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In the warmer months when I'm riding nearly everyday I do well on 9 hours of sleep. In the winter I
notice I can get by easily on 6 but feel sluggish. I notice that as soon as I start training the
sleep requirement goes way up and I could easily sleep 9-11 hours. Whether I actually need that much
is not known, but mentally and physically I feel I'm in best form with that much.
Jason Waddell wrote:
>>Subject: Re: Sleeping hrs and Racing Training From: "Andy Coggan"
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>>>. Numerous articles and studies tout sleep's benefits because more sleep means more growth
>>> hormone secretion from the pituitary gland which means greater recovery which allows an athlete
>>> to train harder and more frequently.
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>>While lack of adequate sleep can certainly interfere with training, the notion that more sleep =
>>more growth hormone secretion = better training adaptions is bogus. Whatever author or coach you
>>heard that from doesn't know diddly-squat about the physiology of exercise and training.
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>>Andy Coggan
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>I completely agree with the Doc here. I have been living on about 6-7hrs of sleep a night for years
>now and did fine with racing.
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>Although I must note that this offseason I have made an effort to get at least 8hrs a night and it
>has made a huge difference in my training. I feel more rested because of the extra sleep.
>
>jason
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</head> <body> In the warmer months when I'm riding nearly everyday I do well on 9 hours of
sleep. In <br> the winter I notice I can get by easily on 6 but feel sluggish. I
notice that as soon as I start<br> training the sleep requirement goes way up and I could easily
sleep 9-11 hours. Whether I <br> actually need that much is not known, but mentally and
physically I feel I'm in best form <br> with that much. <br> <br> Jason Waddell wrote:<br>
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Numerous articles and studies tout sleep's benefits because more sleep means more growth hormone
secretion from the pituitary gland which means greater recovery which allows an athlete to train
harder and more frequently. </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap="">While lack of adequate sleep can
certainly interfere with training, the notion that more sleep = more growth hormone secretion =
better training adaptions is bogus. Whatever author or coach you heard that from doesn't know
diddly-squat about the physiology of exercise and training.
Andy Coggan </pre> </blockquote> <pre wrap=""><!---->
I completely agree with the Doc here. I have been living on about 6-7hrs of sleep a night for years
now and did fine with racing.
Although I must note that this offseason I have made an effort to get at least 8hrs a night and it
has made a huge difference in my training. I feel more rested because of the extra sleep.
jason </pre> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html>
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