How can a regular sleep schedule with inconsistent hours of sleep be preferable to consistent 8 hours with inconsistent waking hours?

Question

I have an irregular schedule that allows me to sleep 8 hours a night should I so wish, but I go to sleep at different times each night. Does anybody know what will leave me feeling more rested and what will be better for muscles recovery? I work out frequently and know I need sleep to recover, but everybody around me tells me to wake up at the same time each day despite how late I go to sleep.

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Answer 1

In general, going to bed early (9 / 11pm) and sleeping 8 hours tends to leave me feeling as if I was thrown out of a moving car… For some reason I feel more energetic if I sleep 6 hours, but go to sleep late, >2am… Although that’s a sleep cycle I can only maintain for a week max