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04-20-2008, 05:56 AM
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Gender:   |  It doesn't make much difference. The important thing is to make sure you're well hydrated before you even walk into the gym. I sip on water all the way through my workout, personally. But I do it more to kill time between sets than to stay hydrated. Be careful about drinking too much water or drinking water that is very cold, because that can cause some discomfort. That's why I take small sips every couple of minutes. |
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04-21-2008, 12:34 PM
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Gender: | im with ross on that one i tend to drink around 3 litres of water over the course of a day so i dont have the need to drink masses when im training i also just sip some water thats not too cold as well, i found that sometimes if i was too cold then i would also get a cramp if i was trying to lift hard. i will sometimes sip on something that has some glucose and salts in it to replace what im sweating out though. |
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04-21-2008, 02:45 PM
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Gender:  | You don't have to drink water during your workout. It's mainly about getting in the right amount throughout the day. Men should be hitting 4-5L. But personally, I don't know how you can NOT drink water during a workout. |
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04-21-2008, 02:49 PM
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 My advice is match you consumption to your activity. But don't overhydrate based on nothing more than pie in the sky theories. Drink when you're thirsty. Drink a little extra for insurance. Drink extra around your workouts. But don't consume ridiculous quantities like 1.5 to 2 gallons or more based on pure speculation and exageration. And all beverages count. And food counts. And life is too short to spend pissing  Last edited by Eric3237 : 04-21-2008 at 03:27 PM. | |
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04-21-2008, 05:11 PM
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04-21-2008, 05:24 PM
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Gender: | the kidney thing scares me with the amount of protein we all consume...so i drink extra... and the "popular media" told me that if you wait to drink till you're thirsty...you're already dehydrating ;) |
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04-21-2008, 06:09 PM
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I'm not going to lose any sleep over it at all LOL. I'm just throwing my opinion into the mix because I'd like to see some hard evidence ;) | |
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04-21-2008, 06:10 PM
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soft drinks: most americans mix their soft drinks with PLENTY of ice. this ice melts into the drink and counters the dehydration potential. coffee: most people always have cofee with some water on the side. even if they dont: coffee does have water content in it. energy drinks: i hate them so i have nothing substantial to add here. | ||
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