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So true. I sleep 7-8 hours and then nap for an hour or more every day when I’m trying to grow.You can get by on less sleep and make good progress when cutting; you can't do that when growing. No matter how much progress you're making, you'd make more if you were getting adequate rest. Sleep is the time we really recover - the rest of the day your body is doing countless tasks to keep you active and do what you ask of it. When you sleep it gets to repair and recover from all that.
Think about babies - they grow at an extreme rate and spend most of their day sleeping and eating. Ever heard of a baby only sleeping 5 hours a day? You haven't because they don't. Yes, they might wake up every 2 to 3 hours, but they're still getting 12+ hours of sleep per 24 hour cycle.
I work from home, though, so it’s easy - sleep from 8:30 pm to 4:30 am, lift early, nap from 11:30-11:30/1 over lunch.
Also helps when cutting tbh, less hunger when you sleep a lot. I’ve noticed my fastest cuts happen when I sleep 9-10 hours.