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Originally Posted by Lonewolf  Yep, you're right about the geek element in polyphasic sleep experiments - I get the feeling that one of the driving reasons these guys are doing it is to avoid contact with other people. |
I'm not quite sure where that stereotype comes from - it certainly isn't the case with anyone I hang with (and I'd class myself as a geek).
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Originally Posted by Lonewolf I am currently sleeping biphasically, with an extra 2 X 10min naps but I still need 9 hours to recover properly. I am really going hard though, doing many one rep maximums and 20 rep breathing squats. |
Lonewolf, what type of biphasic routine do you have at the moment? A couple of things that really make a difference with recovery time are :
1. separation between nap and core sleep
2. number of cycles in core sleep