How much sleep is enough???
I was wondering in general how much sleep is enough. I was away from my routine for a couple weeks being sick and needing to do a side job with a friend. This week I began lifting as par for the week and noticed two good things. One my strength while lifting did not seem to go down. Secondly, I have been sleeping solid and deep which is a very good thing for prior to that I was getting 5 hours with me waking up in the middle to use the bathroom or just wake up for no good reason.
This begs the question how much sleep do you need through your lifting week. When I was sleeping 5 hours during the week I seemed to have enough energy matter of fact it did appear like I had plenty. Is this something that occurs with constant lifting? I should note that I do work overnight at my job from 11 pm to 7 am so maybe that is the real culprit in sleeping only five hours but I’d like to hear from others on this question.
April 17, 2008 at 5:11 am
it depends on how you feel mostly for some 5 is good enough for some 7.
you know your body and it ability to take stress.
There is no one answer for this question but 6,7,8 is good
April 17, 2008 at 5:33 am
Everything I’ve ever heard or read states that 8-10 hours is the magic number for optimum health. At that amount of time, your muscle recovery is greater, your alertness at it’s peak, and your metabolism humming. That being said, I can’t go to bed that early! I’m in the 6 1/2 -7 hour range most nights sometimes 5. As long as your results keep coming, I wouldn’t worry.