Wednesday, November 09, 2005

Be privy to the unique underpinnings of this experiment

What makes my polyphasic sleeping experiment unique? A lot of things. And one thing in particular that I couldn't find anybody else dealing with. What are they?
  1. I like to climb trees. Tall ones. Burr oaks. Loblolly pines. Bradford pears. Red maples. You name it, I love to scale them. And fast.

  2. I own my own businesses. By the way, I was kidding on that first point. As much as I like to look at trees, I don't climb them. Onward... Like I mentioned in my last post, a lot of people fail with this type of sleep routine because their schedule isn't flexible enough. A normal 8 to 5 job doesn't offer much flexibility. I've been blessed enough to make my living by running a couple different software companies. I can close my office door and catch some shuteye if I need it, which signals to my employees that I shouldn't be bothered.

  3. I strength train. This is the one point for which I couldn't find any established precedent. I work out close to two hours a day every weekday. I do a mix of 80% heavy weightlifting and 20% cardio. Before I switched to sleeping multiple times per day, I would leave the gym feeling completely exhausted, and I would continue to feel that exhaustion and soreness until I hit the sack.

    While I'm no "body builder" per se, it's known that body builders cherish sleep, and usually aim for around 12 hours of sleep a day. What concerns me is that I'm heading the complete opposite direction. Instead of 12, I'm getting 2, and I have no idea what the ramifications will be.

  4. I love food. I eat a lot, mostly to support my strength training. I guzzle protein shakes. I eat meat, and lots of it. My wife is a great cook, and I catch and down everything she throws at me. I try to eat every two or three hours, eschewing the normal breakfast/lunch/dinner regimen. I still eat during those normal times, although it's less than normal, considering I'm constantly eating throughout the day.

    Here's an interesting aside. All the research I read points to polyphasic sleep as being the original way humans used to sleep. Not to mention that the majority of the animal kingdom sleeps polyphasically. It seems to run logically parallel that humans and animals should also eat more than three times a day. A sort of polyphasic eating pattern.

0 Comments:

Post a Comment

<< Home