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Originally Posted by Squirrel
you serious?... i drink a half gallon jug during my workout and refill it before im done...
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yeah, a half a gallon during workout is a good amount.
you need a gallon per day just to stay hydrated. you are probably taking in a gallon of various liquids anyway, so just trade that can of soda for a quart of water. with the amount you sweat because of the heat, you'd need an extra half to a full gallon.
have you ever been really hot, then drank a gatorade or quart of water and started sweating bullets? it's because you are dehydrated and your body was saving what little extra water you had for internal functions. as soon as your body realizes that the drought is over, it knows it's ok to use some for the sweat glands.
fooling around with not drinking enough fluids in a heat wave is one sure way to eff up your body. it can cause problems with your kidneys and bladder (lack of water to piss several times a day is an invitation to a urinary tract infection) and has been linked to deaths (serious dehydration by pro bodybuilders right before a show, using diuretics).
it's not something to fool around with and is so easy to get right that you'd be stupid to ignore it. now, who's having trouble finding the time to drink 128 ounces of water...?