No water intake for... 5 days?

[The Arabic]

Anyone have a good article or thread I can read on this topic. I have a competition going and for the last 5 days I would like to lose a little water weight before hand and have my veins pretty much out there. I got a body impedance test and I have 55 liters total. I would of course take in a gallon a day for a couple weeks beforehand and then just quit for a good 4 or 5 days. I would just like to learn more about this, no need for flaming guys.

Thanks in advanced,
Deric

[MattyH7688]

cutting water to that extreme will cause u to retain water and make u flat

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by MattyH7688

cutting water to that extreme will cause u to retain water and make u flat

Ha your quick!

Any suggestions, I am at 15% bf after a bulk and have been at 10 a couple months ago. I ate my ass off? I will be at 8-9 by the end of my cut.

[MattyH7688]

Originally Posted by The Arabic

Ha your quick!

Any suggestions, I am at 15% bf after a bulk and have been at 10 a couple months ago. I ate my ass off? I will be at 8-9 by the end of my cut.

how long do u have

[josh0899]

Drink 3 litres of water each day and up your sodium (salt) intake for 5 days straight then the last 3-4 days before the contest cut out ALL sodium but do not stop drinking 3 litres of water each day.

The more water you drink the less you will retain.

Also do not use any diuretics like caffeine. Hydroxycut/lipo-6/hot rocks etc may also help.

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by MattyH7688

how long do u have

To cut? Its a friendly competition but i am currently losing an average of 2lbs a week, max 3. I am good about my diet and solid on my workouts although i over train a lot.

I am thinking 15lbs in 2 months.

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by josh0899

Drink 3 litres of water each day and up your sodium (salt) intake for 5 days straight then the last 3-4 days before the contest cut out ALL sodium but do not stop drinking 3 litres of water each day.

The more water you drink the less you will retain.

Also do not use any diuretics like caffeine. Hydroxycut/lipo-6/hot rocks etc may also help.

Hmm good results? Alright so no coffee or tea i take it as well?

This information is interesting to me, i don't know much about this topic.

[MattyH7688]

2-3 is a lot.. u could risk losing some muscle

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by MattyH7688

2-3 is a lot.. u could risk losing some muscle

Yeah I know but I am also on the Keto diet for this reason, people have had great results with this and retaining their mass so i figured i would attempt it instead of my normal no carb diet. I am lifting heavy and doing HIIT twice a week with cardio 2 other days.

My diet is very good as well, all clean

[pologod05]

or you could do the smart thing and not change your water intake at all. at 8% it wont change anything. when people say "youre holding water" at a contest, its means youre not cut enough. thats due to fat, not water. not drinking water for 4 or 5 days is probably the worst thing you could do, short of not drinking water for 6 days and so on.

water is important for a few reason: one it clings to glycogen so it will make muscles look fuller. it will increase vascularity because its needed for fluid balance. you could be hospitalized if you dont drink anything for that long.

[josh0899]

Originally Posted by The Arabic

Hmm good results? Alright so no coffee or tea i take it as well?

This information is interesting to me, i don't know much about this topic.

Yes it works well. This is the same as what Derek and Mark at Scivation Use.

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by pologod05

or you could do the smart thing and not change your water intake at all. at 8% it wont change anything. when people say "youre holding water" at a contest, its means youre not cut enough. thats due to fat, not water. not drinking water for 4 or 5 days is probably the worst thing you could do, short of not drinking water for 6 days and so on.

water is important for a few reason: one it clings to glycogen so it will make muscles look fuller. it will increase vascularity because its needed for fluid balance. you could be hospitalized if you dont drink anything for that long.

hmm noted, this of course was only an idea. I have head people decreasing their water intake before a contest and it helps with vascularity but maybe this is a wrong conception all by itself. josh' idea any good? Or would it just be best not to worry about my water intake and leave it be?

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by josh0899

Yes it works well. This is the same as what Derek and Mark at Scivation Use.

