Why Roger Federer Sleeps Twelve Hours a Day | With Neuroscientist Matthew Walker

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For elite athletes, sleep is the greatest performance enhancing drug of all. In this short video, neuroscientist Professor Matthew Walker, author of the international bestseller Why We Sleep, explains the science behind Roger Federer, LeBron James and Usain Bolt's enhanced sleep regimes.

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This isn’t getting the recognition it deserves

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[@tadficuscactus]

I knew I must have something in common with Roger Federer.

[@georgeh6299]

I am assuming that is greatness.

[@tadficuscactus]

@@georgeh6299 haha

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Lol

[@theperson3693]

@@-music2023 ya he seems to be contradicting himself also, because he has said in previous interviews that their is an optimal sweet spot between 8-9 hours. So which is it. 8/9 or as much as you can? He has also said naps are minimal benefit compared to night sleep

[@hyldigOo]

@@theperson3693 8-9 hours seems about right for the average person. However if you're an athlete optimally you wanna aim for 10-12 hours due to better and faster recovery.

[@ahbsbdbdbdshshdbnd4129]

I sleep during school to maximise learning.

[@veganworldorder9394]

Bravo

[@Victorius]

*what if we used 100% of our brain? *

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[@bojanlackanovic1194]

To enhance my studying performance I've mastered a 24hrs sleep.

[@mszandim2241]

It's good sleeping 24hr daily and yearly!! Fantastic. Hope to hear about your achievements in a 24hr sleep.

[@musatebi486]

truth, i had 32 hours sleeps. never felt worse.

[@nelq06]

I can't even get 6

[@flowerkoutati496]

😎

[@johnlovesbananas]

Too much sleep is bad for you apparently. 8hrs is the max.

[@filip8801]

That makes sense ... 24 hours of sleep= no injury

[@runningforver5958]

I literally fell out of bed and hurt myself one hour ago. Now you just adding insult to injury.

[@Baummann1]

aka being ded

[@HashimAziz1]

Not about that, there is such a thing as too much sleep too. Muscle atrophy, not to mention just feeling groggy when you actually do wake up.

[@hfortenberry]

This is certainly true for me. In graduate school, one semester, I did an experiment on myself (I was a science major) to determine the optimal amount of sleep that I needed. I scheduled all my classes to start past noon to allow me to sleep in as late as I needed to without needing an alarm clock to wake up. It turned out to be consistently within a minute of 9 hours. And I felt fantastic! It was literally almost like I was on a high! I felt wonderful, no exaggeration. I was wide awake and alert and energetic all day. I was sharp and quick minded. And the most amazing thing was my mood. I was so happy! I was like this all semester when I got my 9 hours. Now, decades later, I don't often get that much a night, but when I do, I still feel that amazing feeling. I recently turned 50 and have decided to make the changes necessary to ensure that I get my 9 hours a night again.

[@judaspriestrock]

Sounds amazing.. haha. did you wake up after those 9 hours and get up straight away or was some of that time dozing in and out of sleep??

[@hfortenberry]

@@judaspriestrock No, that 9 hours did not include laying there awake at all. I literally woke up within a minute or two of 9 hours. I would become conscious and immediately look at the clock and do the calculation and write it down. It was wild how consistently my body responded to being allowed that sleep. I slept like a baby throughout the night, woke up as if I'd had an alarm set for 9 hours and I woke up feeling great and got straight out of bed. Normally, I get like my usual 6-7.5 and I hit the snooze button as many times as I can. Only on weekends do I get my 9 hours. I have read that your body CAN make up sleep though so if you can, try to sleep in on weekends or go to bed early to catch up on your lost sleep.

[@daisiesandpandas1218]

I did this too during a few days break from work and I slept for 9 hours, I recently slept for nine hours uninterrupted and woke up and started doing tasks is been putting off for months.

[@abundantsunflower1107]

Yes, I Love sleep! I feel so good and happy! When I don’t get enough sleep, I’m very irritated! I’m going to test how many hours I need. I’m working remotely so I’m able to do this now!

[@Tenchi707]

Yes 9 hours is GOOOOD!

[@drewhendley]

To enhance my marriage I’ve mastered a 24 hour sleep

[@marksang-pur9984]

No stress at the end of the day. Brilliant

[@well.thy.one.]

