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03-25-2005, 07:12 AM #1Senior Member ELITE MEMBER
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Rest to Gain Muscle
.Most people live very hectic lives and they don't get the rest or sleep that they need. If you are training hard then you need rest to recharge your batteries. You can't be at peak efficiency after staying up until 1:00AM and getting up at 6:00AM the next morning for days on end. There was an article in the 1970 Ironman Magazine written by Arthur Jones the creator of Nautilus workout machines. The article stated that Arthur Jones could add 1/2 inch to any highly motivated bodybuilder. Arthur Jones basically took some of these bodybuilders in and told them to sleep and rest for the next 3 nights and days. After the 3 days and nights most of the bodybuilders had already gained 1/4 inch on their arms. Most bodybuilders overtrain. By simply resting the bodybuilders were able to get their muscles to recuperate and grow. Apply the following rules to your routine to make your muscles grow.
Get 10 hours of sleep per night if you are a teenager
Get 8 to 9 hours of sleep per night if you are an adult
Schedule a 15 minute nap in the middle of the afternoon(I know most people can't do this, but try)
Keep vigorous activity on your days off to a minimum
Take a week off after 6 months of steady training
If you get the rest you need your muscles will grow.
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Lucky you. I can't get any.
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03-25-2005, 09:40 AM #4Senior Member ELITE MEMBER
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I sleep during science class. Originally Posted by min0 lee
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03-25-2005, 10:06 AM #5flawless
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Boy, are we talking about sleep here? I love to sleep. I sleep 10-12 hours on the weekends, but i gotta start going to bed early on school days. Going to bed at 11 and waking up at 6 in the morning aint gunna cut it. I mean i love to sleep, but i hate going to bed early when there is something good on tv to watch or getting off the computer.
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03-25-2005, 12:11 PM #6Functional Lifting = Life
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That's exactly how it is for me. Originally Posted by shiznit2169
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03-25-2005, 07:38 PM #7Registered User
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ok so 9-10 hours of sleep.... working wher ei do, that means im awake at 5 to work by 6:30, out of there around 4:30, home and training for an hour, that leaves 2 hours of free time before i sleep again lol?
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lol... u better start cramming everything u want to do within a 2 hour time frame.
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03-26-2005, 04:27 AM #9My Little Man
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If only I was in that position Originally Posted by Toughenuff
What this means is that when we drop a ball and it falls to the ground, it wasn't the ball that moved (down to the ground), but the ground that moved (up to the ball)
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03-26-2005, 12:14 PM #10Yuppie
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Do you think the 8-10 hours of sleep required needs to be continuous? Or can we count long naps (2-3 hours), etc.? I'm a napper.
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yeah, try sleeping correctly when you work night shifts and still go to school, i sleep every chance i get whenever i can
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03-26-2005, 01:21 PM #12Metrosexual ELITE MEMBER
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Uberman's Sleep Schedule Originally Posted by KentDog
So many cries of inequality stem from one of group
of people doing little or nothing and then bitching
about another group that actually does something
to improve their lives.
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03-26-2005, 01:24 PM #13Designer Supplements
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"Keep vigorous activity on your days off to a minimum"
I disagree with this somewhat. I think there are the bodytypes that can manage this and continue to progress. In fact, for keeping fat gain minimal, i think some sort of activity most days for these bodytypes is ideal.
A lot of activities can also help aid recovery.Being held down by The Man
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