How many litres of water do you drink a day?

[Duggan18]

i've been doing 3-4

[wrestlinEL]

im not sure how many litres are n a gallon but ne ways im finally up to drinkin three gallons a day

[goth666]

2

not counting my 10 something protein shakes.

[lethal1]

Originally posted by wrestlinEL
im not sure how many litres are n a gallon but ne ways im finally up to drinkin three gallons a day

WTF? Three gallons a day of water. A bottle of water is like 8 fl oz. Your suppost to get 64 fl oz of water in your body a day, which is half a gallon. So 3 gallons is like woah.

[BigTruckGuy3500]

Originally posted by wrestlinEL
im not sure how many litres are n a gallon but ne ways im finally up to drinkin three gallons a day

Are you serious? You must be going like every 5 minutes. Better make sure you take in enough electrolytes, because with that much water you can loose it all. And I'm no expert, but I think that's atleast 1 gallon too much, depending on your size.


But I think I have 4 liters a day. Since I drink a little over a gallon.

[QualityRape]

i drink 7.5708236 liters which is 2 gallons

[lethal1]

Originally posted by goth666
2

not counting my 10 something protein shakes.

You drink 10 shakes a day? Wow thats like 200g of protein if its 20g per serving.

1.5g x BW = amount of protein u SHOULD get in a day.

[QualityRape]

or u r just gonna piss the rest of the protein out cuz ur body can't use it all=waste of money

[Duggan18]

Originally posted by wrestlinEL
im not sure how many litres are n a gallon but ne ways im finally up to drinkin three gallons a day

i think theres 3 litres to a gallon about, so thats 9 litres a day. thats alot, but i've heard of people drinking like 12 litres a day.

is there really a point in drinking more than 5litres a day even if you're on creatine?

[goth666]

Originally posted by lethal1
You drink 10 shakes a day? Wow thats like 200g of protein if its 20g per serving.

1.5g x BW = amount of protein u SHOULD get in a day.

for one its 24 grams per serving

2)dont tell me how much protein i need

3)ever ehard of the anabolic nutrient timing factor?

[goth666]

Originally posted by QualityRape
or u r just gonna piss the rest of the protein out cuz ur body can't use it all=waste of money

Qualityrape=Qualityretard

[lethal1]

Originally posted by goth666
for one its 24 grams per serving

2)dont tell me how much protein i need

3)ever ehard of the anabolic nutrient timing factor?

Whats your body weight?

[goth666]

not sure, i decided not to weigh myself until after this 8 weeks is up, last time iw eighed myself i was 170 somethin. (bout 173)

i believe in getting 2-2.5 grams per pound of bodyweight. people say do wut works for u, well 2.5 grams per pound works for me.

[Duggan18]

Originally posted by goth666
Qualityrape=Qualityretard

goth, can you take in too much protein? like say im 150lbs, if i took 300g of protein a day, would my body just not absorb it? i've heard you piss it out but i couldnt really trust who told me that

edit: just read your above post, lets say i took in 500grams of protein a day lol

[madnerb]

u can't protein OD. it will be bad for you in the long term on your kidneys if you have too much over a long period but other than that it'll just pass through your body. either way there's no point in having too much, just have roughly the 'correct' amount for ur bodyweight and not excess.

[goth666]

Originally posted by Duggan18
goth, can you take in too much protein? like say im 150lbs, if i took 300g of protein a day, would my body just not absorb it? i've heard you piss it out but i couldnt really trust who told me that

edit: just read your above post, lets say i took in 500grams of protein a day lol

alot of ppl say u just piss it out and what not, but then look at those people................

plus its better to get an abundance of protein, that way u have less of a chance of falling into catabolism.

here's a study behind my reason of getting more then 1.5 grams per pound: (actually a Q&A, but there is a reference and study in there)


Q: I am 14 years old and have been lifting for about a year. I have a question and I would greatly appreciate an answer. The nutrition calculator says that at a bodyweight of 160 pounds I should consume about 366 grams of protein per day. There is no way I have enough money to consume that much protein a day. What should I do? Will it affect my results from Max-OT training?



A: As a young bodybuilder, to stand a chance in hell of gaining any muscle you must have a precise nutritional plan, and Nutrition Calculator’s prescription provides you with an excellent stating point to ensure your protein requirements are met.

Strength training research clearly shows that blood amino acid (protein) levels decline dramatically in athletes already consuming a high protein intake of 1.26 grams of protein per day (J. Strength & Cond. Res. 16:390-398, 2002). This amount is double the RDA (recommended daily allowance) for protein intake. Therefore, double the RDA may still not be enough to stimulate gains from training. Blood amino acid levels need to be consistently high to stimulate protein synthesis rates in muscle. Maintaining a high rate of protein synthesis in muscle is the overriding mechanism that determines gains in muscle mass.