Drew Hendley sounds about right

[@Ryu53898]

My wife doesn’t let me sleep

[@Lifesizemortal]

you can also enhance your marriage by getting a divorce

[@bradenrodriguez5183]

I've enhanced my 24 hours each day by simply not getting married.

[@cesarpahl4987]

Roger only trains on the court for 2 hours every other day these days and can spend the rest of the time sleeping, eating well, relaxing and enjoying his family. What a lifestyle !

[@OMGitsjustperfect]

4 hours*. It was mentioned in the 73 question interview.

[@ronoccc]

indeed, your average minimum wage worker works a lot more hours than your millionaire celebrities! and they have do their own washing, cooking, shopping, admin, looking after kids etc etc etc... workers who have to be up at 7 am everyday can't afford the time nor money to sleep 12 hours a day. just no realistic for your average worker bee

[@OMGitsjustperfect]

ronoccc that is just wrong. He got to the point in his life now that he enjoys life. He worked harder than you ever will to get there.

[@ronoccc]

@@OMGitsjustperfect i'm talking about currently you buffoon. believe me you look at even someone like federer's yearly schedule he will have more holiday days and work less hours than your average factory worker.

[@faridzeynalov8619]

Mathijs Frenken if it was easy, everyone could do it

[@priyankagujar7628]

How do we start a movement for naps during work in the corporate world?

[@timowthie]

Google has sleeping pods.

[@martymartinez4036]

Had watched a netflix documentary with roger Moore and jobs with great benefits in other countries such as Italy where some companies promote naps during the day, sex with your partner break, and watching it made me want to cry like a lil biatch!

[@KyleShoeBoi]

Marty Martinez sex with your break partner??? Wow which company?

[@privatejr2702]

we could start by creating a website (im sure one exists already) that is made for employees to post in depth reviews about salary, perks, and job satisfaction at a company. Then salary factor alone will have the companies scrambling because they hate it when employees discuss salary with each other. This culture of discussing salary being inappropriate was manufactured. Then we leave absolute shit reviews for companies that overwork us even slightly. Then we (through social media) raise awareness about the benefits of sleep. The benefits which are mentioned in this video as well as the fact that lack of sleep is the best indicator we have towards whether or not a person will get mental illness as they age (alzheimer's/dementia stuff like that). Surely some companies will adopt the ideas when the movement gains enough traction, especially when they realize that productivity actually goes up. Then of course we the employees give credit where credit is due, so we leave raving reviews for these companies so they begin having great reputations. As long as this is done publicly, other companies will slowly begin to follow suit. And if they don't, we spend a bunch of time roasting each other on social media, lets turn that heat towards them instead. We gotta start helping each other to create better lives instead of compete because the companies always win that way.

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[@heavenpiercer5095]

this dude look like a 30 year old chuck norris.

[@lbuday]

He looks like Chuck Norrises wimpy brother that sleeps way too much.

[@letshearyourside9115]

🤣

[@stonks_and_benks]

He is really 60, but he slept half of it

[@sultanaljuhani1571]

He looks like Chuck Norrises gay brother

[@lordmuller563]

Chuck Norris Doesn’t sleep Sleep Chuck Norris

[@UpTheAnte1987]

So I basically have to drive home from work, go straight to bed, sleep 12 hours, wake up and go straight back to work. Oh joy

[@louisgianfrancesco]

You’d probably feel fucking fantastic.

[@gabrielrosa1112]

@@louisgianfrancesco and he'd probably be able to do his work way more efficiently and quicker, having more time to do whatever he wants

[@webtoolo_com]

I think 9 hours is more than good enough. 12 is for atheletes

[@dradenhaven1549]

Roger Federer is getting betterer.

[@dmpme951]

getting sleeperer? .. just joking i love the guy.

[@amoelgeogy]

He's a grand slam man..

[@safrica1234]

That’s a niche quote

[@lp4969]

If u know u know hahaha

[@goldenDropBear]

Roger that.

[@wrathofme03]

I love sleeping. I feel soooooo much better after getting 8 to 10 hours of sleep. It really is so very important. I think we should try to embrace our natural cycles that we haven't evolved out of yet.

[@TrishanthDiwate]

The only video on youtube that makes me feel good

[@PatBatemanAtDorsia]

12 hours a day? what a weak sauce. I can do that with my eyes closed.

