Question for my people who only sleep 2 Hours a Day...Aka PolyPhasics
So a month ago, I became polyphasic. This basically means, I sleep in 20 minute intervals, every 4 hours. Basically, you only get 1-2 hours of R.E.M. (DREAMING) sleep in the 7-8 hours you sleep monophasicly...polyphasic tricks your body into only being in R.E.M. when you sleep...
I feel better, more energy, and get more things done, as I gain up to 6 hours of free time. No more searching for that "25th" hour so to speak
Anywho, before I embarked on this life changing journey (lol)...I was on a pretty normal schedule...you know, cardio in the morning...lifting in the afternoon or night....6 meals a day...slow absorping protein @ night before I went to bed...
So I'm wondering, how would I change my eating/excercise schedule to compliment my new sleeping schedule?
[sorry if I posted this in the wrong forum...I'm a newbie]
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07-29-2006, 04:22 AM #1Registered User
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Question for my people who only sleep 2 Hours a Day...Aka PolyPhasics
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07-29-2006, 04:44 AM #2Registered User
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Hey, just out of interest, was this something that you intentionally tried to do? I've heard of something similar for boat captains and astronauts who can't afford to fall asleep for extended periods of time, and a friend of mine (after getting really sleep-deprived from too much network gaming) developed some really odd sleeping patterns, so I'm interested ;-)
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07-29-2006, 06:45 AM #3Registered User
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Hey...yes it was intentional. I've been researching Polyphasic sleep for months.
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07-29-2006, 08:42 AM #4Registered User
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did you change your schedule on your own and just used alarm clocks and whatnot in the early staged of changing?
From what i've read, its very hard to become a polyphasic sleeper without outside help.
Can you recommend any good links about this online?
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07-29-2006, 02:09 PM #5Registered User
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do a search for a guy named "Steve Pavlina". He was polyphasic for months, but reverted back to monophasic. Not because of health reasons or anything, but because it was hard to maintain his job, and family using conflicting sleep methods.
the information in his blogs are the general info you'll find anywhere on the net...
Usually the only people who have trouble becoming polyphasic are those who don't eat a good and balanced diet, I.E. Lots of Meat & Dairy, because those take longer to digest, and your diet effects how fast you enter R.E.M. sleep.
If you have enough discipline to wake up @ 5 AM in the morning to go the gym and workout for an hour...you have enough discipline to follow the polyphasic lifestyle. Only the 1st week (adapation phase) is hard. From therer it's a piece of cake.
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07-29-2006, 03:03 PM #6
wtf? I dont understand. So do you mean with every 4 hour interval you only sleep 20 minutes? So you sleep 6 times a day? 6 x 20 = 120 minutes of sleep a day?
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07-29-2006, 11:06 PM #7Registered User
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correct.
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07-29-2006, 11:10 PM #8Always Angry!
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so why did you choose to become polyphasic?
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07-30-2006, 08:22 AM #9
That's really interesting... I read up on the subject online. I like the idea but with work and all I'm not sure I could do it.
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07-30-2006, 06:50 PM #10Registered User
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how is this sleep cycle going to effect muscle gain? dont u need at least 8 hours of sleep?
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07-30-2006, 09:41 PM #11Make Misc Great Again
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07-30-2006, 10:10 PM #12Registered User
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What if I woke up every 2-3 hours during the night, but went back to sleep immediately after waking up? would that be considered a form of Polyphasic sleep?
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07-30-2006, 10:11 PM #13Crossing the Rubicon
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If I remember correctly, the polyphasic method wasn't meant to be a long-term "lifestyle" solution, as it still affects cognition adversely. I'm not terribly sold on the idea, as I do not think monophasic sleep adaptation is neurologically plastic. Could you point out any research on the subject? This has piqued my interest.
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07-30-2006, 10:12 PM #14Ron Paul 08
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Lol no... that's sleep apnea. Go to a doctor and get help for it... waking up every few hours really effects the quality of rest you get.Originally Posted by kidkurious
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07-31-2006, 03:14 AM #15The man himself
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oooh so with that tiny piece off information he just gave you, you diagnosed him with sleep apnea, someones a clever cloggs
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