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How many hours of sleep do you get/need per night?
I need a good 9-11 hours per night to feel completely rested for the next day. Right now I get that but during school I get perhaps only 6 hours on average.
If I sleep 8 hours per night, I can go on like this indefinitely. If I get any less than this, I will burnout and need a "recharge". What about the rest of you? ------------------ Jeff Kane 1990 LX Mustang Coupe |
I'm not sure how many hours of sleep I need. Actually, I don't remember the last time I woke up feeling completely refreshed. Last night I got about 5 hours of sleep, which I don't think is enough.
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sleep? whats that? i work 3rd shift so a full 8 hours of sleep is rare. its more like 4 here, 1 there, and another 2 over there somewhere. u try sleeping when the sun is beating in through your windows, and the kid next door is yelling all damn day!!!!
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Sleep is just a nasty habit. I would like to get about 23 hpours a day but since that ain't gonna happen. I usually get 5 to 6 hours a day. I wouldn't sleep that much but my job actually requires thinking. I wish it didn't, physcally I'm fine with no sleep but mentally I'm drained. I wish I could stay up all night working on cars, but I dont think the neighbors would like that to much.
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Thanks to my Job schedule, I go to sleep at 4:00-4:30 in the morning, and usually wake up at 9:30 on weekdays.
During weekends, I sleep in till 10:00-10:30. I feel groggy sometimes, but most of the time I feel pretty refreshed. Unless I had a bad night at work. |
I like to get 9 hours, but that usually doesn't happen. If I get under 7.5 hours for a week straight, I will start to not feel as good and be less energetic.
I love sleeping in late on weekends though! Well weekends where I don't have to work. This weekend (fri,sat,sun) I worked on friday night and then 2 doubles on sat & sun for a total of 36 hours, so I was pretty damn tired. ------------------ 1991 GT, AOD, Moroso Cold Air, 3.73s, Pulleys, 3-chamber(the left one fell off-NO time+No Money=College), FMS c-springs, and KYBs |
i get about 5-6 hours a night sleep, then 1 more at work on my breaks.
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About 7 hours per night on average, sometimes 6 but never more than 8.
Any less than six hours of rack-time and I'm below par all day, more than eight and I'm physically charged but mentally groggy for hours. Need for sleep varies with the individual and what is too much for one is not enough for another. I believe 7 to 8 hours is about the average amount of sleep most people need to be 100%. |
I rarely get less than 8 hours, I can't function with less, I try to keep it to less than 9 hours though. I also find that I'm much more alert if I don't have to wake up to an alarm.
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An adult needs about 8.5 hours of sleep a night. I am a strong believer in the "sleep debt" theory, which is that when you get less than your required amount of sleep, if just builds up as a debt (to a point). I tried it during the school year (high school) last year. For the first 5 months of the year, i had gone to bed at 12 or 1, and woke up at 630. i started going to bed at 10-11 (eek!). one day after a few months of that, i got up and was COMPLETELY refreshed, and the rest of the day, was just fine, and i didn't feel the slightest need to sleep till midnight that night. Try that, it takes a few months of getting to sleep early, but then you feel great.
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It's a cold day in hell when I actually get a real, full eight hours of sleep usually. I typically don't get to sleep until 2 AM or later most of the time and I get up at 8 AM for work. So, I probably average 6 hours (maybe), and I'm tired all the time during the day. But, then at night I wake back up for whatever reason and I'm fine until I do it all again.
I've always had a third shifters clock though, so I guess that's why. Any time I haven't had to work for any length of time and hold a day schedule I revert back to sleeping all day and staying up all night in a short period of time. ------------------ Dan McClain, Editor The Mustang Works Magazine ICQ: 2937586 - AIM: DMcClain91GT 1991 Mustang GT - NOVI Supercharged 377 Stroker 1999 Ford Lightning SVT - 2000 Prototype updated by Roush |
I Like to get 8 hours a night.
