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My sleepschedule is pretty fucked up right now after flying from mexico (should be GMT -6) back to europe (7 hours difference), but let me explain the situation, maybe you can help me a bit.
I woke up on the 18th in mexico around 9 AM. I was up all day and took the flight to europe at 9:50 PM. During the flight i slept somewhere between 2 and 4 hours (rough estimate) in maybe 2-3 portions. i arrived in germany at around 6 PM local time on the 19th. i stayed up till around 10 PM and then went to bed, but i only slept little if at all and got up again at 1:30 AM on the 20th (~40 minutes ago) and dont feel that sleepy. to be precise, i even won all my laddergames that i just played T_T, so i am much more awake than i would like to be.
on tuesday 21st i have an important tournament at 7 PM local time (GMT+1), so i need to be at least in decent shape at that time. other than that i have nothing important the next days.
so, what do i do now :D?
i hope you can help me!
i also sent this as a pm to whatthefat (the guy who wrote the nice guide to jetlag), but im not sure how fast he will answer, so maybe someone else can give me any good advice!
 
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What I do is I just fight the will to sleep. Stay up for 24 hours until the time you want to sleep. You'll probably crash for maybe 10-12 hours. Your sleep schedule should be fine after that.
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On February 20 2012 10:22 Latedi wrote:http://www.teamliquid.net/blogs/viewblog.php?topic_id=306556  Edit: ups lol didn't read the last part. Edit 2: The most reliable method I have heard of is not eating for like 16 hours and then eating breakfast at the correct time, but atm you don't have much time, so that might be hard :p
i read the guide - but that doesnt really help me much right now, it wasnt possible to start adjusting my sleepschedule in mexico, and also it wasnt possible to make a good transition due to the time the flight was at.
also, i usually almost never have much of a breakfast, if any at all (i can feel like throwing up at times if i eat early in the morning). maybe thats relevant.
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Stay up until the next night, you should be dead tired, then take a pill or something to be sure to sleep the whole night and not wake up tired at 2pm. Next day you should be fresh.
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hey darkforce, i think I can help you here. I'm a mixed martial art nutritionist and my job is helping the fighters at my gym peak at precisely the right time before their fight.
I deal with their diet and excercise routine starting from 2 weeks out and culminating with the night of the event. My goal is to have them in peak physical and mental condition for the fight. Fortunately for you, you have no weight to cut and you aren't fighting someone in a cage so you're not looking for ways out of the fight. Check and check.
However, I don't have any of the time I need so I'm going to skip to my advice. At -18 hours take a full 1 hour jog. Get your heartrate up to between 110 and 140 for a sustained period of time. This will allow you to hit the REM stages of sleep, because right now your tiredness is coming from the temperature of your brain. While cooling your brain is one of the reasons for sleep, you're going to hit better REM cycles with physical exercise. I also recommend a bath of epsom salt but this is as much for cutting water weight as it is for the sedation so you can skip it.
Sleep for 8 or 10 until -4 hours. Wake up 4 hours prior to peaking, and have a fruit smoothie. About 120 calories, nothing but dietary fiber and sugars. Prior to the contest, find a happy place in your heart. Truly find what it is that makes you happy, and if something goes wrong during the contest return to your happy place mentally. It acts like a quick reset button that you may have to hit several times during the contest.
Ryan
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Just keep your Mexican sleep schedule?
So go to bed at 8-10am and get up at like 3-5pm.
After the tourney is over switch.
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On February 20 2012 10:31 DarKFoRcE wrote:i read the guide - but that doesnt really help me much right now, it wasnt possible to start adjusting my sleepschedule in mexico, and also it wasnt possible to make a good transition due to the time the flight was at. also, i usually almost never have much of a breakfast, if any at all (i can feel like throwing up at times if i eat early in the morning). maybe thats relevant.
Hmm the method did not state if you should have just woken up or not. So I guess it's possible to eat it as lunch or something else. Don't take my word for this one though
Also wikipedia says viagra is a possible remedy when travelling to the east xD
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On February 20 2012 10:36 OPL3SA2 wrote:
hey darkforce, i think I can help you here. I'm a mixed martial art nutritionist and my job is helping the fighters at my gym peak at precisely the right time before their fight.
I deal with their diet and excercise routine starting from 2 weeks out and culminating with the night of the event. My goal is to have them in peak physical and mental condition for the fight. Fortunately for you, you have no weight to cut and you aren't fighting someone in a cage so you're not looking for ways out of the fight. Check and check.
However, I don't have any of the time I need so I'm going to skip to my advice. At -18 hours take a full 1 hour jog. Get your heartrate up to between 110 and 140 for a sustained period of time. This will allow you to hit the REM stages of sleep, because right now your tiredness is coming from the temperature of your brain. While cooling your brain is one of the reasons for sleep, you're going to hit better REM cycles with physical exercise. I also recommend a bath of epsom salt but this is as much for cutting water weight as it is for the sedation so you can skip it.
Sleep for 8 or 10 until -4 hours. Wake up 4 hours prior to peaking, and have a fruit smoothie. About 120 calories, nothing but dietary fiber and sugars. Prior to the contest, find a happy place in your heart. Truly find what it is that makes you happy, and if something goes wrong during the contest return to your happy place mentally. It acts like a quick reset button that you may have to hit several times during the contest.
Ryan
You manage to have people sleeping just after running ? Jogging usually wakes me up for the rest of the day >< Then again, we're closer to 180 with peaks over 200 than 120 bpm during that one hour...
I'd take your pro insight over mine anyday though.
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oh my got jet lag sucks. i usually do that with starcraft and my scedual gets messed up
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I fly from the USA to ASIA 1-2 times a year and I do the same thing every time.
I stay up exactly 20-24 hours before the "longest" flight. Usually between 12-15 hours. Once I get on the flight, I wait for the first meal about an hour into the flight, go to the bathroom, then pass out.
I flew from Detroit to Japan, 12.5 hour flight, I swear to god I was so shocked it felt like a 2 hour flight only. I couldn't believe it.
Also, once I got to asia I also went to sleep for a few hours. Woke up, and felt fine.
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If i was you i would of when i was awake stayed up for the rest of the night and the remaining day, comes to 8/9pm you are very sleepy, then u hope into bed and boom u wake up 8/9am tuesday like a boss ready to kick some ass!
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I went to bed around 3 AM and fell asleep around 6 AM. Got up at around 11:45 AM and i feel okay now. thank you guys for the tips so far. i think i will just stay till late in the night now and if i dont feel too crappy go to the gym for some cardio.
OPL3SA2: i'll send you a pm, i have some more questions about nutrition and such
whatthefat told me, if i fall asleep, to avoid sunlight till 2 PM after getting up, and then getting as much as possible. unfortunately i didnt read his PM before falling asleep, as he said it would be better to go to bed later than i did.
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Melatonin helps with sleeping after/during exposure to light. My 2 cents.
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