sleeping in

**rugbySwoll** · 08-04-2006, 03:41 PM

ok guys, i have class through out the week, so i have to be up at a descent hour, and im able to get my 7 meals in easily(i'm clean bulking right now, taking in around 3500-4000 CLEAN calories, BTW I'm 5'8" 180lbs)....on the weekdays i get around 7.5-8 hrs of sleep a night, which isnt bad...but on saturday and sunday i like to sleep at least 11 hours and get some much needed rest from workouts and work and whatnot, my question is (and i have been doing this)....i get up around 8am or so, down a shake mixed with oats(50 P, 40 carb), and get right back in bed and sleep for another 3 hrs or so.... do any of yall see any harm in this....lemme know, thanks
RS

**NCNPC29** · 08-04-2006, 03:52 PM

what's up bro! First let me say those are some respectable calories you are putting down for 180lbs.... as far as dowing a shake and going right back to sleep I have done that exact same thing too many times to count on the weekend... If I wake up around 6 or 7 cause I'm use to it, I'll down a shake or a meal and then go right back to bed for a few hours..get up and eat again...

**rugbySwoll** · 08-04-2006, 04:29 PM

thanks man, im glad to hear somebody else does what i do, im a big time ectomorph, i have to put away that many calories just to clean bulk, im also running a little test and EQ right now as well

, but i eat that way all the time, im goin into my 4th week, and i can def. tell im starting to get even hungrier than usual( my diet consists of chicken breasts, turkeybreast, whole wheat bread, a pile of eggwhites, wheat bagels, oats, brown rice, trail mix, rice cakes, green beans, tuna, natty pbutter, whey,and protein bars) eating those 7 meals a day is a pain in the ass, but im practically a robot NOW, im on a schedule and if anyone tries to get me off course, i get fvckin pissed......i also take my multivitamins, flax oil, fish oil, cranberry extract, milkthistle.....im also about to throw in some ECA for a few weeks to try and drop a tad bit of fat(you know, the stubborn shit)....well ive said enough, later bros

**Myka** · 08-04-2006, 04:33 PM

sounds good to me...I sleep as much as possible because I dont know when I will be able to again

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I would sleep between each meal if I could!!

**rugbySwoll** · 08-04-2006, 04:36 PM

i get tired as hell as well.... summer school for 3 hrs every morning + working out/cardio f' hard for 1.5 hrs + work for about 4-6hrs= me being BUSHED!

**chest6** · 08-04-2006, 09:37 PM

If I know I'm going to sleep a lot (>8 hours) I will wake up in the middle of the night and have a casein +flax shake. If I sleep say 10 hours..I'll do this twice. Just all kinna depends but I pretty much will do it at least once every night.

**bor** · 08-05-2006, 02:18 AM

Yep, its a good idea, I do it too

**Kale** · 08-05-2006, 02:22 AM

Originally Posted by NCNPC29

what's up bro! First let me say those are some respectable calories you are putting down for 180lbs.... as far as dowing a shake and going right back to sleep I have done that exact same thing too many times to count on the weekend... If I wake up around 6 or 7 cause I'm use to it, I'll down a shake or a meal and then go right back to bed for a few hours..get up and eat again...

Exactly what I do as well !!!

**steve0** · 08-05-2006, 07:47 AM

yeah, i have actually eaten my breakfast then feel back asleep before, i see no problem with it. i whouldnt make a habit out of it but if your bulking then no worries.

**novastepp** · 08-05-2006, 11:50 AM

i set multiple alarms on my phone on weekends. wake up & eat and back to sleep. second alarm, wake up & eat and back to sleep. i do this eveeryweekend and days off. rest and food.

**rugbySwoll** · 08-05-2006, 03:50 PM

damn i love my rest!

**MoneyAddyct** · 08-05-2006, 03:57 PM

No worries bro. I'm not taking summer classes right now nor am I working so my "job" pretty much this summer has been eating 6-7 meals a day and training my ass off. And I rarely wake up before 1 (although I usually set an alarm for around 8 and have a shake but not always). Just as long as I get my meals in, I don't care if I'm still eating at 3am before bed, I don't care when I wake up the next day. And it seems to work for me.