[@Testosterooster]

He gets reservations in Dorsia on Friday's tho.

[@zachcarley4082]

Lets see Paul Allen's card

[@Greasyspleen]

I can do it with one hand behind my back. But then it's all numb when I get up.

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Pat Bateman is that you, Marcus Halberstram?

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*Very Nice*

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Never clicked on a video this fast

[@TheRomeogigli]

you must have woken up by accident

[@backyardjuggler]

Same, LOL ... that's a title I can get behind...

[@Beats4needs]

This is so true. I spent 3 weeks at a training camp with the Russia wrestling team before the Europeans and we would be sleeping over 12 hours a day including naps between training just so we can recover for the next training session. I never felt as strong as I did after leaving that training camp.

[@JediHeckler]

This sounds great. I’ll just tell my children I’ll be sleeping 12hrs from now on. I’m sure they won’t be waking me up at 3am anymore.

[@TheSteinbitt]

ElTrollio kids are very reasonable, shouldn’t be a problem!

[@lachlanoneil8938]

Don't young kids need more sleep, they must be sleeping during the day in that case and that doesn't surprise me remembering the days when I was a toddler they always had naps in day care

[@Curiousnessify]

you sound bitter about your life choices

[@GarageSpaceship]

@@Curiousnessify He failed at life so he had some children hoping they would do better... but they will just repeat the cycle.

[@TheSteinbitt]

@@GarageSpaceship lol Incels incoming!

[@manifestyourlife6]

Chuck Norris sleeps 23 hours a day with a 59 minute nap.

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And a 59 second siesta

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@@alephnull4044 and a 59 millisecond blink of an eye

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And a 59 second microsecond twitch. and a 59 nano second blank thought

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@@mrwhatcanido4942 okay we get it shit

[@Wil_Dasovich]

Hahahaha

[@dealerovski82]

When I told my coworkers that I can sleep 10h they looked at me as I was from another planet.

[@stephenmurray2851]

Same here

[@DavidKFZ]

Daniel Filippus do you work out at all? I find that if I don’t I naturally sleep about 8hrs before waking up and feeling refreshed while post workout days I without fail will need 9 hours or I’ll feel tired throughout the day (moderate intensity workouts)

[@Waingro808]

Problem is, that when you work 8 to 5 and need 10 hours of sleep, you basically have no time for yourself once you subtract time to commute and eat.

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@@Waingro808 this

[@Inkill2009]

You can sleep for 10 hrs but you weren't doing it every single day. Who cares? I remember sleeping 12 hrs when I didnt sleep for a few says but I'm not doing that everyday. Please try to put things in perspective.

[@luisescamadonhamue4117]

I agree 100% with what he said. Sleep is amazing. I remember that when i was an avid gym goer, i would come back from school at 5pm, have a nap of 1 hour and that alone gave me more power than the pre workout itself. When you put sleep vs coffee, taurine, and any other pre workout stuff, sleep will consistently make you better. Creatine works better after sleep, nitrogen oxide helps your veins expand more... muscle have a way higher focus after sleep or power naps.

[@mrsetiawansudjie]

I can relate to that... when I am tired and lack of sleep, my eyes can get blurr when playing tennis

[@ladgrove]

Same!!

[@ssk58607]

Lol but it's not like you sleep for half a day everyday

[@BizzeeB]

So if you only count awake time, he's 19 - that explains his longevity in the sport.

[@markmauk8231]

Male Lions sleep up to 22 hours a day....now THATS impressive

[@EZIO__-fs3lo]

Mark Mauk Imagine they were up for 10 and not 2 hours.... they’d be knocking at the front door to get us

[@bcuser2]

gacel meat it's hard to digest

[@derek9153]

Sleep 22 hours. Leaves two hours for food and sex. Outstanding.

[@dealerovski82]

@ijcn0jir3nvjn3fjcifn Not my cat, I keep interrupting her sleep.

[@Skumtomten1]

@@derek9153 Seems like a good life

[@olivierkepo]

I think this depends on the athlete tbh. Michael Jordan was notorious for not getting much sleep yet he dominated the sport anyways and was rarely injured. He was just too intense and driven to sleep.

