check with a sleep doctor atleast once in their life. most problems like an apnea go unnoticed. bad sleepin habits shorten ur life by sum years. im totally short fused with no sleep, and dealing with stress is not even an option....... i dont think snoring is normal either. i think its a sign of a small airway problem but i could wrong on that one.

Can you share these exercises?

[IronFist]

Originally posted by Ming Yue
and that is cumulative.

:D

:D :D lol

[norther practitioner]

Originally posted by Ming Yue
and that is cumulative.

:D

Yeah, until they get pats on the back for me bustin' arse...

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by norther practitioner
yeah, but it ****es off my bosses.

learn to sleep in the restroom - they will just think you get constipated alot.

[SevenStar]

Originally posted by Starchaser107
Sleeping is a sign of weakness...
:mad:

nowadays i get around 4-6 hours
and i regret every subconsious minute of it

he11 yeah. that's my attitude toward it.

[norther practitioner]

Originally posted by SevenStar
learn to sleep in the restroom - they will just think you get constipated alot.

no, they might think I'm pulling a red5 and poundin' one out too often...

:eek:

[red5angel]

what do you mean "too often"

[norther practitioner]

Staring at the blond at the cubby hole next to you for five minutes then going to the bathroom for some "quiet time" four times a day is usually sexual harasment.

[red5angel]

going to the bathroom?

[norther practitioner]

Originally posted by red5angel
what do you mean "too often"

and...

pulling a red5 and poundin' one out too often

[Starchaser107]

wh@cking off for cripes sakes

[Oso]

lol, he might have been inferring that you couldn't possible whack off 'too often'.

[Starchaser107]

I thought that we already established that Wan King Chuan depletes the Jing and is a bad thing to practice too often.

[Oso]

depends, I was taught a special chi kung to reestablish the chi pool post wank.

[Mr Punch]

Originally posted by Oso
depends, I was taught a special chi kung to reestablish the chi pool post wank. Now there's a thread killer right there! :D

Oso, you're that embarassing uncle who dribbles in the corner at parties right?!

Now you're in trouble...

what are these exercises!

[FuXnDajenariht]

Originally posted by IronFist
Can you share these exercises?

sure thing bro. i actually got it from this website:

mainsite
http://www.pranayama.org/

heres the actual technique.....
http://www.pranayama.org/Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=PROD&Product_Code=Insomnia&Category_Code=TECHNIQUES

its free to download, but you can send in a donation if you see results. though theres no obligation. websites cost to maintain tho so i can understand perfectly.

i also do the lung capacity exercise. its pretty freakin good. ive had asthma all my life. im already breathing more correctly, meaning slower and more relaxed and the constant tension in my chest is almost gone.....

[Meat Shake]

"get into the deeper sleep before your body really gets to start recuperating and healing."

Ahhh... Yes. I left that off my list.
There are really too many variables to make definate statements about how much anyone needs on a generalized basis.

"depends, I was taught a special chi kung to reestablish the chi pool post wank."

Sweet. Like a pron stra.

[Judge Pen]

I only got 3 hours of sleep last night. :o