So tired all the time

Brak86 · 02-04-2004, 07:03 PM

hey u all...ive noticed that the past two weeks...ive been so tired...ive gone to bed like an hour and a half earlier than usually and i take more naps...and during school im very tired...i hear sometimes this symptom could be the cause of overtraining; however, i find my workout plan wonderful for me. Ive noticed increasing weight and strength on all my muscle groups, and ive gotten to look better...but im still tired...maybe its just cause im a teen. I work out each muscle group twie a week...giving each group 72 hours of rest...i dont think i need to start only doin one muscle group a week because i dont train till failure on lifting days...im not a totally serious bb.

derekisdman · 02-04-2004, 07:07 PM

Well how much sleep are you getting?

Brak86 · 02-04-2004, 07:08 PM

about 9 and a half hours sometiems 10 these past 2 weeks...

derekisdman · 02-04-2004, 07:15 PM

What's your sleep pattern? You said you take naps and stuff. Is that included with your nap time or do you sleep 9-10 hours at night PLUS naps too?

Brak86 · 02-04-2004, 07:42 PM

9-10 hours not including naps

Deeznuts · 02-04-2004, 07:49 PM

I wouldn't take naps at all. Have some kind of caffiene if you need to, but napping generally makes a person more lethargic and having a need for more sleep. Yes, there IS a thing as too much sleep. Also, you might want to take a week or so off of working out. Your body might just need rest. You should see better results and more sound sleeping patterns upon your return.

Alaric · 02-04-2004, 08:01 PM

I've got the same problem, I took last week off, and I was good for that week only. But once I started working out on Monday, I needed my daily naps. However, I only get about 8-9 hours of sleep INCLUDING my naps (get about 5-6 nightly).

vanity · 02-04-2004, 08:24 PM

you could take a nap but don't make it more than 15-20 minutes.

PreMier · 02-04-2004, 08:29 PM

^ Otherwise your brain starts to secrete certian chemicals (melatonin?) and that will make you more tired when you wake up, then when you went to sleep.

vanity · 02-04-2004, 08:37 PM

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Originally posted by PreMier
^ Otherwise your brain starts to secrete certian chemicals (melatonin?) and that will make you more tired when you wake up, then when you went to sleep.

yes, long naps will cause sleep inertia.

this from a guy who takes naps while driving down the highway.

squanto · 02-04-2004, 08:58 PM

im sort of the same way. i work out 3 days a week. on days where i know i will workout later, i get tired, and get really tempted to take naps. this is really only during the school year, i just dont think its natural for me to wake up before noon. i can adjust to a sleep schedule but its still just not right. i heard something like people naturally have a sleep schedule, and although they can make a schedule feel more natural, it wont be completely natural. i have to just get used to it because my natural sleep schedule is going to sleep at sunrise and waking up at sunset :P

ahazmaksya · 02-04-2004, 09:34 PM

Is it really hot at the moment where you live? For me whenever it's Summer here I always feel more lazy

Brak86 · 02-04-2004, 10:12 PM

i live in texas but its cold right now....i plan to having a whole week off during spring break in about a month

RCfootball87 · 02-04-2004, 10:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Brak86
i live in texas but its cold right now....i plan to having a whole week off during spring break in about a month

You don't know the meaning of cold in Texas. The other day the HIGH temperature here was 3 below zero. I'd kill for even 60 degree weather right now.

Flex · 02-04-2004, 11:04 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by vanity
you could take a nap but don't make it more than 15-20 minutes.

HELL NO!

i get no more than 8hrs of sleep at night. and its not good sleep. i wake up a few times during the night, and get up to pee religiously every 5am or 6am. then i go back to bed till 8 when i wake up.

if it werent for naps, i wouldnt be able to function. a 1.5hr nap during the day, before i workout, makes me feel like a million bucks. in fact, i look forward to my naps. i take one just about every weekday

yes, i do wake up tired sometimes. but i give myself at least 30min before i go train. plus i crank some Metallica to wake my ass up........

**CowPimp** · 02-05-2004, 12:05 AM

I don't think most people need more sleep than 9-10 hours, but everyone is different. However, I tend to think you just need to take a week off. A lot of people on these forums take off a week every 3-6 months or so, someimtes even more frequently than that. I have also read that lethargy is a sign of overtraining.

Terok`Nor · 02-05-2004, 03:43 AM

maybe you're not eating right...too much sugar perhaps

bandaidwoman · 02-05-2004, 05:43 AM

Trust me, you are probably going through a growth spurt. Many teenagers who work out will go through periods of increased need for sleep. Many, who are seriously training will continue to train but listin to their body when it comes to extra sleeping and naps. Remember, it's in sleep that the growth hormone is secreted.

As for naps, each person is different. There are studies that show people who nap live longer than those who don't...(the siesta idea should be a public health policy! ) However, some people seriously disturb their sleep patterns at night if they take too long of a nap, but wether that is 15 min or 90min, only you know the length of napping that is going to affect your regular sleep schedule.

W8lifterwanabie · 02-05-2004, 03:05 PM

thats all fine and dandy for u guys to take naps ect ect... but i have a sleeping disorder ..even if i feel tired to fuck it takes me 3-4 hrs of being laid there trying to sleep before i even nod of... to nap for me would be totally impossible....

im a teen also ...but i dont get tired...my ambitions keep me going ...i just WILL NOT be fat ne more and being tired will not get in my way

peace

camarosuper6 · 02-06-2004, 03:05 PM

If your tired, then you need rest. Whether its the occasional nap or less training or both, listen to you body ESPEICALLY when your a teenager.