Any risks? Any articles or research done on this?

[pologod05]

Originally Posted by The Arabic

hmm noted, this of course was only an idea. I have head people decreasing their water intake before a contest and it helps with vascularity but maybe this is a wrong conception all by itself. josh' idea any good? Or would it just be best not to worry about my water intake and leave it be?

it can have a small effect if youre really low bf%, but just under 10% wont help. the concept is correct, but it is so easy to screw up and make things much worse than any small benefit you would get otherwise. imho: safest, easiest, and most beneficial would be to keep the water intake the same. if you put your focus on to losing that fat, that will be much better.

[pologod05]

Originally Posted by The Arabic

Any risks? Any articles or research done on this?

dont know about research on this but ill lay out some risks. since fluid balance is a very important thing for the body, upsetting it can have very negative effects. in order to play with that balance and get a benefit, it takes some very fine tuning and practice to know how you respond to that kind of thing. since you havent done it before theres a greater chance you wouldnt get it down the way you wanted for the best results. the biggest downside is that you dont get it right and you look really flat with no veins at all.

[The Arabic]

Ouch i am sold... Don't plan on trying this. Thanks guys all repped!

[The Arabic]

Note: Owe Josh rep, i am on rechard, blah

[pologod05]

Originally Posted by The Arabic

Ouch i am sold... Don't plan on trying this. Thanks guys all repped!

thanks. if you want to play around with this at a later point, there are a few articles on the main page that could give you a more in-depth view. i still dont think its worth the effort, but im also not the one doing it.

best of luck.

Originally Posted by The Arabic

Note: Owe Josh rep, i am on rechard, blah

rechard? lol. that like a retarded recharge?

[The Arabic]

Nice you caught on... Dudes got common sense

[pologod05]

Originally Posted by The Arabic

Nice you caught on... Dudes got common sense

lol. im a quick one; thanks college.

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by pologod05

lol. im a quick one; thanks college.

haha, added you to friends for future needs if you don't mind.


Spread the word, you heard it first... Rechard!

[The Arabic]

Ok gym tomorrow morning, need sleep... Thanks again guys for all of your help and knowdge. John i owe you a rep point

[pologod05]

haha. ill accept in a minute. and any time. i read all this stuff in my free time so feel free to ask and ill try to answer. biggest problem is that theres too much info out there sometimes.

[The Arabic]

Yeah very true and to some extent a lot cannot be credible.... Can we use Wiki on r. papers, Ahh nope. Point being

Night man

[Dr. Horse]

See you in the ER.

[cinemod]

Are you suggesting not to drink water for 4-5 days? or did i misread that?


last time i checked, you can only last for 3 days without water.

[iamfat555]

no water intake for 5 days,u won't make it pass the 3rd

[The Arabic]

Originally Posted by iamfat555

no water intake for 5 days,u won't make it pass the 3rd

I am 100% positive i could make it past 3 days whether its healthy or not thats a totally different question ha.

Guys this was an option and choice i was looking into and asked for article to read, instead i got real live information. Good stuff. This no water thing willl not go on

[derickonfire]

Originally Posted by The Arabic

I am 100% positive i could make it past 3 days whether its healthy or not thats a totally different question ha.

Guys this was an option and choice i was looking into and asked for article to read, instead i got real live information. Good stuff. This no water thing willl not go on

Good decision.

I was about to call you an idiot for thinking it would be sane and healthy to go 5 days without liquid.

As everyone else said - watch your sodium intake, INCREASE YOUR WATER CONSUMPTION FOR A WHILE, and then in the very last stages you should be ok to cut water for a bit. Morning of, for example.

[Dm84]

More than 3 days without fluid will probably kill you, especially if the foods you're eating during that time don't have a lot of water in them.

I don't think a normal human being can pull it off for more than 2 days, especially if water is available to them. After 2 days without access to water, you pretty much have to resort to drinking your own piss to stay alive until you have access to fluids again.