Limited funds should never be an excuse for an inadequate protein intake, all you need is a little ingenuity. Years ago, as a young student on a tight budget, I still made sure I got all the protein I needed to build muscle. To cover my basic protein requirments I’d purchase a 20kg (44 pound) bag of high quality, instant skim milk powder for about 10 bucks from a local dairy food supplier, (this stuff mixed better and digested easier than any protein powder on the market 15 years ago!) I’d down 4 or 5 protein shakes a day and that bag still lasted weeks.

I also befriended a local baker and she let me purchase 5 gallon drums of pure egg whites from her store for a few bucks a container! (The bakery simply ordered an extra drum each week from their ingredient suppliers). In sealed, refridgerated containers this use to last me and my room mates almost 2-weeks (we ate 20-eggwhite omelets every morning!)

Milk and eggs are still two of the best whole food proteins a bodybuilder can consume, and remember that whole foods are the foundation of an effective mass-gaining diet. I’m sure with a little thought you can locate a few grocery stores/suppliers that might help you out with purchasing protein-rich whole foods in bulk for an economical price.

When young guys quit spending their money on takeout food and adopt an eating approach that revolves around the grocery store and planned meals, they’re often amazed at how much muscle they gain from training and how much money they have left in their pockets!

[goth666]

Originally posted by madnerb
u can't protein OD. it will be bad for you in the long term on your kidneys if you have too much over a long period but other than that it'll just pass through your body. either way there's no point in having too much, just have roughly the 'correct' amount for ur bodyweight and not excess.

Q: Is a high protein diet dangerous? Does it cause kidney damage?



A: Due to some misinterpreted literature years ago, some health professionals still mistakenly fear that a high protein diet promotes excessive urea production, dehydration, and possible kidney damage. A ton of research demonstrates otherwise. Recently scientists from Belgium and Brussels designed a quality research study and its results demonstrate these notions are false.*

This study placed body builders on a high protein diet (2.8 grams of protein per kilogram of body weight per day) or a moderate protein diet (1.26 grams per kilogram of body weight per day). The scientists assessed the kidney function of the athletes in an effort to determine if a high protein diet alters markers of kidney function.

The results demonstrated that both diets showed virtually identical clearance rates of creatinine, urea and albumin. The high protein diet did not affect any marker of kidney function.

*Int J Sports Nutr & Exer Metab. 10:28-38,2000.

[trgTyson]

I have a 1 litre bottle that I fill up 5-6 times a day.

Comes to around 1.5gal I believe

[skullcrusher45]

goth, no matter how much protein you get daily, you should be getting protein from food sources, not some shake. It will save money and you can obtain other nutrients.

[goth666]

Originally posted by skullcrusher45
goth, no matter how much protein you get daily, you should be getting protein from food sources, not some shake. It will save money and you can obtain other nutrients.

believe me, i know wut im doing. i dont get all my protein from "some shake" i only use vp2 in my post-workout schedule. (and pre-workout of course) other than that i eat mostly chicken, and tuna.

[WESIDA]

i drink at least a gallon a day

[armz_ha]

I drink about 2 gallons per day...

[mivi320]

1.5 gallons of water here.

[Fr33]

1 gallon to 1 and half

[BigZeke]

4-6 depending on what I'm doing. I've already downed 4 now and it's barely 9.00, I'm drinkin about half of one with my dinner and will have more later.

[sammy21]

drinking too much water can kill you...no joke. Something about not being enough sodium in your body and too much water, the body can't compensate.

[BIGnaturalBROCK]

Originally posted by wrestlinEL
im not sure how many litres are n a gallon but ne ways im finally up to drinkin three gallons a day

roughly 11.5 litres.
SAME here.

[BigZeke]

Originally posted by sammy21
drinking too much water can kill you...no joke. Something about not being enough sodium in your body and too much water, the body can't compensate.

Too much of anything can kill you. Do you know how much water one must consume before it becomes fatal? Far more than 6 liters. Your body is 85% water

[BigTruckGuy3500]

Originally posted by sammy21
drinking too much water can kill you...no joke. Something about not being enough sodium in your body and too much water, the body can't compensate.

Yea, sodium is an electrolyte. Pottasium and other electrolytes get dissolved and wash away in your pee when you drink too much water. This causes some imballance some where, I can't remember, and at first you get dizzy. Dying from it will take a few days of excessive water intake and little or no electrolyte intake.
^learned that in the Boy Scouts and volunteering at the hospital

[BIGnaturalBROCK]

thats why i just have a little bit of sodium and pottassium when i go over 8 litres, theres toxins and urea that get washed out as well when you urinate, wich is why so much water. Not to mention being able to defecetate without having to take truckloads of fiber.