Biking on 6 or less hours sleep? - Page 2 - Cycling Mob: Road Cycling, Mountain Biking and More

10-05-2004, 08:46 AM

On 2004-10-05, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> Preston Crawford wrote:
>|| Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could
>|| somehow be *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence
>|| to back this up, it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I
>|| do it, but I still worry. It's become more of a problem lately
>|| because my stress is up at my new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do
>|| you guys bike on low sleep?
>||
>
> Don't invent things to worry about, Preston. If you feel okay while doing
> it, then where is the problem?

The problem is when you have anxiety (like I do) you do invent things to
worry about. Especially when work is crazy and your anxiety is at a fever
pitch and you aren't sleeping well. The whole program starts to go
haywire.

> I've biked on 4 hours of sleep. I normally only get 5 or 6 hours anyway.

Okay. Thanks. That makes me feel a little better.

Preston

10-05-2004, 08:46 AM

On 2004-10-05, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> Preston Crawford wrote:
>|| Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could
>|| somehow be *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence
>|| to back this up, it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I
>|| do it, but I still worry. It's become more of a problem lately
>|| because my stress is up at my new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do
>|| you guys bike on low sleep?
>||
>
> Don't invent things to worry about, Preston. If you feel okay while doing
> it, then where is the problem?

The problem is when you have anxiety (like I do) you do invent things to
worry about. Especially when work is crazy and your anxiety is at a fever
pitch and you aren't sleeping well. The whole program starts to go
haywire.

> I've biked on 4 hours of sleep. I normally only get 5 or 6 hours anyway.

Okay. Thanks. That makes me feel a little better.

Preston

10-05-2004, 08:46 AM

On 2004-10-05, Roger Zoul <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote:
> Preston Crawford wrote:
>|| Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could
>|| somehow be *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence
>|| to back this up, it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I
>|| do it, but I still worry. It's become more of a problem lately
>|| because my stress is up at my new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do
>|| you guys bike on low sleep?
>||
>
> Don't invent things to worry about, Preston. If you feel okay while doing
> it, then where is the problem?

The problem is when you have anxiety (like I do) you do invent things to
worry about. Especially when work is crazy and your anxiety is at a fever
pitch and you aren't sleeping well. The whole program starts to go
haywire.

> I've biked on 4 hours of sleep. I normally only get 5 or 6 hours anyway.

Okay. Thanks. That makes me feel a little better.

Preston

10-05-2004, 08:46 AM

"Preston Crawford" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:slrncm5erb.hmv.me@serpentor.cobrala...
> Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could somehow be
> *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence to back this up,
> it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I do it, but I still
> worry. It's become more of a problem lately because my stress is up at my
> new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do you guys bike on low sleep?
>
> Preston

Sounds like you need less stress!

Going for a bike ride WILL help you reduce stress. Sounds like you NEED to
go riding.

If it feels OK, then trust yourself.

cheers,
Paul

10-05-2004, 08:46 AM

"Preston Crawford" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:slrncm5erb.hmv.me@serpentor.cobrala...
> Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could somehow be
> *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence to back this up,
> it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I do it, but I still
> worry. It's become more of a problem lately because my stress is up at my
> new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do you guys bike on low sleep?
>
> Preston

Sounds like you need less stress!

Going for a bike ride WILL help you reduce stress. Sounds like you NEED to
go riding.

If it feels OK, then trust yourself.

cheers,
Paul

10-05-2004, 08:46 AM

"Preston Crawford" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:slrncm5erb.hmv.me@serpentor.cobrala...
> Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could somehow be
> *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence to back this up,
> it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I do it, but I still
> worry. It's become more of a problem lately because my stress is up at my
> new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do you guys bike on low sleep?
>
> Preston

Sounds like you need less stress!

Going for a bike ride WILL help you reduce stress. Sounds like you NEED to
go riding.

If it feels OK, then trust yourself.

cheers,
Paul

10-05-2004, 08:46 AM

"Preston Crawford" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
news:slrncm5erb.hmv.me@serpentor.cobrala...
> Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could somehow be
> *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence to back this up,
> it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I do it, but I still
> worry. It's become more of a problem lately because my stress is up at my
> new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do you guys bike on low sleep?
>
> Preston

Sounds like you need less stress!

Going for a bike ride WILL help you reduce stress. Sounds like you NEED to
go riding.

If it feels OK, then trust yourself.

cheers,
Paul

10-05-2004, 08:51 AM

Paul R wrote:
|| "Preston Crawford" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
|| news:slrncm5erb.hmv.me@serpentor.cobrala...
||| Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could
||| somehow be *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence
||| to back this up, it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I
||| do it, but I still worry. It's become more of a problem lately
||| because my stress is up at my new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do
||| you guys bike on low sleep?
|||
||| Preston
||
|| Sounds like you need less stress!
||
|| Going for a bike ride WILL help you reduce stress. Sounds like you
|| NEED to go riding.
||
|| If it feels OK, then trust yourself.

I agree 500% with Paul. Biking does wonders to relieve stress. As long as
you feel okay, go for it Preston!
If you don't, take a rest.

10-05-2004, 08:51 AM

Paul R wrote:
|| "Preston Crawford" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
|| news:slrncm5erb.hmv.me@serpentor.cobrala...
||| Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could
||| somehow be *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence
||| to back this up, it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I
||| do it, but I still worry. It's become more of a problem lately
||| because my stress is up at my new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do
||| you guys bike on low sleep?
|||
||| Preston
||
|| Sounds like you need less stress!
||
|| Going for a bike ride WILL help you reduce stress. Sounds like you
|| NEED to go riding.
||
|| If it feels OK, then trust yourself.

I agree 500% with Paul. Biking does wonders to relieve stress. As long as
you feel okay, go for it Preston!
If you don't, take a rest.

10-05-2004, 08:51 AM

Paul R wrote:
|| "Preston Crawford" <[Only registered and activated users can see links. ]> wrote in message
|| news:slrncm5erb.hmv.me@serpentor.cobrala...
||| Because of my anxiety I'm often worried that doing this could
||| somehow be *dangerous*. I have no empirical or scientific evidence
||| to back this up, it just doesn't feel healthy. It feels good when I
||| do it, but I still worry. It's become more of a problem lately
||| because my stress is up at my new job and I'm not sleeping well. Do
||| you guys bike on low sleep?
|||
||| Preston
||
|| Sounds like you need less stress!
||
|| Going for a bike ride WILL help you reduce stress. Sounds like you
|| NEED to go riding.
||
|| If it feels OK, then trust yourself.

I agree 500% with Paul. Biking does wonders to relieve stress. As long as
you feel okay, go for it Preston!
If you don't, take a rest.