[@RamaSivamani]

This is true but Jordan also retired at 33 if you don't count his stint with the Wizards (I don't because he was not in peak contention form by that time). Kobe was notorious also for not getting much sleep but he was only peak form until about 32 or 33 or so. Federer is 37 and was on the verge of winning Wimbledon. He is still a legitimate contender for majors and is a clear top 3 player on the tour at this point. He still looks sharp so who knows how many more years he can play. So the sleep or not may not affect your peak but I think it does affect your longevity and how long you can stay in contention form.

[@coachgabe5790]

Rama Sivamani Lebron is getting pretty old too, but he’s kicking booty! Because he sleeps 🛏

[@RamaSivamani]

@@steff2738 yeah your right it was 35 when he won his last championship and retired. That's still younger than Federer. The sports are also different so it's not really a great comparison but if you look at players that have had long careers or played professionally into their 40s they would be paying more attention to rest, sleep, and recovery especially as they get older. Federer might play until he's 45 (might be a bit of stretch but I feel he's going to hit 40 minimum) and still be a potential contender for majors.

[@michaelwei7577]

Not to forget the influence sleep has on the brain and on learning (that is also learning movements and tactics and patterns).

[@MrVijaymohansingam]

Every one is different. Previously I usually had 5 or 6 hours of sleep. And i suffered from serious health issues like frequent flu and chills and depression. Now Iam having total 9 hours of sleep. I'm feeling great. My gym workouts getting better and I gained good muscle mass . Remember don't hesitate to sleep. Your body tells what you need.

[@soumyadey7387]

Think about this right. If his lifespan is like 90 years (random assumption). Then he was asleep for 45 years and awake for 45 years.

[@pedroroque829]

Yeah that's why you should sleep only 6-8 hours

[@xSukon]

@@pedroroque829 i actually dont get it. your fear is to miss something or what ? living a long healthy life with a shit ton of sleep, is the life you should aim for :)

[@gangapoornima]

and be a great in sports for a grand part of your life, with a fit body, sounds good to me, then become old with a weary body and be tired and not fit...( but, so far, i am not the sporty type )

[@godoftitsandwine7438]

Pretty sure he slept for more than 12hrs when he was a baby

[@anujkalmane7015]

So true. I’m a student athlete and I’ve had a injury when I was sleeping 4-5 hours everyday and still training hard. It came to me as a shock because something like sleep is something we often neglect.

[@RuwndarBoy]

I am showing this to my family. Now they will know I am destined for greatness.. And they won't question me anymore.. 😜😜🤣🤣

[@ampmri2434]

Oh, the guy forgot to mention, these athletes began sleeping 12 hrs after becoming millionaires.

[@RuwndarBoy]

@@ampmri2434 😂😂😂😂 I ain't telling that to my parents.. LoL

[@ampmri2434]

Touche'

[@thalessilva1]

If you don't work there is no greatness for you.Remember that

[@itsmilicaaaa]

Federer out there living (sleeping) the dream. I wish I had the chance

[@lukepatto4366]

I cant remember the last time i woke up refreshed. When i was younger I deffinitely did!

[@minhajnizam5090]

Even when i get a good night sleep i still feel tired after a while

[@DreamingWithEyesWide]

As a cyclist who is currently training for a multi-day charity cycle, I definitely notice that the longer/harder I train, the more rest and sleep I need. It's so nice to have it confirmed by a neuroscientist that athletes NEED more sleep for recovery. I used to schedule "recovery days" in my training plan, but from now on I'll try sleeping more the night before AND the night after the long cycles, and see if I still need those recovery days, or if longer sleep will just obliterate them from my calendar.

[@krich106]

I've been on a 4 hour sleep routine for almost 2 years now. It's made me an angrier person to deal with, minor things set me off. It's made my reaction speed decrease. It's made my brain not keep up with processing what I see, to what I physically do (known as the OODA loop). Its very profound the past 6 months. Since I've been doing 2-3hours a day perfecting my AIM in Kovaak's aim trainer. Days I get that 4 hours or less, I perform score wise for tracking objects 15-30% less on a whole that day. Backed by statistic data from the trainer. Let alone what I physically see , to what I can't keep up with. But I have already proven to keep up with it, for its part of my daily routine. Then its back to normal if I feel rested. I'm finding it hard to break this sleep routine. Been trying for 2months now. But its nice seeing a video like this, that directly correlates to my issue with reaction-time and sleep. Then I always see my biggest jump in skill when I hit my ceiling for a week, then get in a 10-16hour sleep session, which I sometimes do without knowing on my days off. I just wake up and realize damn I slept for a long time. That saying "you still mentally practice in sleep" or whatever, is very true to me.