Unless I am getting up to work on my stang, then for some reason I only need about 4-5. ------------------ 1990 GT 5k Original miles!! Ripper,Pullies,73 MM C&l Mass Air,8mm Wires,Piaa Headlights,MAC Cold Air (Fender) |
I have been getting 6-7 hrs per night as an average for over 13yrs! I can never seem to sleep past 6:30 but shure would like to, I don't think I ever wake up and feel rested, and I am only 30yrs old, guess I'll have to wait till I retire in another 30yrs or so!
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I tryed somethinf last night that made me have the best sleep of my life up until now and probly ever (dont laugh) YOGA ohhhh buddy its the best give it a try rent a tape and get ready.... http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/smile.gif
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i usually get like 6 hours a night and then sleep like 8-10 hours on weekends.this seems to do me just fine ...usually get up refreshed.
i've heard it said that if you sleep in a deeper sleep you will need less of it.one technic for getting a deeper sleep is to sleep at the same times every day....i notice if the times i sleep change then i feel more tired and groggy in the morning.if i go to bed at the same times ,i go right to sleep and sleep better,deeper.i also try to make my enviroment better for sleep---comfertable bed ---the right temp--ect.that helps me sleep better there for i need less sleep and as wierd as it sounds i agree with 302 blownpony...yoga can help....i knew a girl that taught me a couple of tricks for ensomnia....she said it was basic yoga stuff...remembered the yoga stuff more than the girl and still use the relaxation technics when i can't get to sleep....puts me right out ------------------ old guy with 87 gt....well not so old guy 87gt,T top -155,000 on odometer-mods-2 1/2 ex,cold air(home made),adj.clutch 5.0 shifter,kyb shocks,and a stereo that can overcome the wind noise at 100 mph with the T tops off(he he)......also got/78,6banger,mustang/80 capri(future project) |
with the combination of my job requiring me to get up at 6:30am, and me spending each night out with my friends, and with me never being able to actually GO TO SLEEP until about 1, then tossing and turning and waking up on average 3 times a night; a full hard 4 1/2-5 hours of good sleep is rare. and working in the field of construction doesn't usually go peachy with that much sleep, or lack thereof. i do all my catching up on fridat nights and usually sleep till about 10;30am or at times even 11. i get ansy(sp?) any later than that because i don't want to miss the whole day because i'm in bed. it's a curse.
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How much sleep i get all depends on when the army tells me i have to be at work most of the time it is 600 am for pt. Wich is no big deal but it is the days when i have to be at work at 300am for something and then work all day with no breaks that really kills me. I have no set time of when i go to bed either it seems like I fall asleep at a different time everynight.
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SLEEP?
Yeah, i've heard of that, although something I dont expierience much on a regular basis. I'm lucky to get to bed by 1 or 2 am.Sometimes even later. get up between 6-7. If I get to "sleep in" I get up about 8ish. Of corse if I stayed of the P.C. a little more, I'd be in bed alot earlier!! http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/smile.gif ------------------ 1994 GT.Convertible/Performance Red. Cold Air Ind.,K&N,H.P. Pulleys,OffRoad H-Pipe,Flows,3.55,Light bar,Custom HeadRests.Lotta Chrome |
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Isnt REM also the stage at which you begin to dream?
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i also am a third shifter type person...although i work second shift...2-10...i usually go to bed around 4 and get up at 12 or so...unless i work extra hard at work then i go to bed earlyer
as soon as i get to work if we are runing and im stacking..i have to stack 50 pound bags up on a pallet..usually 10 layers high...back/arm breaken s**t...thats factory work for yea...or if im dumping the powder into the mixer i have to lift 115 pound bags cut them open and dump them....not quite as hard as stacking but you get covered in powder..sucks ------------------ '91 GT,91K,T-5,air silencer removed,HD clutch,K&N air filter,Mac long tubes,Cat-back,off road H,FMS 9mm wires,180 thermostat,Competition gauges,C&L 76mm MAF,Accufab 70mm TB,TFS street heat intake Waiting install:Nothing Future Mods:3.73's,Pro 5.0,TFS heads,TFS stage 1 cam,lakewood struts/shocks,nitto DR's ICQ#35670781 http://www.mustangworld.com/mpics/mwl1.gif |
speaking of....
