what is the best way to wake up?

[#1 Klaus fan]

What is the longest time you have ever slept? A week ago or so I slept for about 17.5 hours. During that time I woke up multiple times feeling completely fresh and awake but for some reason decided to stay in bed and fell asleep again.

[GRACIE JIU-JITSU]

Well theres an iphone app(isnt there always...) that you set a 30 minute window youd like to wake up in, with the 30th minute the latest you can wake up, you then set your iphone on the matress next to you and go to sleep.The iphone has an accelerometer in it and the app measures by how much you move around which in turn shows how deep a sleep you are in, when it gets to the 30 minute window the alarm goes off when the app senses you are in the lightest stage of sleep, which is when you are moving around the most.Havnt tried it myself but science and people who use the app swear by it.Its the top paid ap in a bunch of countries.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep-cycle-alarm-clock/id320606217?mt=8

App does not run in the background.

Phone must be awake and pluged in all night long.

So if you/him have an jb iphone that could be a problem since some of jb idevices overheat.

[pellius]

The key to waking up refreshed is to get plenty of quality sleep. Most folks need at least 8 hours sleep. Don't drink alcohol before retiring. To figure out how much sleep you need, don't set your alarm. Get up when you wake up. Of course, this works best when you are off work....don't want to get fired for being late. That would cause stress and stress messes with you having a restful sleep.

Of course, but the problem is that most of us can't get up or go to sleep whenever we want. One of the main reasons I wished I worked for myself is so I can set my own schedule. Being able to sleep until you wake up naturally is a luxury I wish we all had.

[Mr Nobody]

Besides to JNN giving me head.
I usually set my alarm and snooze for about 30mins before actually getting up, but I rarely feel well rested.  I'm wondering if there is any science (falcon or otherwise) which tells us how best to wake up?

I get several mom's of getbiggers to tap me on the shoulder on a rotational basis to wake me up done deal.  

[Team Diver]

I sleep in our basement on my bench press bench. As soon as I open my eyes in the morning, I grab the barbell and do some heavy reps. Pumping is like coming. You know, having sex with a woman and coming!

[DK II]

What is the longest time you have ever slept? A week ago or so I slept for about 17.5 hours. During that time I woke up multiple times feeling completely fresh and awake but for some reason decided to stay in bed and fell asleep again.

I had the worst case of flu last week, slept about 22 hours. I was in bed for over 24 hours and nearly always sleeping i couldn't have been more awake than 2 hours that day. 

I felt like shit.

[newmom]

Not feeling well rested is the number one symptom of sleep apnea...

sleep apenea, cripes I never felt rested when I had that..SUCKS

[Hulkotron]

Well theres an iphone app(isnt there always...) that you set a 30 minute window youd like to wake up in, with the 30th minute the latest you can wake up, you then set your iphone on the matress next to you and go to sleep.The iphone has an accelerometer in it and the app measures by how much you move around which in turn shows how deep a sleep you are in, when it gets to the 30 minute window the alarm goes off when the app senses you are in the lightest stage of sleep, which is when you are moving around the most.Havnt tried it myself but science and people who use the app swear by it.Its the top paid ap in a bunch of countries.

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/sleep-cycle-alarm-clock/id320606217?mt=8

This sounds interesting, I think I'll give it a try.  I'm a terribly light sleeper and I'm sick of it.  I actually slept through the night on Wednesday for the first time in a while and felt fantastic all day on Thursday.