[quote]Piano_Man87 wrote:
Can you believe that?
I thought pro runners were nuts for sleeping up to 10 hours a night.
Did you even bother watching the video clip that you sent the link to? If you had, you would have learned that he purportedly sleeps 10 hours a night and takes a two hour nap during the day. That is not the same thing as sleeping "12 hours a night."
amkelley wrote:
I couldn't possibly sleep for 12 hours per day under any conditions except, perhaps, when significantly ill. But as others have noted, there can't be many guys with a wife and four young children who even have the opportunity to sleep for 12 hours. I don't even have kids but a husband, dogs, and a job, not to mention running, limit my sleep time to 7-8 hours per night. It must be nice...
Just euthanize the wretched little curs and quit your job and live off your husband’s salary and I found you at least three hours there .
That would be nice......
He seemed to fall asleep when he was up two match/championship points on Sunday.
Federer banked 77 million from June 2017 to June 2018. 65 Million came from endorsements.
He is also 37 years old and probably has another 3-4 years tops to play competitively at a professional level. I am sure his wife has help around the house and with the children - and it is a safe bet that she is okay with his not being a typical dad right now because in 2023 or so, Roger will be retired, able to be a normal dad, and they will still be able to live off of legacy endorsement deals.
not possible wrote:
It isn't possible to sleep 12 hours per night because night is not 12 hours long. At least some of that sleep must be taking place in the evening and/or morning.
Exactly!
/thread.
and bidet to you wrote:
They probably use a bidet. Only Americans consider it sufficient to clean up post-dump by wiping a dry piece of paper on our asses.
I have one, but rarely need to use it because my ass is always so clean.
Jah boi wrote:
Anybody know how to get that much sleep a night? Some less known tricks?
Turn off all the lights, tv, phone, and close all the shades.
Go to the bedroom. Get in the bed. Close your eyes. Relax. Go to sleep.
Sleep expert` wrote:
Turn off all the lights, tv, phone, and close all the shades.
Go to the bedroom. Get in the bed. Close your eyes. Relax. Go to sleep.
Not everyone is so lucky to be able to sleep well. I've been dealing with insomnia for around 20 years or so and every night is difficult. I've tried everything under the sun and I've even flown to go see a top notch sleep specialist for a sleep study but nothing seems to work (not even sleeping pills).
I get anywhere from 90 minutes to 4 hours of sleep per night (maybe 3-3.5 on average). Every once in a while I'll get lucky and grab 5 hours but that is fairly rare. Also, this is almost never uninterrupted sleep. The longest I can typically go without waking up is 2 hours. Needless to say, this impacts my running as well as every other aspect of my life but at this point I pretty much just accept it for what it is.
I wish I had the time to sleep 12 hours a night but it's almost impossible unless you're a student or pro athlete.
He's not the only one.
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/07/09/sports/baseball/justin-verlander-all-star-sleep.html
Sleep is the best legal performance enhancer and recovery tool.
Piano_Man87 wrote:
Can you believe that?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW_F8HyGS68
No - I do not believe it. However, I do agree that sleep is way undervalued by most of us and can reap huge benefits in life and in sport. I also love 20 min power naps.
How much did wejo sleep during his Flagpole elite running days?
computer.com wrote:
pert wrote:
domestic duties.
They probably have about 3 nannies, a chef, 4 housekeepers and a driver. She may not even need to wipe her own ass...
I didn’t know you could hire help to do that!
Grenio wrote:
I'd sleep well if I woke up each morning with an additional $83,000 in my bank account like he does. (His $300 million sponsorship contract with Uniqlo works out to $83,000 a day, every day, for 10 years straight, for doing next to nothing).
Well, he does play the best tennis on earth. Not exactly nothing!
somnabulantly wrote:
I’ve been running about 25 years and my training suffers more when I’m not getting enough sleep versus eating a good diet. Sleep is the most important part of training and some need more to fully recover. I think Federer has obviously found what works for him
I am the complete opposite. I maintain running on crappy sleep for a long time, biggest negative is my immune system falls apart, but mess with my diet and I feel like crap.
In college when I had insomnia I probably averaged about 4hrs a night for about a year and a half. I felt tired but did not really impact my running much. I get by now on about 7hrs. Rarely sleep more than 8, even on weekends with no alarm. Even on workdays I wake before my alarm 75% of the time.
moneymaaaaaaaaaan wrote:
pert wrote:
while he is RF, his wife is surely making a significant sacrifice of taking care of the domestic duties. She probably has hired help but RF is probably exercising or practicing during the day which doesn't leave much time to help with the children etc.
Champions make sacrifices I guess, but the wife seems truly supportive!
On the flip side, they are absolutely fucking loaded.
How'd you sneak the F'word in there?
Rafael Nadal wrote:
He seemed to fall asleep when he was up two match/championship points on Sunday.
Brilliant. But I bet he didn't get much sleep after the final.
Piano_Man87 wrote:
Can you believe that?
I thought pro runners were nuts for sleeping up to 10 hours a night.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JW_F8HyGS68
Who? What distance does he run?