water need

[suleyman]

should I drink water during the training? If yes, what are the rules - how much and how often?

[Ross86]

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.

[nickysoprano]

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.

[Pitysister]

i'm always drinking during the workout...and especially afterwards with the protein/carbs...

[IronKitten]

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.

[EricT]

Originally Posted by IK

Men should be hitting 4-5L.

Based on what? That's twice as much as the popular "media" reccomendation. The burden of proof is on the water worshipers, so let me have it

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

[IronKitten]

Originally Posted by Eric3237

Based on what? That's twice as much as the popular "media" reccomendation. The burden of proof is on the water worshipers, so let me have it

Based on the 'average person' needing 2-3L. Someone active, and particularly someone who eats more protein (higher than the RDA's stupid value of something like 40g) should be drinking even more.

And all beverages count.

Not exactly. Any beverage with caffeine will pretty much negate the water in it due to dehydration factor. Same goes for a lot of 'energy drinks' that contain some sort of stim.

[Pitysister]

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 ;)

[Kane]

Originally Posted by IronKitten

Based on the 'average person' needing 2-3L. Someone active, and particularly someone who eats more protein (higher than the RDA's stupid value of something like 40g) should be drinking even more.



Not exactly. Any beverage with caffeine will pretty much negate the water in it due to dehydration factor. Same goes for a lot of 'energy drinks' that contain some sort of stim.

My question is how do you come up with the 2-3L? Is it based on any tangible evidence or is it just a rule of thumb? That's my main issue, everyone says you should drink x amount but nobody says why or why we know this is the magic number. How does my consumption change if I drink x amount of coffee or x amount of beer? How many litres do I need after a hard night of studying and drinking my face off (coffee and beer)

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 ;)

[_Wolf_]

Originally Posted by IronKitten

Based on the 'average person' needing 2-3L. Someone active, and particularly someone who eats more protein (higher than the RDA's stupid value of something like 40g) should be drinking even more.

IK, 2-3 litres for normal people sounds cool. but, 4-5 litres is a LOT of water. instead of having a number to indicate how muc water to have, i prefer having a general guideline of: drink plenty of water and if at night before you sleep you are feeling thirsty: have some more water!

Originally Posted by IK

Not exactly. Any beverage with caffeine will pretty much negate the water in it due to dehydration factor. Same goes for a lot of 'energy drinks' that contain some sort of stim.

i kinda disagree with this.

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.