[@kibster9325]

dude ru doing ok now? are you forced into this schedule from disorder?

[@HashimAziz1]

What do you do?

[@Walkman0007]

I had heard Federer used to have these ''naps'' before matches as a way of powernapping... only thing is, I wouldn't be able to accually sleep so many hours, only if I were really tired. so maybe it is more like a resting thing

[@___Robin___]

no it is not about resting, the difference between resting and napping is day and night. If you sport a lot you consume more energy and you have an easier time falling asleep beside the adrenaline that is, but one can do a work out that's tiresome without producing too much adrenaline and then it is quite easy to fall asleep and have naps. Another thing is called your biorhythm once your body is used to certain sleeping patterns it will prepare itself in advance to sleep.

[@TheRomeogigli]

because you probably don't play competition at high level

[@Walkman0007]

@@___Robin___ yes true I used to play badminton late at night though, that is too much adrenaline driven to be able to fall asleep later....

[@GrasImOhr]

Wilfried007 I guess it is a type thing. I can sleep easily for 10h in one go but my sister wakes up after 7h and cannot stay in bed anymore. She‘s the sporty one I am the lazy one.

[@abudabisas]

u aint doing shit then, i always sleep 12 hours solid when im active, if im doing nothing i sleep 8 h

[@danbruno5945]

I went to bed at 7pm yesterday and woke at 5am what a lovely feeling to have 3 hours to chill and have a tea while feeling energetic for work. So nice to have all that time in the morning and not be half asleep ha

[@hasnain4214]

Well, there’s just one msg I got from this video: “If you love your sleep, become a pro athlete. That’s the only way your parents will let you sleep for that long”😂

[@Skulltroxx]

Tell this to high school principals! I used to sleep only 6-7 hrs during my highschool cause I had to wake up at 5 for school

[@godofthunder5485]

I didn't go early to school for sleep I am a late man but my performance is not bad though it's kinda above average good students I likely slept at least 10 hours during those days

[@raunakmani9843]

In last few weeks, I thought I am becoming lazy, but NO!!!, I am entering into league of Roger, Usain Bolt etc.

[@ziparis]

Thank you. I was literally feeling guilty about the serious naps I take, but tend to push myself pretty hard and my body just seemed to NEED them for recovery.

[@wernervos4855]

If I had millions in my bank, then I would also sleep more.

[@jackx123]

No. You would sleep less being busy spending your fortune.

[@HenrySnow]

Werner Vos The irony of your comment is you’re more likely to have millions in the bank if you sleep more now. You’ll be significantly more creative and intellligent with optimal sleep.

[@steveprice766]

I wouldn't waste time sleeping, fast cars and even faster women woo hoo

[@Saviiq]

Werner Vos facts

[@hfortenberry]

If you had slept more, you might have millions in your bank.

[@narcismebelgie]

I can’t sleep more then 7 hours. Although I don’t have to wake up. I wish I could!

[@robert43er]

What they are not talking about here is the quality of sleep and rest, depending on nutrition, stress and many other factors....

[@the_bottomfragger]

Also not the quality of rhythm. He probably knows more than me but getting up at the same time every day is just as important as sleeping enough.

[@WhiteEagle7895]

listen to his podcast on Joe Rogan or read his book ! He covers exactly that

[@mogheen]

socar128 That episode got me into podcasts

[@robertwalter4390]

socar128 thank you, i will do.

[@moss787]

I'm not an athlete but I can Feel the difference at work, just when I do my stairs (7 flights) periodically to get away from my desk. When I've slept well, my legs feel stronger and my lungs don't feel as stressed. This can change day to day depending how I slept.

[@PaolaEnergya]

Watching this at 4.30am, I needed to hear this 😀

[@3528-g9i]

4:40 AM here

[@NoOne-bp2lb]

This just goes to show how essential sleep is! Which is why I’ve begun sleeping 24 hours per day... 😴

[@AMITKumar-fn3qo]

Excellent 😛

[@bokehintheussr5033]

Finally found something I have in common with Roger Federer.

