Olympic Napping

footfootfoot · 03-05-2014, 10:48 AM

I come from a lineage of champion nappers. Yesterday I performed a difficult 30-15-15 flawlessly. At the first bell (standard egg timer set for full ring) I sat up, put on and removed my glasses, reset the timer for fifteen minutes, and got my heart rate down to napping parameters within a minute.
At the second bell I didn't even need to slow down my heart and reset the clock in five seconds.

At the final bell I was up and out on bed before the bell finished ringing.

Even those tight fisted East European judges couldn't hold back from full marks.

Share your napping challenges here.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-05-2014, 10:53 AM

I'm a complete failure, hopeless,

not a chance in hell of sleeping for less than two hours and not spending the rest of the day in a groggy stupor.

glatt · 03-05-2014, 11:00 AM

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Originally Posted by xoxoxoBruce

not a chance in hell of sleeping for less than two hours and not spending the rest of the day in a groggy stupor.

This

lumberjim · 03-05-2014, 11:11 AM

I had a quick nap while reading your post.

footfootfoot · 03-05-2014, 11:21 AM

Technique is everything in napping. You have to lie on your back on top of the covers. This prevents you from falling into deep sleep and the resultant grogginess.

You're a funny man, Jim.

Sundae · 03-05-2014, 10:14 PM

I can only nap well at night.
Which is self-defeating as I am supposed to be getting relaxing, life-affirming deep sleep.
I find the best way to relax myself when I do want to sleep is to imagine I have just called into work sick (or sometimes even that Mum has agreed I don't have to go to school). The feeling of calm and peace I feel then allows me to drift off weightlessly.

Still not a power nap though.
I give myself a D- on that. No natural aptitude but could apply herself more.

monster · 03-05-2014, 10:19 PM

Couldn't nap to save my life. have enough difficulty with the regular sleep. speaking of which....... nope, still can't bring myself to go to bed...

(Beest, on the other hand, has LITERALLY -in the literal sense of the word- been caught napping standing up.)

orthodoc · 03-05-2014, 10:44 PM

I cannot nap. This was a detriment during clerkship and internship/residency, when napping was the only form of sleep allowed.

What if you fall face forward on top of the covers? That was my default during residency. Maybe I was doing it wrong.

Bloke · 03-06-2014, 01:22 AM

Lie flat, bosh! I'm out.

Aliantha · 03-06-2014, 04:48 AM

I'm not much good at napping, but I do get very tired in the arvos. Specially when I'm up from 4am, which is not good for me, cause I hate getting up early. I maintain that if i liked getting up early I'd be thin. All the thin people get up early.

Griff · 03-06-2014, 05:22 AM

I can go down for 20 pretty much anytime anywhere.

monster · 03-06-2014, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I can go down for 20 pretty much anytime anywhere.

::tries to bite tongue:: :::no, wait::: ...........

footfootfoot · 03-06-2014, 10:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Griff

I can go down for 20 pretty much anytime anywhere. And THAT'S why we're not allowed in Home Depot any more...

Beest · 03-06-2014, 11:57 AM

I have to say I was confused by the OP's reference to lying down and beds concerning napping.

I was teaching picture taking on the SEM yesterday and said "with the settings I typically use it takes 57 seconds to capture the image, plenty of time for a nap", they laughed as if i were joking, noobs.

Gravdigr · 03-06-2014, 12:05 PM

No napping. Just can't pull it off. Never could. Sleep, in any form, is just a foreign thing to me.

03-05-2014, 10:48 AM	#1
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Olympic Napping I come from a lineage of champion nappers. Yesterday I performed a difficult 30-15-15 flawlessly. At the first bell (standard egg timer set for full ring) I sat up, put on and removed my glasses, reset the timer for fifteen minutes, and got my heart rate down to napping parameters within a minute. At the second bell I didn't even need to slow down my heart and reset the clock in five seconds. At the final bell I was up and out on bed before the bell finished ringing. Even those tight fisted East European judges couldn't hold back from full marks. Share your napping challenges here. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-05-2014, 10:53 AM	#2
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I'm a complete failure, hopeless, not a chance in hell of sleeping for less than two hours and not spending the rest of the day in a groggy stupor. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

03-05-2014, 11:11 AM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	I had a quick nap while reading your post. __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-05-2014, 11:21 AM	#5
footfootfoot To shreds, you say? Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: in the house and on the street-how many, many feet we meet! Posts: 18,449	Technique is everything in napping. You have to lie on your back on top of the covers. This prevents you from falling into deep sleep and the resultant grogginess. You're a funny man, Jim. __________________ The internet is a hateful stew of vomit you can never take completely seriously. - Her Fobs

03-05-2014, 10:14 PM	#6
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	I can only nap well at night. Which is self-defeating as I am supposed to be getting relaxing, life-affirming deep sleep. I find the best way to relax myself when I do want to sleep is to imagine I have just called into work sick (or sometimes even that Mum has agreed I don't have to go to school). The feeling of calm and peace I feel then allows me to drift off weightlessly. Still not a power nap though. I give myself a D- on that. No natural aptitude but could apply herself more. __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-05-2014, 10:19 PM	#7
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	Couldn't nap to save my life. have enough difficulty with the regular sleep. speaking of which....... nope, still can't bring myself to go to bed... (Beest, on the other hand, has LITERALLY -in the literal sense of the word- been caught napping standing up.) __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-05-2014, 10:44 PM	#8
orthodoc Not Suspicious, Merely Canadian Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 3,774	I cannot nap. This was a detriment during clerkship and internship/residency, when napping was the only form of sleep allowed. What if you fall face forward on top of the covers? That was my default during residency. Maybe I was doing it wrong. __________________ The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated. - Ghandi

03-06-2014, 01:22 AM	#9
Bloke Almost normal... Join Date: Oct 2013 Location: High Wycombe. Posts: 109	Lie flat, bosh! I'm out.

03-06-2014, 04:48 AM	#10
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	I'm not much good at napping, but I do get very tired in the arvos. Specially when I'm up from 4am, which is not good for me, cause I hate getting up early. I maintain that if i liked getting up early I'd be thin. All the thin people get up early. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-06-2014, 05:22 AM	#11
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I can go down for 20 pretty much anytime anywhere. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

03-06-2014, 11:57 AM	#14
Beest Adapt and Survive Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Ann Arbor, Mi Posts: 957	I have to say I was confused by the OP's reference to lying down and beds concerning napping. I was teaching picture taking on the SEM yesterday and said "with the settings I typically use it takes 57 seconds to capture the image, plenty of time for a nap", they laughed as if i were joking, noobs.

03-06-2014, 12:05 PM	#15
Gravdigr The Un-Tuckian Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South Central...KY that is Posts: 39,517	No napping. Just can't pull it off. Never could. Sleep, in any form, is just a foreign thing to me. __________________ These statements have not been evaluated by the FDA, EPA, FBI, DEA, CDC, or FDIC. These statements are not intended to diagnose, cause, treat, cure, or prevent any disease. If you feel you have been harmed/offended by, or, disagree with any of the above statements or images, please feel free to fuck right off.

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