Stallionforce

I've been an insomniac now for about ten years. I've learned to cope with it. I don't know what your family commitments are like, or your commitments in general away from work, training, and family, but I would strongly advise a weekend nap if you can manage it. This will allow you to catch up on your sleep debt. Your brain does not function properly without enough deep sleep, and this is what you are experiencing at work.

rhennigan

I sleep 12 hours a night.

DocRay

meetings are a great replacement for work.

Made_In_Warsaw

Haha.. You must be tired.

MrCrassic 

Fortunately, I'm 20 and (unfortunately) single, so I have no family commitments of any kind. However, I have work commitments, as well as a board position for some groups at my school that I need to catch up with.

I only get about two days or so of weekly free time (counted to 6 hours) weekly.

The weekend is for everything else that couldn't be done during the weekday, so those tend to get very hectic as well.

I don't mind living this way; I just wish I wasn't so tired today.

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dcbikeguy

Dude, you need to sleep.

For work I occasionally have to pull "all nighters" and then sit in court all the next day - BORING! I eat candy, drink tons of water (hard to sleep when you have to pee like a racehourse) and doodle like crazy on a note pad - and pass gossipy notes to people. Eventually though - you have to crash for a few hours. Naps rule!

Made_In_Warsaw

Carlos, I just added you on Facebook.

MrCrassic 

Warsaw,

Thanks a lot for that! Please read my notes when you get the chance; I don't think I write too much drudgery.

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DScott

Sorry, but for most people even 6 hrs an ight is not enough. You're young, and have a lot of reserve, but eventually you have to pay back the sleep debt you're accumulating. I think that payback is starting ... NOW!

https://www.sleepfoundation.org/site/...bout_Sleep.htm



Read it and sleep.

genejockey 

Which way?

orcanova

Word. From the 2:00 AM poster (who got off work at 11:00 PM)

But I will say I have known or met several people who only require 4 hours of sleep, and they are usually incredible overachievers. My HS teacher was one...had her hands in more things, and so good at them all, it was crazy. The other was Herschel Walker, the great NFL running back. Did a lenthy photo shoot/interview with him in the twighlight of his career when he was pushing 40, which is amazing for a running back. His speed and fitness at that point were rivaling young rookies, as well.

He was into cycling, and as we were standing around the kitchen of his in-laws house in NJ, I was asking him about bikes and stuff. He was telling me how he was pretzeling wheels when he sprinted...32 spoke wheels...this was in the mid to late 1990's. That guys legs could win a seed-spitting cometition amongs the best of them. His trunk was so strong it was out of place on a bike. He said he did ridiculous amounts of calesthenics every day, and hardly any weight training. That is opposite 99.9% of the other NFL athletes out there. He believed lots of repetitive work within one's own body weight created more power (or maybe it was longevity) than weight training could. A very enlightened individual I must say.

Sorry to hijack, but a couple thoughts here. If you have been used to such short amount of sleep most of your life, you probably need more sleep right now, and it is probably related to add-on factors, like stress or illness. Secondly, his way was testament to strength and core building for people like cyclists who don't hit the weights.

Don't shun sleep. Embrace it when you need it.

urban rider

I think it is a good idea to go to the doctor and get everything checked out. 4-6 hours of sleep is not enough. Check out what you are putting into your body as well. Don't give up on the cycling. It could also be a bunch of boring meetings.

Gas, the price of a can of beans.

WNG

+1 on the sleep. 6 hours is marginal for an adult male of your physical exertion.
I used to be able to survive on 6 hrs per night, no longer at 43 y.o.

And as for your weight for your height, it's spot on healthy. Ignore the 'you're too skinny' crowd. Most is envy.

One's bio rhythms can get affected by external influences. Changing of the seasons, less daylight, etc.
Don't forget, last week, the Moon was at its closest point to the Earth for the northen hemisphere...Hu nter's Moon.
The small variance in gravity has shown to have odd effects on people.

Froderick

In addition to the 4-6 hours of sleep, try to cut out the caffeine. Your body builds up a tolerance to it, so that you'll need more to acheive the same effect, then you crash after.

I get about 6 hours a night, and simply drinking water instead of soft drinks makes a big difference, once you get through the initial withdrawal.

edzo

bullcrap to all previous advice unless they said see a doctor


------------------------->go see a doctor, get a full phlebotomy workup, check for glucose, hormone, and liver problems

it is far too easy to have a serious problem yet think you can just shake it off in a week

Spartan112

I get about 6hrs a night and with my morning workouts was starting to fade big time in the afternoon. Turns out with my diet I wasn't getting enough protein (avg less than 100gr) so I've started drinking a whey protein shake with breakfast and one at night to aid recovery. This has helped in a big way.