Your sleep habits: when, and how much?
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Iron Man posted 2 years ago.
yep my social life consists of long meandering time trials, handy cap runs, romantic morning swims and so on.........
i like to hit the sack at 830pm-430am a nice solid 8 hrs. Then i'll usually have a nap (1 -1 .5hr) in the day, mostly during boring lectures or free time between class.
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corkers posted 2 years ago.
I find it very hard to set an actual sleeping pattern/habit that I can be used to and keep with. When Im at school (Boarding its easy enough - we have lights out and an alarm everymorning) but in the holidays I find myself being a bit of an insomniac and struggle to get to sleep although still tend to wake up early. Very perculiar.
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Star posted 2 years ago.
I need at least 8 hours a night...and try to grab a nap on the weekend too, especially when my training hours increase. My husband doesn't quite get why or how I can fall asleep sitting up watching TV at night....but I bet you guys understand!
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Jstyle posted 2 years ago.
I used to be able to survive on 3 hrs of sleep a night in the Military no problem now if I am under 6 I am HURTING BAD.
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RV posted 2 years ago.
I'd LOVE to get 8 hours a night. But with work which is usually 9-10 hours a day, family and IM training - 6 hours is about the best I can do. No opportunities for naps either - not even weekends.
What's a social life?
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hakadoru posted 2 years ago.
I'm closing in on 40 with a full-time job, family, etc. I used to get by for long stretches at a time on six hours a night before I started getting my arse back in shape.
However, as I'm getting toward the end of the tri season and am increasing my training efforts moving from sprint to Oly, I'm finding that I'm needing closer to 8-9 hours...very difficult to get in this situation. The best I can do for now is hit the rack at 9:30-ish and be up by 4:30 for a mostly solid 7 hours of sleep. Unforunately, I'm hitting the snooze and am going back to comatose until almost 6:30.
Man, I wish our employers would let us take a power nap! Actually, when one of my duaghters was just a few months old and my wife and I were going on short spurts of 1-2 hour sleep, I would spend my lunch hour napping in the car to try and stay sane. If it weren't 105 degrees today, I'd be tempted to give it a whirl!
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bluebirdbiker posted 2 years ago.
yes, social=zero at training time. But it's priorities I guess. I chart my sleep wrt training time and have found some interesting things. Try that and it will make you see what your body can do.
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
Between work and kids I have little enough time to squeeze in my training.
So my sleep suffers.
Normally I get 4-5 hours a night.
A couple of nights I get 7-9 hours. :D
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mdd posted 2 years ago.
I have no problem getting 8-9 hours of sleep a day and usually go a bit longer on the weekend if I am coming off a heavy volume of training that week.
Of course I run a Fitness Center (with a pool!) so I can train any time of day or night and I don't have to waste time with kids when I get home since I have none so my situation is pretty ideal for triathlon.
You guys going on 4-5 hours of sleep are NUTS and I have to take my hat off to you because I could NOT do it!!! I wouldn't be able to function doing normal day to day activities on that little amount of sleep let alone train for Ironman events!!! :)
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dr_rios_ec posted 2 years ago.
I wish I can get 9 or 10 hours...but with my carrer choice as a doctor, some times I have to be on call, emergency calls, and things like that. Social life...mmmmm, long time ago I forgot about that....maybe that is why I am single..??? lol
But priorities come first, so I try as much as posible to get at least 6 to 8 hours a few nights a week. I don´t drink coffee for over a year now, so I have to relay on pure will to get through the day and trainning...
But I just love all this!
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Anton posted 2 years ago.
8 to 10 period...any less and I suffer. I mean I got by on alot less years ago when I was some young stud with a social life.
Now that I'm an old stud with a steady babe, no kids and no TV, it's easy to get in training and lots of sleep, as well as good books, movies and dinner out. Naps after long workouts on the weekends.
Sorry guys.
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gfd posted 2 years ago.
I usually get 7 to 7.5 a night. Anything less and I am shot for the day.
I go to sleep at 9:30-10:00, get up at 5:00, get in an hour workout, and then help get my 5 year old and 2 year old ready. After a day of teaching I get to coach and run with my cross country team.
That leaves 2 to 3 hours to spend with my own kids before it is their bedtime and I can get in another hour workout. At first it was tough to adjust to swimming or spinning on the trainer at night but I now enjoy it.
No social life but the reward has been worth the sacrifice so far.
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brittda posted 2 years ago.
8 hours min...anything less and I am a zombie. No kids and my hubby trains too so he is in the same boat which makes it easier :)
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ggalvao posted 2 years ago.
I felt really well by reading what you guys wrote.
I was beginning to feel the social life decay once I started to train harder and I think that's pretty much it. You either train AND sleep properly or you sleep badly in order to have a social life AND struggle to train...
I am currently getting 7 to 8 hours sleep.
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beads1985 posted 2 years ago.
With all that sleep you guys are really missing out on all the fun of sleep deprivation and exhaustion. ;)
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Tikal Dog posted 2 years ago.
mdd;51192 wrote:
... I don't have to waste time with kids when I get home since I have none so my situation is pretty ideal for triathlon.
I don´t have kids either but hopefully I will never think of spending time with them as a waste :eek: !
Sleep???? my rule is as much as I can get!!!!
I try to go to bed around 9:00pm every day but between packing my stuff for next day I usually end up turning the lights out somewhere near 9:45pm!! getting 7 hours of sleep since I wake up at 4:45am
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MaverickUNC posted 2 years ago.
Ideally I try to get 8hours a night. I'm usually in the bed between 10-11 but it sometimes takes awhile to fall asleep. When it comes to weekends and longer workouts I'm usually passed out by 9 or 10, which makes a college social life a little difficult. Most of my friends are triathletes so social time is working out, eating, or sitting around trying to recover.
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PJT posted 2 years ago.
I try for 8 during the week, 9 on weekends. Usually end up with 7-7.5 during the week, 8 on weekends. About every 3rd or 4th weekend, my body will demand a catchup and I'll find myself getting a 10 hour night. Those are awesome.
Social life has been very limited this year by training.
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mdd posted 2 years ago.
There are alot of mentions of "no social life" but I like to think of my training as my social life. While I agree that much training is done alone, there are still alot of times when you get to train with other people who you probably would have never met if you had a "normal" social life and of course the people you meet at events are usually pretty incredible.
Finally even when you train alone it is a nice chance to get away from the madness of the world and reflect on what is important in life, whether that is racing Ironman or thinking about your family or your faith or whatever drives you.
I think WE are the normal ones and the rest of society really needs to take a look at what they are dong with their free time and social life! :)
When I'm in full-on training mode, I like to get 8-9 hours a night, usually asleep by 11pm. It ruins all chances at a social life, but is sortof a prerequisite when running 45+ miles per week.
Anyone else?