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Originally Posted by mlc82  I seem to me making good gains lately sleeping about 5-5.5 hrs per night, with maybe a 20 minute nap in the afternoon. The funny thing is, I feel awful with much more than 6 hrs of sleep- I used to try and get 8-9 hrs obsessively to help my bodybuilding progress and would drag terribly through the day. Lately I've cut it back to 5-6 hrs max, and even though waking up is no fun, I feel much better and can actually get psyched up to work out again. |
hmm that's interesting. I wonder if you would be getting better results if you did sleep more. I guess everyone's body is different, and there's no way to say exactly how much sleep one individual needs. Maybe you have a hard time coping with 8 hours of sleep because you don't do much cardiovascular activity; if your trying to build muscle you probably aren't doing much in the way of aerobic activity.