Gallon of water a day?

[jonnyspaghettio]

Iv started doing this last week because I hear so much damn talk about "gallon a day brah"
im pissing every half hour. I feel like a women going to the bathroom every 30 minutes.

Is this really necessary brahs? As long as your piss is clear=no problems?

[WonderPug]

Drink to thirst.

It has worked reliably for millions of years.

[GetHuge17]

Drink to thirst.

It has worked reliably for millions of years.

^^^

[snorkelman]

Wait until you start reading the creatine threads and see idiots recommending 2+ gallons a day.

[gigahertz123]

Doctors recommend at least 6 gallons a day now. Read so on the internet. And don't drink tap water, flourine depletes muscles and causes gyno. Only drink Evian.

[jonnyspaghettio]

cool. smart ass responses from the nutrition section. you guys are awesome

[Simmo0508]

Wait until you start reading the creatine threads and see idiots recommending 2+ gallons a day.

Dependent on the amount of creatine one uses and the overall food intake, 2 gallons (8L) is often fine. Nothing wrong with that for a bodybuilder. Very common actually.

Iv started doing this last week because I hear so much damn talk about "gallon a day brah"
im pissing every half hour. I feel like a women going to the bathroom every 30 minutes.

Is this really necessary brahs? As long as your piss is clear=no problems?

You get used to it. Give your body time to adjust, like anything.

You will be going to the toilet a lot more often though regardless, seeing as though you're creating an increase.

[B-ryminD09]

i'd say drink to thirst, or so you're peeing once every hour or two. no need to drink so much ur pissing twice in an hour.

[bennettj]

Over the summer, I drank three gallons a day because I was doing hours of cardio in the hot sun and sweating obscene amounts, and I was cutting so I used water to make myself feel bloated and discourage myself from eating when I had already hit my caloric target for the day. I still drink around two a day and I don't supplement with creatine (or anything else for that matter).

There is no reason why you necessarily "should" drink a gallon or more a day. It's a personal needs and preferences thing.

[CorValidum]

If you drink over a gallon a day consistently after a few weeks your bladder will adjust and you'll piss in your usual time intervals

[Cohaku]

If you drink over a gallon a day consistently after a few weeks your bladder will adjust and you'll piss in your usual time intervals

This.

I'm not a heavy lifter...hell, by the time I get to a body I'm happy with 'maintaining', I'll probably be 1/8th of the average member's ideal.

But I have to admit, I love drinking water. I feel much better downing close to a gallon a day, and you DO adjust.

And it says something about your body too.

Not Enough water=Apple cider Vinegar (Deep, transluscent)
Better Water Intake=Apple Juice (Slightly transparent, still rich colour)
Ideal= White Grape Juice (Slightly coloured, filmy/transparent)
you want some water with that water=You might as well piss into another water bottle because that's basically warm water coming out of there.

[LiL USMC BBer]

As the last few posts have mentioned, you adjust. And pay very close attention to Cohaku's urine color description, pretty accurate. Clear does NOT equal good.

Also, during the summer I'll drink damn near 2 gallons of water a day, mainly cause I work outside most of the time. During the winter, its around a gallon.

And its not that hard. Considering 8oz's is dumped from my gallon into a shaker cup for my pre-workout supps, and an additional 8oz post-workout shake in the morning. I also drink from the gallon during training. Having said that by about 8-9AM I'm down to just over half a gallon left.

And as was previously said, I piss at normal peeing intervals, with a slight yellowish/neon green color.

[HunterCML]

Drink to thirst.

It has worked reliably for thousands of years.

this

[GeneralSerpant]

just make your pee clear.