How much water weight is in your body?

CHS55 · 06-29-2008, 01:56 PM

I'm looking for like a percentage. Because when I was in disney world during a weightlifting comp, I weighed almost 200 and needed to weigh 186 to make the weight. I didn't eat or drink anything for about a day and a half and managed to drop to 185. So how much water weight are we able to lose? I never imagined it would be 15 pounds worth for me in only less than a couple of days.

Unst0pp4bl3 · 06-29-2008, 01:57 PM

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Originally Posted by CHS55

I'm looking for like a percentage. Because when I was in disney world during a weightlifting comp, I weighed almost 200 and needed to weigh 186 to make the weight. I didn't eat or drink anything for about a day and a half and managed to drop to 185. So how much water weight are we able to lose? I never imagined it would be 15 pounds worth for me in only less than a couple of days.

80% water

CHS55 · 06-29-2008, 02:00 PM

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Originally Posted by williammessick

80% water

So when you loser water weight what exactly does that mean? that the blood cells in ur body are undersaturated?

Unst0pp4bl3 · 06-29-2008, 02:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CHS55

So when you loser water weight what exactly does that mean? that the blood cells in ur body are undersaturated?

something like that. water leaves your cells by osmosis or something when your dehydrated. so yes you could say each cell has lost water when you become dehydrated.

also i looked it up, your body can be anywhere from 50-80% water

piszczel · 06-29-2008, 02:07 PM

It's 74% actually.

Unst0pp4bl3 · 06-29-2008, 02:09 PM

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Originally Posted by piszczel

It's 74% actually.

i thought it was around that, but i just looked it up and it said 50-80%.

50% seems reallllllyyyy low?

CaptConservativ · 06-29-2008, 02:09 PM

hes a better question

How much wood could a woodchuck chuck if a wood chuck could chuck wood?

and hes a piece of knowledge for you, ALWAYS remember to PIITB

outlaw98 · 06-29-2008, 02:11 PM

so when people say they bulk to 180/200 is that with water weight

piszczel · 06-29-2008, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by williammessick

i thought it was around that, but i just looked it up and it said 50-80%.

50% seems reallllllyyyy low?

50% seems too low, I'm quite sure you would die after loosing so much water

tinyman5000 · 06-29-2008, 02:19 PM

78% of your body is made up of mostly intracellular water and trace water moleecules in skin/bone/organs

you can drain anywhere from 2-12 lbs of water from glycogen depletion depending on your level of muscle tissue.

CHS55 · 06-29-2008, 02:22 PM

I imagine the blood cells would be hypertonic. Wow I remembered somethin from bio. How much water do u have to have in order to live? I was gettin amazingly dizzy right before I weighed in.

myhotbody · 07-04-2008, 07:15 PM

Take out this -> http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...1&postcount=19 7/5/2008 8:15:17 AM

purdy4512 · 07-04-2008, 07:21 PM

i wish we had mods who visited more than 3 times a year to ban people like the kid above me.... but wow you lost 15 lbs in a couple days? sounds dangerous.

CptAnarchy · 07-04-2008, 08:33 PM

Yeah I think it's 75%.

CHS55 · 07-04-2008, 08:37 PM

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i wish we had mods who visited more than 3 times a year to ban people like the kid above me.... but wow you lost 15 lbs in a couple days? sounds dangerous.

Yeah, I can barely even remember anything that day, it was hard enough trying to stay awake so I wouldn't oversleep for the weigh in. Couldn't really fix my eyes on anything either or I'd start to doze off