What? A new sleep study? Oh, sorry. I dozed off.

Often times, even the healthiest of people put huge amounts of energy into making sure they exercise and eat right, yet they completely forsake a good night's sleep.

Well, oops! Looks like you need to get your priorities straight, Exercise Boy. A new study out of the Stanford Sleep Disorders Clinic and Research Laboratory shows that performance improved in athletes who sawed logs for 10 hours a night.

Results of the study indicated that sleep extension in athletes was associated with a faster sprinting drill (approximately 19.12 seconds at baseline versus 17.56 seconds at end of sleep extension), increased hitting accuracy including valid serves (12.6 serves compared to 15.61 serves), and hitting depth drill (10.85 hits versus 15.45 hits).

"Traditionally, elite athletes dedicate numerous hours to daily practice, strength training, and conditioning as well as work closely with nutritionists in hopes of optimizing their athletic performance," said the lead author of the study, Cheri Mah, M.S. "However, very little, if any, attention is focused on an athlete's sleeping patterns and habits. While most athletes and coaching staff may believe that sleep is an important contributing factor in sports, many do not realize that optimal or peak performance can only occur when an athlete's sleep and sleep habits are optimal."

Yeah, I know. 10 hours is, like, an eternity and it totally cuts into your Grey's Anatomy viewing time. But we're in rerun season, so maybe Dr. McDreamy can take a backseat to real dreaming for a couple months. Let's see what it does for you.