W8lifterwanabie · 02-06-2004, 05:09 PM

im not that crazy....just a lil

peace

02-04-2004, 07:03 PM	#1
Brak86 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 230	So tired all the time hey u all...ive noticed that the past two weeks...ive been so tired...ive gone to bed like an hour and a half earlier than usually and i take more naps...and during school im very tired...i hear sometimes this symptom could be the cause of overtraining; however, i find my workout plan wonderful for me. Ive noticed increasing weight and strength on all my muscle groups, and ive gotten to look better...but im still tired...maybe its just cause im a teen. I work out each muscle group twie a week...giving each group 72 hours of rest...i dont think i need to start only doin one muscle group a week because i dont train till failure on lifting days...im not a totally serious bb.
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02-04-2004, 07:07 PM	#2
derekisdman RAWR! Elite Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,294	Well how much sleep are you getting?
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02-04-2004, 07:08 PM	#3
Brak86 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 230	about 9 and a half hours sometiems 10 these past 2 weeks...
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02-04-2004, 07:15 PM	#4
derekisdman RAWR! Elite Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Michigan Posts: 1,294	What's your sleep pattern? You said you take naps and stuff. Is that included with your nap time or do you sleep 9-10 hours at night PLUS naps too?
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02-04-2004, 07:42 PM	#5
Brak86 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 230	9-10 hours not including naps
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02-04-2004, 07:49 PM	#6
Deeznuts Still Growing Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Texas Posts: 771 Photos: 2	I wouldn't take naps at all. Have some kind of caffiene if you need to, but napping generally makes a person more lethargic and having a need for more sleep. Yes, there IS a thing as too much sleep. Also, you might want to take a week or so off of working out. Your body might just need rest. You should see better results and more sound sleeping patterns upon your return.
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02-04-2004, 08:01 PM	#7
Alaric Hungry Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 711	I've got the same problem, I took last week off, and I was good for that week only. But once I started working out on Monday, I needed my daily naps. However, I only get about 8-9 hours of sleep INCLUDING my naps (get about 5-6 nightly).

02-04-2004, 08:24 PM	#8
vanity Registered User Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 1,218 Photos: 1	you could take a nap but don't make it more than 15-20 minutes.

02-04-2004, 08:29 PM	#9
PreMier happy sumo Elite Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Posts: 21,418 Photos: 2	^ Otherwise your brain starts to secrete certian chemicals (melatonin?) and that will make you more tired when you wake up, then when you went to sleep.
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02-04-2004, 08:58 PM	#11
squanto Fitness Celebrity Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Cheese Cottage Posts: 1,467	im sort of the same way. i work out 3 days a week. on days where i know i will workout later, i get tired, and get really tempted to take naps. this is really only during the school year, i just dont think its natural for me to wake up before noon. i can adjust to a sleep schedule but its still just not right. i heard something like people naturally have a sleep schedule, and although they can make a schedule feel more natural, it wont be completely natural. i have to just get used to it because my natural sleep schedule is going to sleep at sunrise and waking up at sunset :P

02-04-2004, 09:34 PM	#12
ahazmaksya Gonna burn some muscle Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: NorCal Posts: 45	Is it really hot at the moment where you live? For me whenever it's Summer here I always feel more lazy

02-04-2004, 10:12 PM	#13
Brak86 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 230	i live in texas but its cold right now....i plan to having a whole week off during spring break in about a month
Brak86 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 230	Good, bad, im the guy with the gun-Army of Darkness Weight:147 pounds DB Incline Press: Repping 70 lbs in each hand. Standing curls: Repping 60 lbs (thats all i remember for now!)

02-05-2004, 12:05 AM	#16
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02-05-2004, 03:43 AM	#17
Terok`Nor Registered User Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Australia Posts: 97	maybe you're not eating right...too much sugar perhaps

02-05-2004, 05:43 AM	#18
bandaidwoman inadvertant tree hugger Elite Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Atlanta, Georgia Posts: 601 Photos: 4	Trust me, you are probably going through a growth spurt. Many teenagers who work out will go through periods of increased need for sleep. Many, who are seriously training will continue to train but listin to their body when it comes to extra sleeping and naps. Remember, it's in sleep that the growth hormone is secreted. As for naps, each person is different. There are studies that show people who nap live longer than those who don't...(the siesta idea should be a public health policy! ) However, some people seriously disturb their sleep patterns at night if they take too long of a nap, but wether that is 15 min or 90min, only you know the length of napping that is going to affect your regular sleep schedule.
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02-06-2004, 03:05 PM	#20
camarosuper6 Back Home In SOCAL Elite Member Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: California Posts: 3,359	If your tired, then you need rest. Whether its the occasional nap or less training or both, listen to you body ESPEICALLY when your a teenager.
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02-05-2004, 03:05 PM	#19
W8lifterwanabie Dancing Banana :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hull,uk Posts: 106 Photos: 2	thats all fine and dandy for u guys to take naps ect ect... but i have a sleeping disorder ..even if i feel tired to fuck it takes me 3-4 hrs of being laid there trying to sleep before i even nod of... to nap for me would be totally impossible.... im a teen also ...but i dont get tired...my ambitions keep me going ...i just WILL NOT be fat ne more and being tired will not get in my way peace
	hehe im fat

02-06-2004, 05:09 PM	#21
W8lifterwanabie Dancing Banana :) Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: hull,uk Posts: 106 Photos: 2	ah dont worry about me.. im not that crazy....just a lil peace
	hehe im fat

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