Hi:
I've been on a stirct diet for a while and training.
Im close to my cutting goal.
I notice I drink about 6-8 sometimes more 16.9- 20onz bottles of water a day.
Is that too much?
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03-08-2004, 09:56 AM #1Member
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Is 2 gallons of water a day too much?
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03-08-2004, 09:58 AM #2Registered User
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Yes. You lose too many electrolytes. Keep it to 1 gallon a day.
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03-08-2004, 10:06 AM #3I am not here
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Respectfully disagree.Originally posted by buffdan
Yes. You lose too many electrolytes. Keep it to 1 gallon a day.
I haven't seen or heard of electrolyte issues on only 2 gallons. If you're eating a balanced, clean diet, with a multivitamin, you would be fine with 2 gallons.
A common key is 2/3 of an ounce of water for every pound of bodyweight. If you weigh 180, that would be just under 2 gallons. Some days a little more, some days a little less.
I think 2 gallons is fine.
Overhydration, causing the loss and flushing of essential salts, isn't triggered anywhere near as low as 2 gallons.
I'm sure there's articles on this on the main site. In fact, I just did a search for "water":
http://www.bodybuilding.com/jeremiah/water.htm
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03-08-2004, 10:06 AM #4Registered User
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yes! You are going to drown!
I play Russian Roulette everyday, a man's sport; with a bullet called life.
I was given a perfectly healthy body, I might as well make the best of it.
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03-08-2004, 10:29 AM #5Member
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Im 5'4
Used to weigh 185lbs.
Im 148 lbs now.
Goal 140 to start bulking.
Still 2 gallons too much?You laugh because Im diferent.
I laugh because you are all the same....!
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03-08-2004, 10:32 AM #6I am not here
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You want to lose weight from 148 to 140, then to bulk?
If yes, I'd still say yes on the 2 gallons, since the hydration is essential to a higher metabolic rate. It also will help you feel full, which is helpful is you're trying to eat clean down to 140.
I've read a bunch about this in the past few years, and overhydration and electrolyte loss isn't really an issue until you're tripling and quadrupling a healthy intake. Your plan for 2 gallons is fine, pretty much no matter what.
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03-08-2004, 10:34 AM #7Registered User
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HomerFan, Zack is correct, more water more water out, if your diet and supplementation is good, 2 gallons is great.
I'm 280 lbs and I take in 2 gallons of water a day plus 1/2 gallon of green tea and usually 1/2 gallon of crystal light...
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03-08-2004, 10:42 AM #8Member
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How green tea can help me?
You laugh because Im diferent.
I laugh because you are all the same....!
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03-08-2004, 11:16 AM #9Just call me Scrap
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Green tea has a lot of antioxidants.Originally posted by HomerFan
How green tea can help me?Nobody remembers who came in 2nd place.
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03-08-2004, 11:20 AM #10Member
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Originally posted by ScrappyDew
Green tea has a lot of antioxidants.
How many calories per serving? 4-8onzYou laugh because Im diferent.
I laugh because you are all the same....!
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03-08-2004, 11:30 AM #110Originally posted by HomerFan
How many calories per serving? 4-8onzLife isn't about finding yourself, it's about creating yourself.
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