Is Sitting considered Resting?

ricangelo · 09-24-2007, 06:09 PM

Good Day! I've lost 42 lbs in 8 months through diet and cardio and a little weight lifting. I don't want to be a guy who lost a lot of weight and looks like he contacted a serious disease. I wanted to be firm. So last week I started to intensify my workout regimen and lifted heavier. Read a lot about REST as essential for muscle growth. My question is, due to work, my sleeping time averages only about 6 hours max. Is this enough? My work is sitting whole day in front of the PC, does this count as a rest for my muscle?

Thanks much!!! Really appreciate your inputs!

jdominic6 · 09-24-2007, 06:21 PM

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Originally Posted by ricangelo

Good Day! I've lost 42 lbs in 8 months through diet and cardio and a little weight lifting. I don't want to be a guy who lost a lot of weight and looks like he contacted a serious disease. I wanted to be firm. So last week I started to intensify my workout regimen and lifted heavier. Read a lot about REST as essential for muscle growth. My question is, due to work, my sleeping time averages only about 6 hours max. Is this enough? My work is sitting whole day in front of the PC, does this count as a rest for my muscle?

Thanks much!!! Really appreciate your inputs!

no, you need REM sleep. you should be fine with 7 - 8 hours a night though. ever tried napping on the weekends? if you nap, try to nap for atleast 1.5/3 or 4.5 hours at a time. an REM sleep cycle takes approximately 90 minutes to complete so optimal naps are based on those times.

kranked · 09-24-2007, 11:26 PM

With a little reworking of your daily schedule I bet you could squeeze out another two hours of sleep. 8 hours is ideal, lifting heavy and running on 6 hours a night will eventually lead to a crash, you'll get the flu easily, start binging. It's all about the healthy balance, and consistency when it comes to such important issues as rest.

ricangelo · 09-25-2007, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by kranked

With a little reworking of your daily schedule I bet you could squeeze out another two hours of sleep. 8 hours is ideal, lifting heavy and running on 6 hours a night will eventually lead to a crash, you'll get the flu easily, start binging. It's all about the healthy balance, and consistency when it comes to such important issues as rest.

hhhmm and right on cue; you mentioned flu, got it last Friday. I need to sleep!

BradleyS · 09-25-2007, 12:37 AM

Your question has already been answered, but I just wanted to say congrats on your transformation so far. I looked at your pictures, and that is quite the change so far. How many calories diid you consume daily and what kind of cardio did you do?

-guy typing with one hand

ricangelo · 09-25-2007, 06:27 PM

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Originally Posted by BradleyS

Your question has already been answered, but I just wanted to say congrats on your transformation so far. I looked at your pictures, and that is quite the change so far. How many calories diid you consume daily and what kind of cardio did you do?

-guy typing with one hand

Thankyou! congrats to you! your sig says you've lost 61lbs! wow! for the calories i really don't know I'm not the kind who measures what he eats but they're fairly small amounts, I'd say maybe 1900 cal/daily. My cardio? basketball 3x week, jog 3x week, and i don't use the elevator at our office building, stairs going up and down (16th floor).

For the replies, reps. salamat!

jdominic6 · 09-25-2007, 08:31 PM

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Originally Posted by BradleyS

Your question has already been answered, but I just wanted to say congrats on your transformation so far. I looked at your pictures, and that is quite the change so far. How many calories diid you consume daily and what kind of cardio did you do?

-guy typing with one hand

yea man i agree, 158 Lbs is gettin kinda light! Time for a clean bulk to pack some mass on you, get that metabolism rolling and after a few months of that pretty soon it won't be so hard to keep the BF% down.

PrisonerDilemma · 09-25-2007, 09:33 PM

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Originally Posted by jdominic6

yea man i agree, 158 Lbs is gettin kinda light! Time for a clean bulk to pack some mass on you, get that metabolism rolling and after a few months of that pretty soon it won't be so hard to keep the BF% down.

I agree--it always looks really awkward when people lose a drastic amount of weight without adding lean mass. Just keep your training regimen constant for now, but eat clean foods like a horse. Do a bit more lifting and you'll start seeing results in no time.