Its now about 2a.m. central/standard time. I had EVERY intention of being in bed by midnight...what's wrong w/ this picture??? http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/cool.gif ------------------ 1994 GT.Convertible/Performance Red. Cold Air Ind.,K&N,H.P. Pulleys,OffRoad H-Pipe,Flows,3.55,Light bar,Custom HeadRests.Lotta Chrome |
Well, I am actually diagnosed with bi-polar 1 with hypomania. This equates to me running a normal schedule for some length of time and then reverting to a manic state where I average about 2-3 hours of sleep but feel completely refreshed and ready to rock. This is also the period where i accomplish tons of stuff because I have no distraction factor whatsoever. My wife hates it though....hehe. Seriously though, its not that big of a deal. I'm not a weird freak that will scare you or nothing. Hardly anyone knows this because I seem normal until you get to know me. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif [This message has been edited by Power (edited 07-18-2001).] |
Yup usually about 6-7 a night, because I'm always on this damn thing... aaaagggghhhh!!!
I want 8-9 but nooooo....! ------------------ Joe! 1988 GT, 167,000 miles!!! 13.58@105mph Check out my listing! Click here! Or my website:www.joe4speed.com 99 Ninja ZX-6R:10.32@135mph! 1993 Olds Eighty Eight LSS 16.40@88.8mph http://www.duhspot.com/users/smiley/.../outtahere.gif |
So get this -- I went to bed at 1AM and woke up at 6AM!?!? -- and I feel refreshed!! This has been another great mystery for me.
Why is it that one day I wake up (early via alarm) and feel great / jump right out of bed. The next day, the alarm will go off and it'll take me 30 minutues to get out of bed. I notice too that when I wake up in the middle of a dream I feel really, really tired. Power, I wish I only needed 2-3 hours per night. Sheesh.... ------------------ Jeff Kane 1990 LX Mustang Coupe |
Okay, tonights the night!!! I'm gonna have my butt in bed by 11pm.(yeah, right!) If you see me online, make me go to bed!!! ~~YAAAWWWNNN~~
===Topless wanders aimlessly through house looking for Coffee==== ------------------ 1994 GT.Convertible/Performance Red. Cold Air Ind.,K&N,H.P. Pulleys,OffRoad H-Pipe,Flows,3.55,Light bar,Custom HeadRests.Lotta Chrome |
i was kinda wrongish about what i said before........heres how sleep works
you begin sleep by going into stage one (duh) which lasts only a few minutes, and this is where you are jus begining to fall asleep and at this time you can experiences hallucinations, and be awakened easily (like when you suddenly tense up and jerk awake). stage 2 is deeper, but you can still be easily awakened (ie, if someone says your name); sleep talking occurs now. stage three is transitional to stage 4, both of which are long stages of sleep. stage 4 is where bedwetting and sleepwalking occur (mostly from ages 3-12), night terrors are also during stage 4; much more intense than nighmares, night terrors occur in the same age range as the previous. the final sleep stage is REM sleep. the first period is short (10 minutes) but they get longer as you go back and forth between REM and the other stages (after a few times you get to about 45 min or REM). dreaming is during REM sleep, and you are paralyzed during it (this often is sensed during dreams, being unable to move, but not always). REM is when you get recharged, and without it you don't feel rested. arousal occurs for both sexes during REM sleep and is often manifested as "morning wood" for guys. there is a strong corrolation between the consolidation of memories made during the day (so that they are moved to long term memory, and you really remember them) happening more for people who get more (REM) sleep. ie, you will remember more of what you learn if you get an appropriate amount of sleep that night. i don't remember why (it may not be known) but i do know that naps are superpowerful for recovering sleep debt (explained in my previous post) as you experience more REM sleep. i had to look up some of this stuff on my psych teachers site (http://yhspatriot.yorktown.arlington.k12.va.us/~wwheeler/newbies.html) if you like psycholgy, check it out! |
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Let me see if I get this.... If I wake up and have "Morning Wood" that means I got a good night sleep then. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif
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I average about 7 hours a night. If I get a full 7 hrs or more of unconscious sleep, I feel ready to go. Anything less hurts. When you can't sleep the best thing is classical piano. Put on your headphones and listen quietly. When you start to pop in and out of dreaming, take the headphones off and set them on the floor by your bed. You'll be sound asleep in the next five minutes. Works for me. They say music calms the wildest beast.
