Physical Fitness Asked by Antonio Aguilar on November 21, 2021
Obviously sleep is the steroids of natural bodybuilding, cause while you sleep you grow your muscle, and it is well known that we need at least 8 hours of sleep a day.
When you sleep your body secretes hormones, but what is the minimum time required for your body to begin secreting hormones while you sleep?
For example If I take a 2 hours nap would my muscle "grow" because of hormones that my body secretes, or do I need more time until growing process begins.
Anyways you need to sleep 8 hours but I have been wondering this a long time ago.
If I recall the optimal amount of sleep for "standard" athletes is around 7h30 (+/- 30 minutes) going on the higher side if your other recovery factors (food, stress, etc.) are diminished (e.g. you're dieting down and training hard, you're in the middle of a high volume cycle, you live a stressful life, etc.). I'd recommend you read sleep, part 1 and sleep, part 2 by coach and world record holder powerlifter Greg Nuckols on the interactions of sleep with strength sports and health.
Answered by Jérémie Clos on November 21, 2021
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