Water intake and sodium.
- 12-06-2010, 10:56 PM
Water intake and sodium.
So, with this colder weather, Im having a very difficult time drinking 3 liters of water in a day. To be honest, I probably get 1 liter down now, including what I drink at the gym.
Would it be ok to increase sodium intake to get more water down? Aside from the obvious negatives of eating too much salt, can I just start adding a little more salt to meals to help me get my water intake up?
Also.. instead of starting another post.. I've always wondered. If your goal is 3 liters of water per day, can you include the water you drink at the gym during workout as well? Or does that just offset the water lost through sweat.
Thanks!! - 12-07-2010, 08:45 PM
I'm not sure what most people think about the water question, but I count the water that I drink at the gym. As for the salt, it should be ok to increase intake some. Normally, sodium intake doesn't become an issue until you get to extreme over consumption (ie 2x the recommended intake). Also, you may want to try drinking water closer to room temperature. I think it's a lot easier to drink than cold water. I feel ya on how it's hard to drink a lot when it's super cold.
-
- 12-07-2010, 09:03 PM
- 12-08-2010, 07:55 PM
I count the water I drink at the gym... it can be close to a gallon sometimes on big workout days so that's a big impact to my daily intake total.
- 12-08-2010, 09:12 PM
-
Similar Forum Threads
-
Erase+T2 - Water intake
By Blacktail in forum PESReplies: 8Last Post: 02-26-2011, 10:24 PM -
Ghrp-6 Came With Bac Water & Sodium Chloride
By jns100 in forum IGF-1/GHReplies: 2Last Post: 11-05-2008, 06:48 PM -
Water intake....
By tek in forum SupplementsReplies: 3Last Post: 11-09-2006, 10:19 AM -
water intake?
By Mr Massacre in forum Bodybuilding Contest PreperationReplies: 6Last Post: 02-22-2006, 07:40 PM