You still train if you dont sleep long?

AKIRA · 03-14-2006, 10:05 AM

I am talking about no more than 7 hours no less than 5.5. Do you still get up and go to the gym?

Ive done it before and some days are good while other days I workout, the workout sucks. Either way though, the rest of the day I am exhausted. Kinda sucks.

So, would you rather sleep in if you tossed all night? Or suck it up?

Just how important is sleep at times like this..

BritChick · 03-14-2006, 11:39 AM

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Originally Posted by AKIRA

I am talking about no more than 7 hours no less than 5.5. Do you still get up and go to the gym?

Hell yeah! If I didn't I would never train!!!
Sleep is important for sure and I definately could do with more but I'd still suck it up and train... and try to take naps where possible. I know everyone says who has time for naps but you'd be suprised at how and when you can sneak in 20 mins here and there if you really try.

KentDog · 03-14-2006, 12:18 PM

I usually train in the afternoon and night, but even so, I often have to make do working out with only 5-6 hours of sleep the night before. A quick nap if you can fit one in helps me out when needed.

**CowPimp** · 03-14-2006, 12:51 PM

Yup. I still train. I shoot for 7 hours, but I end up getting 6 more than I would like. I just try to make up for it with a few naps during the week and hopefully at least one day to sleep in on the weekend.

**Gazhole** · 03-14-2006, 01:53 PM

I've never gotten that much sleep, and i find that even if before a work out i feel half-dead, if i push myself to at least work out a bit i'll feel wide awake afterwards.

I do get the odd crap workout though, if you really dont think you can handle a whole work out, tone it down a bit. Have a back up routine that doesnt take as long to do, like 3/4 or 1/2 the time of your usual routine.

At least youre getting something done.

katt · 03-14-2006, 04:32 PM

I go no matter how little sleep I get

LITUPGUNZ · 03-14-2006, 06:02 PM

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Originally Posted by katt

I go no matter how little sleep I get

this echoes my feelings on this topic

TJ Cline · 03-14-2006, 06:04 PM

If it is 4 hours or less then no.

Tough Old Man · 03-14-2006, 06:07 PM

I only get 4-5 hours a night and it broken up throughout the night. I know i look like a zombe, but also feel like one 90% of the time too.

daver1 · 03-14-2006, 06:17 PM

Yes, I train without adequate sleep too. Usually hit the hay around 10:00 p.m., wake up at 3:45 a.m. and then drive to work. Weekdays, I work out after work. I eat my pre workout meal on the way from work. I get to the fitness center around 3:30 p.m. and put in 60-90 minutes.

Weekends, I always get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. I train on both days.

**Mudge** · 03-14-2006, 06:33 PM

Depends how I feel. I just picked up some melatonin though to help me out. If I'm getting dragged down through the week my workouts really suffer in a way that ephedrine just can't help.

**Mudge** · 03-14-2006, 06:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CowPimp

I shoot for 7 hours, but I end up getting 6 more than I would like.

Eh, so do you sleep 13 hours? I would like to have 8 hours in bed preferably, which would work out to 7-7.5 hours of sleep, hopefully.

min0 lee · 03-14-2006, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by BritChick

I know everyone says who has time for naps but you'd be suprised at how and when you can sneak in 20 mins here and there if you really try.

Hopefully not while your supposed to work.

Kong_1 · 03-14-2006, 07:28 PM

just for the record. Skip La Cour won Mr. Team Olympia 2 years in a row. He has won many other competitions and between him and jeff willet they are the biggest and best "natural" bodybuilders around. He only sleeps 6 hours a night. Goes to bed at 10 and sleeps till 4 and goes the the gym by 5.

Here are his view on sleep and muscle growth.

http://www.ast-ss.com/dev/qa_search/...xt.asp?ID=1073

ksvpa · 03-14-2006, 08:53 PM

Wish I got more but half the time it's only about 5 or so. I get up at 4am to get my first meal and sups in then to gym by 5 for 1st workout. I do a second cardio in in the afternoon. I am also a massage therapist so I sometimes feel like I am training all day ( I do deep tissue work). I try to nap when I can as well. I just don't like to miss a workout..LOL

BritChick · 03-14-2006, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by min0 lee

Hopefully not while your supposed to work.

