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The Shadow
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i severly CRAMP WHEN i HIT 1.5 GALLONS PER DAY.....SO - I SAY YES
M
*MissFit*
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hahaha im drinking like 6 litres right now.. as soon as i'm done the gym i drink about a litre and half and the rest throught the day
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The Shadow
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skittles said:
then you are fine......its an electrolyte thing with me...I NEVER salt oof etc
alycat
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Too much water 'bad for your health'
Ask gym members to name the essential items no kit bag should be without and most will say a bottle of water. Like stretching to avoid muscle strains, avoiding dehydration is considered a basic rule of working out.
But according to researchers, almost as many exercisers are putting their health at risk by over-consuming water as those who drink too little.
USA Track & Field, the governing body for athletics in America, has produced new guidelines urging anyone who jogs, cycles or power walks regularly not to take in huge amounts of water.
Dr David Martin, an exercise physiologist at Georgia State University, who has studied the drinking habits of joggers, said the change in recommendations was long overdue.
"We are very worried about the increasingly large group of people who are taking up running for the first time and who are told the party line: 'Make sure you drink. You can't drink too much. Carry water with you or you will get dehydrated. Don't worry about the heat, just drink more.' But that's wrong, wrong, wrong," he said.
British experts agree. "Drinking water at every opportunity can cause serious problems, such as hyponatraemia or water intoxication," Dr Dan Tunstall Pedoe, the London Marathon medical director, said.
"That leads to diluted sodium and other body salts, or electrolytes, in the blood, which can cause dizziness and respiratory problems. Some people collapse because of it, as happens quite frequently in the marathon."
Louise Sutton, a sports dietitian and lecturer in health and exercise science at Leeds Metropolitan University, said: "It is a common myth that you can't drink enough when you work out. In fact, it is relatively easy to overdo it."
Certainly, experts are not advocating a ban on work-out fluids. As a rule of thumb, it is accepted that the average adult loses about one litre of fluid a day through sweat and other bodily processes, which is the equivalent of four glasses of water, but those losses increase considerably during exercise.
In one hour of any endurance activity you can expect to lose around a litre of fluid through sweat, and more in hot weather.
Water acts as an essential internal cooling mechanism and failing to replace some of those losses will result in dehydration, possibly leading to heatstroke as body temperature soars.
But the latest findings show that we don't need to drink as much as was once thought.
So how much is safe to sip? "Aim to consume about a quarter of a pint [three-quarters of a cup] of fluid for every hour of exercise," Dr Tunstall Pedoe advised.
"More than that is not really advisable, unless it is very hot."
The Daily Telegraph, London
Ask gym members to name the essential items no kit bag should be without and most will say a bottle of water. Like stretching to avoid muscle strains, avoiding dehydration is considered a basic rule of working out.
But according to researchers, almost as many exercisers are putting their health at risk by over-consuming water as those who drink too little.
USA Track & Field, the governing body for athletics in America, has produced new guidelines urging anyone who jogs, cycles or power walks regularly not to take in huge amounts of water.
Dr David Martin, an exercise physiologist at Georgia State University, who has studied the drinking habits of joggers, said the change in recommendations was long overdue.
"We are very worried about the increasingly large group of people who are taking up running for the first time and who are told the party line: 'Make sure you drink. You can't drink too much. Carry water with you or you will get dehydrated. Don't worry about the heat, just drink more.' But that's wrong, wrong, wrong," he said.
British experts agree. "Drinking water at every opportunity can cause serious problems, such as hyponatraemia or water intoxication," Dr Dan Tunstall Pedoe, the London Marathon medical director, said.
"That leads to diluted sodium and other body salts, or electrolytes, in the blood, which can cause dizziness and respiratory problems. Some people collapse because of it, as happens quite frequently in the marathon."
Louise Sutton, a sports dietitian and lecturer in health and exercise science at Leeds Metropolitan University, said: "It is a common myth that you can't drink enough when you work out. In fact, it is relatively easy to overdo it."
Certainly, experts are not advocating a ban on work-out fluids. As a rule of thumb, it is accepted that the average adult loses about one litre of fluid a day through sweat and other bodily processes, which is the equivalent of four glasses of water, but those losses increase considerably during exercise.
In one hour of any endurance activity you can expect to lose around a litre of fluid through sweat, and more in hot weather.
Water acts as an essential internal cooling mechanism and failing to replace some of those losses will result in dehydration, possibly leading to heatstroke as body temperature soars.
But the latest findings show that we don't need to drink as much as was once thought.
So how much is safe to sip? "Aim to consume about a quarter of a pint [three-quarters of a cup] of fluid for every hour of exercise," Dr Tunstall Pedoe advised.