[@Gypseygirls]

This is so true...most ppl over weight is cz not enough sleep.. I proved that myself...this guy is great!

[@ceesaydesignsolutions]

The 9 to 5 working hour myth needs its own sleep lecture 💤

[@ooee8088]

Work out in morning and take a nap after. Thank you for the very useful information.

[@thehealerslm]

I fell asleep listening to this😌🙈

[@deeshangout7622]

😂😂

[@somchai9033]

Lol

[@the_yungchubbz]

Brief and in depth. Thank you.

[@jjmah7]

How though? I literally cannot sleep that long.

[@Carlos-ks4ru]

jjmah7 tiredness

[@Loddentidster]

I bet you could after playing 5 hours of the worlds best tennis against Rafa or Djoker 👌

[@TheEyes4truth]

@@Loddentidster exactly! When your playing that level that often you WILL SLEEP

[@antimageantimage3424]

I sleep around 15 hours. Still exhausted tho

[@Liamnerfdude1]

@@antimageantimage3424 you shouldnt sleep too much. you need to get oout and keep a balance

[@exitparadise2244]

Sleep has always been my secret. It’s deep meditation

[@rubansrirambabu7771]

Showed this to my dad. He woke me up before I could get 6 hrs of sleep.

[@BlazyBluntz]

I’ve been advocating and experimenting this formula for years.

[@f12025]

To sleep 12 hours a day, you need to train atleast 2 hours a day, if there's no fatigue , there's no sleep.

[@Skotrix2k]

I always plan on sleeping 12 hours but end up not going to sleep till like 3 hours before I have to wake up :/

[@Sergio2006A]

People say I'm lazy. I just make sure I "enhance my performance".

[@houston7x]

I am only a uni student but my dissertation was on sleep and its effects on performance... the consensus is that sleep has very limited effects on physiological performance but more on psychological such as coordination, reactions etc. This is what I found from numerous research studies so have no clue how this guy is saying this.

[@junjiehu3146]

What i wanna know is what kind of medicine they use to help them secure those good sleep hours, when they travel around the world for tournaments

[@JustDontMove111]

Cbd oil.

[@Creees]

Are you talking about you think you may struggle to sleep if you travelled that frequently? I think the athletes get used to a set of sleep hours and the constant exercise makes them fall asleep pretty easily effortlessly and naturally

[@vaibhav3902]

Cristiano Ronaldo's sleep coach once said that they always uses same kind of mattress and try to make make his room as familiar as possible.

[@tomhearns4770]

Blunts

[@Daniel-sz2lq]

He’s sold it to me. Where do I buy this so called “sleep”?

[@midsizesedan7620]

So his main point and argument is based of athletes which I understand because athletes need that extra energy but average people however should stick to their 7hrs a day sleep. No point in sleeping 12hrs if you're at a desk all day

[@aemma_official]

In his book he speaks about the creative and intellectual loss a deskworker get from a lack of sleep as well. :)

[@dennischen8887]

I'm no athlete but I powerlift 5 days a week at the gym, 1.5 hours each session. 10 hr sleep days are the norm for me to recover. Average person sleep 7 hours are mostly not active and have desk jobs. Far from a healthy lifestyle.

[@altongkim1083]

Everyone has a different body and differeny sleeping routine. I think 10hr+ sleep is little too much for me. But for some people it wud be good.

[@Soulseeologia]

I’ve been getting 16 hours a day and thought it was due to my depression after losing everything. At first I had to train myself to sleep this long and rationalized it was good to save money and avoid stress. But now I think my body’s was like yeah bring it on, this dude kills me when he’s awake! 🧐

[@a32tl]

I'm risking sleep to watch this video at 1:04 am.

[@henrifischer1119]

same applies to mental health I guess.

[@marvinjulien5418]

Sleep........Plus The Healing from Fasting

[@Ced3kGama]

The video is 3 minutes long, but with this background it feels like 3hours instead.

[@RRRRobbbb]

Today I learned I sleep at a world-class level.

[@truth-12345.]

Matthew Walker is so damn right! Because I've done this and I performed better in my tasks.