Only sometimes.

min0 lee · 03-14-2006, 09:13 PM

I have to master the art of sleeping with my eyes open.

Alaric · 03-14-2006, 09:32 PM

Usually, no I've been really picky about my sleeping habbits lately. these past couple weeks, I've been getting 11-12 hours of sleep a night just because school is finally giving me a "break" so to speak. Any less than 10 hours, and I wouldn't train.

**CowPimp** · 03-14-2006, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by Mudge

Eh, so do you sleep 13 hours? I would like to have 8 hours in bed preferably, which would work out to 7-7.5 hours of sleep, hopefully.

Smartass, heh.

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03-14-2006, 01:53 PM	#5
Gazhole iwillmakeyousmelltheglove Moderator Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Wales, UK Posts: 6,535 Photos: 18	I've never gotten that much sleep, and i find that even if before a work out i feel half-dead, if i push myself to at least work out a bit i'll feel wide awake afterwards. I do get the odd crap workout though, if you really dont think you can handle a whole work out, tone it down a bit. Have a back up routine that doesnt take as long to do, like 3/4 or 1/2 the time of your usual routine. At least youre getting something done.
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TJ Cline Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 12,544	If it is 4 hours or less then no.
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03-14-2006, 06:33 PM	#11
Mudge Pizza the Hut Super Moderator Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 23,078 Photos: 1	Depends how I feel. I just picked up some melatonin though to help me out. If I'm getting dragged down through the week my workouts really suffer in a way that ephedrine just can't help.
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03-14-2006, 12:18 PM	#3
KentDog College Grad Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 2,875 Photos: 3	I usually train in the afternoon and night, but even so, I often have to make do working out with only 5-6 hours of sleep the night before. A quick nap if you can fit one in helps me out when needed.

03-14-2006, 04:32 PM	#6
katt Registered User Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest Posts: 4,140 Photos: 37	I go no matter how little sleep I get

03-14-2006, 06:07 PM	#9
Tough Old Man Canine club CEO Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: baja calif, Mexico Posts: 6,933 Photos: 1	I only get 4-5 hours a night and it broken up throughout the night. I know i look like a zombe, but also feel like one 90% of the time too.

03-14-2006, 06:17 PM	#10
daver1 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: California Posts: 94	Yes, I train without adequate sleep too. Usually hit the hay around 10:00 p.m., wake up at 3:45 a.m. and then drive to work. Weekdays, I work out after work. I eat my pre workout meal on the way from work. I get to the fitness center around 3:30 p.m. and put in 60-90 minutes. Weekends, I always get at least 8 hours of sleep each night. I train on both days.

03-14-2006, 07:28 PM	#14
Kong_1 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5	just for the record. Skip La Cour won Mr. Team Olympia 2 years in a row. He has won many other competitions and between him and jeff willet they are the biggest and best "natural" bodybuilders around. He only sleeps 6 hours a night. Goes to bed at 10 and sleeps till 4 and goes the the gym by 5. Here are his view on sleep and muscle growth. http://www.ast-ss.com/dev/qa_search/...xt.asp?ID=1073
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03-14-2006, 08:53 PM	#15
ksvpa Registered User Join Date: Jun 2004 Posts: 3	Wish I got more but half the time it's only about 5 or so. I get up at 4am to get my first meal and sups in then to gym by 5 for 1st workout. I do a second cardio in in the afternoon. I am also a massage therapist so I sometimes feel like I am training all day ( I do deep tissue work). I try to nap when I can as well. I just don't like to miss a workout..LOL
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03-14-2006, 09:13 PM	#17
min0 lee Senior Member Elite Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The Bronx, NYC Posts: 33,820 Blog Entries: 3 Photos: 542	I have to master the art of sleeping with my eyes open.
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03-14-2006, 09:32 PM	#18
Alaric Hungry Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 711	Usually, no I've been really picky about my sleeping habbits lately. these past couple weeks, I've been getting 11-12 hours of sleep a night just because school is finally giving me a "break" so to speak. Any less than 10 hours, and I wouldn't train.

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