DISTILLED water VS REGULAR water for pre contest.

[Buld0g]

I'm hearing a lot of controversy about this subject and now I'm torn on which to use. What did you guys use. Poland spring or distilled? I heard distilled can screw up electrolightes and make you cramp, but it will get you dryer. So which should I use?

 

[Buld0g]

Bump ...anyone know?

 

[jc21]

you know i am not sure about the exact science of the whole deal. but my trainer has me do...so i just do it. i was cramping real bad last week so my friend got me this stuff called natural water balance from eas. and no more cramping...i suggest you take some...it hydrates the muscles while taking water from the skin. and it has dandilion root in it.

 

[Charles Ray]

don't know the answer to your question buuut why don't u drink half of each

 

[Sassy69]

I've come across the same controversy over the last couple of years myself. The idea of drinking distilled water is that there is no sodium or stuff to bog down your "drying out", but on the other hand, there is none of the stuff that will keep your electrolytes in balance. Distilled water is basically "dead" water and serves only to wet your whistle.

My trainer told me to only drink filtered or bottled water to keep the crud out of my system -- i.e. filling my water bottle from the gym fountain. So I fill it from my tap at home which has a Brita filter on it.

The whole distilled water thing seems to be "old school" and I think the value of what is in real (but filtered) water outweighs the supposed value of what isn't in the distilled water. My personal opinion. Avoid tap water & go for filtered.

 

[NY Muscle]

rich, brotha, dont worry thats old school, just stick to gallons of poland spring water...thats it.

 

[FatChops]

I LOVE EAS!!!!!

Ammons is the man

 

[lil k]

I'm hearing a lot of controversy about this subject and now I'm torn on which to use. What did you guys use. Poland spring or distilled? I heard distilled can screw up electrolightes and make you cramp, but it will get you dryer. So which should I use?

distilled will get you much dryer. spring water and other bottled water has sodium (even if label says zero). by pounding a couple gallons of distilled down ed...you will help clear any excess sodium out of your system and not add any at the same time.......all i drink is distilled water ed...i have no probs with cramps....kronk is the same

 

[sermon_of_mockery]

I was about to ask this question this morning.I've looked into it myself,but was torn on electrolite aspect as well.Bump for more info people.Hey kronkette,how long have you been drinking distilled,and have you had no problems at all?

 

[Buld0g]

Thanks guys ... bump for more opions

Charles Ray ... I was thinking of going half and half my self.

 

[animal B]

old school thinking..I deal with a lot of pros....normal water is the way to go

 

[FlexBailey]

Distilled water will flatten you right out unless you take trace minerals with it. They can be purchased in any nutrition store. The Distilled water method is uselss without them.