[@devanshkamdar8244]

It's kind of the opposite with me. The lesser I sleep the more motivated I feel. If I sleep more than 8 hours, I feel lazy. Right now I sleep at 2am and wake up around 8-8:30am.

[@Labyriiint]

Over 10 hours and i feel sluggish, below 6 hours and i feel sleepy all day so around 8 hours is the sweet spot for me

[@AMITKumar-fn3qo]

@@Labyriiint yes

[@mziqbal2003]

It's a valuable Insight on importance of sleep for athletes.

[@safwaanqureshi2742]

And then you have some weirdos who wake up at 4am thinking there gonna have a PrOdUcTiVe day

[@EverlastGX]

Hurr durr i only sleep 4 hours a day, time is money, sleep is overrated

[@ericdaniel323]

Physical recovery is incredibly important for elite competitive athletes. Not so much for the rest of us. Many extremely successful and productive people sleep only a few hours a night, but they aren't competing in professional sports.

[@davoh2]

Wake up early and sleep early

[@Mo-ld1it]

@@ericdaniel323 Not true. Sleep is the most important thing for EVERYONE. Lack of sleep is disastrous in several ways, listen to his long form interviews

[@Mo-ld1it]

@Felipe Murillo Yes I agree with you that we are ok with 8-9 hours a night. I was replying to the guy who said "many successful people sleep only a few hours a night"

[@86Cheeze]

Totally agree...i apply same for studying.

[@vigiljowilfred2515]

Also should let others take rest...Evans claimed he was fatigued due to the early scheduling of his game yesterday with Roger, us open ... while Roger had complete 24 hrs to recover.....this is exactly what kyrgios is talking about double standards...

[@notpeter21]

This is the epitome of humanity now. We have to be told that sleep is good

[@razorsharp9850]

If I had a good work out, either be with my girlfriend or in the gym, I want to take a nap as well. I don't think he's telling ground breaking stuff here. Sleep is recovery, sleep is rest. The only problem we normal people have is too little time in a day and night besides work. Pro athletes work out and train a lot, no wonder they need more sleep and wise to take naps after training and nutrition. At least they don't also have to sit at a desk for another 8 hours a day too.

[@cristianmjc6548]

Over 8 hours sleep a day, increased risk of heart disease and cancer.

[@haykmanukyan5462]

after quitting caffeine I suddenly realized that I sleep 11 or 12 hours a day, and thought that's horribly long, so youtube got me here to show me something 😁😁😂

[@AMITKumar-fn3qo]

🤣🤣🤜

[@divinejusticefeelsgood]

I've done the sleeping bit now it's time to achieve something.

[@al3ndlib]

Once i slept Friday night and woke up Sunday early morning 😂 i slept like 27 hours 😂😂

[@navylaks2]

Once i wanted to take a nap at 4 o'clock in the afternoon i woke up at 7 in the morning the next day;)

[@spontaneousdragon7895]

My grandma slept 10yrs ago she is not awake yet. Now beat that !

[@fhlosten187]

That's called passing out, I do that on Friday nights too!

[@afost01]

They call that a hangover.lol

[@bothab3413]

Drinking too much😄

[@Es0085]

Took his class. Dudes a class act and easiest class that semester

[@mobius8148]

Just woke up after 10 hours, feeling guilty...never clicked faster hahaha

[@AishaAjona]

The gift of deep rest is often underestimated. I also notice when I am physically active it’s easier to sleep 😴 deeper, better.

[@sevensevenalways7995]

I came here to learn how to sleep 12 hours instead of the 5 I manage now before insomnia kicks in. The only thing I learned is that Roger Federer can do it

[@rmc3669]

Yep.. You're not gonna learn that here unfortunately.

[@margauxtepartage]

Probably the least expectedly funniest comment sections I've ever stumbled on, I saved the video just to get to being able to go through the comments again and in order to share it with friends in the future 💝

[@endritmuhadri2305]

Don't overthink it ,listen to your body and its needs. Roger Federer is proffesional athlete and he needs time to recover ,some atheletes like more active recovery while others like talking a nap for an hour or two. If you challenge your body to the limits you can easily sleep 9 hours at night.

[@limoncenzo]

Challenge my body to the limits? 9 hours of sleep is just like 30 minutes over the average you should be sleeping EVERY DAY!