"More than that is not really advisable, unless it is very hot."
The Daily Telegraph, London
Yes t is possible, but like Shadow alluded to, it is an individual thing. I can drink 2 gallons with no adverse affects. I do not limit sodium in ANY way though - in fact, I am a salt fiend - so manybe that helps. Plus, with the vitamins I take, maybe that has an impact too though, who knows.
Right now you are drinking 1.5 gallons and are fine. Stick with it as long as you have no problems.
Right now you are drinking 1.5 gallons and are fine. Stick with it as long as you have no problems.
ashley2212
Banned
I had heard about a while ago some woman in India who committed suicide by chugging 3 gallons of water??? A fallacy...? I don't know... Just don't try it, okay? LOL 
ashley2212
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Griz1 said:
LOL... Would you even be able to start sipping on a second gallon of Vodka? Nevermind three!
Sassy69
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Here's the same question off a U of FL Q/A board:
Q. I am a runner and would like to know whether it is possible to drink too much water?
A. Yes, there is a condition known as "water intoxication." It is usually associated with long distance events like running and cycling. And it’s not an unusual problem. For example, water intoxication was reported in 18% of marathon runners and in 29% of the finishers in a Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon in studies published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise respectively.
What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function.
The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.
Enough, but not too much. The fluid requirement for the majority of endurance athletes, under most conditions, is about 8 to 16 ounces per hour. There is considerable variation here, of course, due to individual sweating rates, body size and weight, heat and humidity, and running speed, and other factors. Still, much more than this amount of fluid is, in most instances, probably physiologically excessive as well as uncomfortable, as liquid sloshes around in the gut during the activity.
One way to test if you are drinking too much water is to compare your body weight before and after a long run. Normally, people lose weight during the course of a distance event. But over-hydrated individuals typically either gain weight or maintain their starting weight. It is interesting to note, too, that this problem tends to be more of a concern with slower runners, because they are exercising at a lower intensity, and therefore have a lower fluid requirement. Also, the slower runner has more opportunity to consume fluid.
End Note: Water intoxication is a problem not only among athletes. For instance, it has become one of the most common causes of serious heat illness in the Grand Canyon. Some people hiking the canyon drink large amounts of water and do not eat enough food to provide for electrolyte (salt, potassium) replacement and energy. Fears of dehydration has led to a mistaken belief that the safe thing to do is to drink as much and as often as possible. But even with drinking water, there can be too much of a good thing.
Q. I am a runner and would like to know whether it is possible to drink too much water?
A. Yes, there is a condition known as "water intoxication." It is usually associated with long distance events like running and cycling. And it’s not an unusual problem. For example, water intoxication was reported in 18% of marathon runners and in 29% of the finishers in a Hawaiian Ironman Triathlon in studies published recently in the Annals of Internal Medicine and in Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise respectively.
What happens is that as the athlete consumes large amounts of water over the course of the event, blood plasma (the liquid part of blood) increases. As this takes place, the salt content of the blood is diluted. At the same time, the athlete is losing salt by sweating. Consequently, the amount of salt available to the body tissues decreases over time to a point where the loss interferes with brain, heart, and muscle function.
The official name for this condition is hyponatremia. The symptoms generally mirror those of dehydration (apathy, confusion, nausea, and fatigue), although some individuals show no symptoms at all. If untreated, hyponatremia can lead to coma and even death.
Enough, but not too much. The fluid requirement for the majority of endurance athletes, under most conditions, is about 8 to 16 ounces per hour. There is considerable variation here, of course, due to individual sweating rates, body size and weight, heat and humidity, and running speed, and other factors. Still, much more than this amount of fluid is, in most instances, probably physiologically excessive as well as uncomfortable, as liquid sloshes around in the gut during the activity.
One way to test if you are drinking too much water is to compare your body weight before and after a long run. Normally, people lose weight during the course of a distance event. But over-hydrated individuals typically either gain weight or maintain their starting weight. It is interesting to note, too, that this problem tends to be more of a concern with slower runners, because they are exercising at a lower intensity, and therefore have a lower fluid requirement. Also, the slower runner has more opportunity to consume fluid.
End Note: Water intoxication is a problem not only among athletes. For instance, it has become one of the most common causes of serious heat illness in the Grand Canyon. Some people hiking the canyon drink large amounts of water and do not eat enough food to provide for electrolyte (salt, potassium) replacement and energy. Fears of dehydration has led to a mistaken belief that the safe thing to do is to drink as much and as often as possible. But even with drinking water, there can be too much of a good thing.
M
*MissFit*
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I dont really eat any salt... not my thing not even to season..