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sleep? what's sleep? http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/confused.gif
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Good point Mercury -- I agree completely, lol. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/wink.gif
------------------ Jeff Kane 1990 LX Mustang Coupe |
During the school year I can focus and get myself 8 hours a night but I have to go to bed early like at 10:00. I NEED 8 hours minimum to run great all day, all the time. Anything 6.5-7.5 hours and I feel like sh!t no matter how rested I was during the rest of the week. 4.5-6 hours I feel awesome, but I can only do that for a day or two before I become very physically drained and mentally as well.
During school I usually wind up in bed at 12:00 or 1:00, and get up at 7:00, which puts me in my dangerous threshold. I burnt out back in November this year and didn't recover until the first 2 weeks of May once school was done. Physically I'm fine but I swear my IQ drops 20-30 points when I'm in sleep debt. I totally agree about the debt idea, my body does it too and it's VERY noticeable. ------------------ '91 LX Hatch, 17 ROH ZR6's, lowered, 3.73's, offroad H pipe, SN Cobra cat-back, ASP pullies, 14° timing, C&L 76mm MAF, 170A 3G, B&M Ripper on a T5 1991 LX Hatch 5.0L |
2 to 4 is all I need, but I can usually get in about 4 to 6. Like Dan, I sometimes get thrown into the 3rd-shift timeframe. Sucks to break out of it, especially when you have to work at 6:30am, and it's already 3am!
If it was anything like my day yesterday, I'll take about 12! http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/eek.gif Here's what happened. My driveshaft went south the previous night, so I was enslaved to drive my mom's '95 Monte Carlo. Nooooooooo! I had to be up at 3am to meet somebody an hour away to carpool with, not including additional time for road construction. That...person...had already left for the inventory in Sandusky (coming from Toledo) we were supposed to ride to together. Doh! Then I had to travel a half-hour back to get my scan-gun thingy from my store, plus another twenty minutes to get back to the turnpike. Okay, inventory was done at about 11:00am. I headed home, changed clothes & grabbed some lunch, then left for Detroit (well, actually Taylor but close enough) to pick up an aluminum driveshaft from Ramchargers. On the way back, my heart convinced my head to visit my ex-girlfriend in Woodhaven. I left there about 5:15pm or so, and somehow STUPIDLY decided to get back through the busy part of Monroe. At this one intersection where a whole lineup of us turned left, I was following a semi through a construction zone. We came to a complete stop, and all of a sudden the semi started backing up!!! I had an entire line of a dozen cars behind me!!! I desperately honked the horn, tried to back up, (stupid b!tch behind me was staring off into space with her head up her butt or something), anything I could to avoid a collision, but the semi just kept coming. It smacked the hood right above the bowtie emblem and crunched it in about an inch or so. I thought about that later; too bad it didn't just hit the bowtie. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/biggrin.gif I hate to say it but thank God I was NOT in my Mustang. I would've literally beat this guy to death if it had happened to my Belle. Anyhoo, I drove home, told my dad what happened (mom was at a funeral), and went to sleep on the couch at around 8:00pm. Woke up about 45 minutes ago (it's 9:45 now). Sorry this was so long, but I just had to vent about yesterday. Now I get to go to work! Yay! Not. http://www.mustangworks.com/msgboard/frown.gif ------------------ Capri306, Moderator, The Mustang Works Online 1979 Mercury Capri, 5.0L -- C4 -- 2.73 1987 Mustang LX Notch |
I guess as you get older you neeed less sleep. I remember when 10-12 hours wasn't enough and now 4 does it for me. I work 12 hour shifts and on days I get around 4 hours and about 6 while sleeping days. My day starts at 4:30 and I get home about 6:30 on days (30 minute drive).
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