[@EricSmyth2Christ]

6am to 6pm last night for me

[@thepunisher3677]

And my English teacher used to say "An hour slept is an hour wasted"

[@OfficialCANVAS]

Same teacher is every saterday wasted. Teachers arent holy

[@Ryu53898]

If he was smart he would be a scientist not English teacher

[@nozecone]

I'm glad I woke up and watched this. Back to sleep now.

[@dudewat212]

How do you explain Kobe Bryant's very limited sleep hours!?

[@schraderclemens6122]

dudewat212 Genetics. It’s been proven that some people naturally require less sleep. That doesn’t mean, however, that he wouldn’t have benefited from more sleep nonetheless.

[@dudewat212]

Schrader Clemens ... Thank you. Great point!

[@jpg7616]

Next up: Sleep. How much do you get? KB: I’ve grown. I used to get by on three or four hours a night. I have a hard time shutting off my brain. But I’ve evolved. I’m up to six to eight hours now. www.nytimes.com/2014/09/28/fashion/arianna-huffington-kobe-bryant-meditate.html

[@jerrybronham]

Kobe slept in 2 blocks of 5 hours

[@fast6232]

dudewat212 look who became injured more between him and Lebron. Look who slept more.

[@michaelpondo6324]

I slept a lot during my younger years and really glad i did now.

[@simonclasse9435]

Once i slept 14h but i had slept only 2 hours in 60 hours. Not sleeping isn't cool at all !

[@jc9552]

I agree. The power of sleep is underrated.

[@benbeasant3443]

Don't they say that sleeping too much is similar to not getting enough. Isn't 8 hrs the optimum?

[@PGATourBogeys]

i would say this applies to the average, non-athlete person but athletes might just be able to do well with the additional sleep

[@jpg7616]

Do you have any scientific studies that show that sleeping “too much” is bad? You should read this guys work or watch his podcasts. Most people don’t sleep enough. 7-9 hours is appropriate for most people

[@guycollishaw1957]

If you're a sedentary office worker, yes. Too much sleep isn't good. When working a physical job your body tells you how much sleep you've had and it's often not enough. One night this week I got in at 5:30pm and slept from 6pm to 6am and I felt amazing, I would do it every night if I remotely enjoyed my job and felt like I was fulfilled in the day.

[@zakhriskin1602]

Ben Beasant No, Science has proven that some people need 9 and some need 8 etc

[@distantforest2481]

Sleeping too much is only bad if it messes with your circadian rhythm, thats why you sometimes feel groggy when you sleep too much. Generally though more sleep the better. If your body has enough sleep it will generally wake you up. From what I can gather from Matthew Walkers material.

[@MB-id1uh]

Wow! Im going back to sleep, will wake up tomorrow

[@AuthenticSelfGrowth]

Im pretty sure Kobe Bryant wasn't sleeping much during his career.

[@Justinmi010]

Authentic Self Guide Lebron definitely doesn’t sleep 10 hours a day lol

[@johnmarston6429]

Authentic Self Guide That’s why he had atrocious FG%.

[@Justinmi010]

John Marston that’s also why he’s 5x champ and the 2nd greatest sg behind mj lmao get ur hating ass outta here

[@chefcuhdon33]

Curryian Kobe he ain’t even a shooting guard bro. He’s the best best small forward of all time and second best player of all timr

[@PragmaticProminence]

@@chefcuhdon33 stfu

[@kliffi96]

I don't think more sleep is allways better. After 7 1/2 to 8 1/2 hours of sleep i'm most productive and energized during the day. I feel like thats my sweet spot for peak performance. 6 to 10 hours of sleep are my okay range. Especially if i've slept perfect the last day. Multiple days in a row outside of my sweet spot tire me. At less than six hours i feel bad and exhausted, i'm usually in a bad mood and my stress tolerance lowers. It's okay If i wake up by myself after six hours but i avoid being wakened by my alarm after six hours or less. At more than ten hours i'm also kinda exhausted and it's a lot harder to motivate myself but i'm also in a good mood usually and i'm very relaxed. It's the perfect amount for a lazy sunday. Changing to a ordinary sleep cycle from 9-12 h of sleep improved my Life a Lot. I don't need that much sleep. Change my mind.