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How much sleep do you get on a typical night, and how much do you aim for?  

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  • KarateKen
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    I'm off the magnesium and back to melatonin.  I've been sleeping great the last week and a half, and better overall for the past three weeks.  There is no replacement for good sleep.  

  • KarateKen
    KarateKen

    Sounds like that is a long time problem to me.  Hope it improves. 

  • KarateKen
    KarateKen

    I've heard that as we get older it gets tougher to sleep well.  

6 - 7 hours on average. 

depending on the time of year, I find that I operate better on a little less or a little more. But varies greatly on the time of year. 

Like this time of year, sun is going down a little bit earlier and I am finding that I am tired more often. So I'm getting on average 8-9 sometimes closer to 10 hours if needed. 

8 to 9 on average, which is what i aim for. i try to stay on a schedule of going to bed at the same time every night, no tv or radio playing, etc.... i wake between 630 and 7 every morning, dont use an alarm or anything that "jars" you awake.... and i never jump right up, i usually wait 15 to 20 minutes after waking before getting up.....(yeah, weird sleep habits i guess....lol)

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On 5/30/2025 at 10:46 PM, sensei8 said:

3-4 hours. My goal is 6-7.

:)

How do you get by on such little sleep? On nights where I get that I feel I am off all day.  

 

7 hours ago, KarateKen said:

How do you get by on such little sleep? On nights where I get that I feel I am off all day.  

 

for some people; their body does what it needs in that time. Sometimes recovery and adaptation is shorter in some people in comparison to others where they may need more than 8 odd hours sleep per night. 

I know when I have a heavy work week; I need at least 10 hours. on light a lot less.

the last time I had 4 hrs sleep, I was the same where I felt off. 

Sleep? I'm unfamiliar with the term. :lol:

 

I shoot for 7 -  8, but often get 5 - 6 due to varying conditions.

Martial arts training is 30% classroom training, 70% solo training.

 

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13 hours ago, Nidan Melbourne said:

for some people; their body does what it needs in that time. Sometimes recovery and adaptation is shorter in some people in comparison to others where they may need more than 8 odd hours sleep per night. 

I know when I have a heavy work week; I need at least 10 hours. on light a lot less.

the last time I had 4 hrs sleep, I was the same where I felt off. 

I assume that is all genetics?  I've know a few people over the years who tell me they get 3-4 hours a night, I figured they were either not being very honest or were a very rare exception.  Most of us should be getting a lot more than that to be at our best.  

I aim for 7-9 hours of sleep, and I get that most night.  If I am exhausted or not feeling well, and I have the time to do it, I aim for ten.   

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