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Earlier this year, I found out about a sleep science researcher (Kacper Postawski) who was studying the effects of  insomnia to try to find a cure for this very common and life-disrupting problem. During the course of his research, he made some intriguing discoveries about why some people sleep 8, 10, 12 hours a day and still feel tired and why oversleeping like this is actually bad for you.

The reason Kacper’s information grabbed my immediate attention was because he was studying the problem on two levels: The physiological level and also the psychological level, using Neuro Liguistic programming (NLP) as one of his tools. I knew he was onto something because one thing I know for certain is that lasting change of any kind – especially health and fitness changes – must be approached from both the physical and mental planes.

In Kacper’s articles, reports and the book he wrote (Powerful Sleep), he mentioned a few of the downsides of sleep deprivation I had already heard about from my own research. But he also showed another, little-known side to the story. He pointed out that controlling sleep quality, sleep cycles, light-dark cycles, circadian rhythms and lifestyle factors (exercise, stress, light exposure, drugs, alcohol, caffeine, etc.), are possibly more important than the quantity of sleep itself. I was amazed at how Kacper’s findings matched my pre-competition experience.

There was even more: He revealed info on psychological “triggers” and NLP tricks to fall asleep instantly, sleep soundly and wake up energized – automatically. It’s too much info to cover in this column, but Kacper has promised to become one of the contributing writers for Fitness Renaissance, so watch for some more of his articles in upcoming issues.

Anyway, the bottom line is that all of this information reinforced what I had suspected all along – that the 8 hours of sleep idea wasn’t such a hard and fast rule after all and that I could, by using a few almost embarrassingly simple techniques, not only “get by” on less sleep, but it actually helped to optimize my health and improve my muscle building and fat burning efforts.

But I think the biggest benefit for me is that I’ve simply gained more time – because time is life! Almost everybody in the industrialized world today complains that they don’t have enough time. Some people even say they don’t have time to do any exercise. If that’s true, then you owe it to yourself to explore ways to give yourself more time.

Strangely enough, one of the things I keep hearing over and over again is that people who exercise regularly don’t need as much sleep. Some of my busiest clients, including Wall Street executives, gave up one hour of sleep and used that time to exercise early in the morning. After a brief adjustment period where some willpower was required, they found that they actually felt better on less sleep once the early morning exercise had become a part of their lifestyle. According to Kacper, “The biggest antidote to feeling tired is exercise and movement, NOT more sleep!”

So… I’m NOT saying sleep is not important for muscle growth and overall health – it is… and the research proves it. The question is HOW MUCH? I’m not saying you personally can get by on 4 or 5 hours. Maybe you do need 7 hours of sleep. Maybe you need 8. I am only suggesting that you should try and optimize your lifestyle and sleeping patterns for sleep quality first and then see for yourself the impact it has on your energy and your need for sleep quantity. Doing this, people often find that they can lower their sleep time from 9 or 10 hours down to 7 or 8, or even from 7 or 8 hours down to 5 or 6, while at the same time increasing energy, health and free time.

If you pick up an extra hour or two every day, grab your calculator, punch in the numbers and multiply that out over 10 or 20 years and see how much extra time you’ll have in your life to spend doing the things you love to do most.

I do highly recommend Kacper’s book, by the way. If you are interested, you can go look at his website now and download the first two chapters for free.

For more information about my powerful sleep review please visit my sleep deprivation disorder website were you will find more information about sleeping problems and products that could help you with your problem.

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