Just wondering what you people slake your thirst with when you are training?
For a more comprehensive result, please advise what your intake is over how long a training session.
I tend to have a litre and a half tap water with 3 tablespoons of sugar and 1/2 (English) teaspoon of salt during an average 2 hour, 4-4.5Km session.
Paul
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I have never drank during a workout...
Wow!
I can't make it through a 400 free warmup without sipping water!
Well, I could, but I'd be annoyingly uncomfortable.
As the workout goes on, I seem to need less of it.
I've also gotten leg cramps before, on occasional days when I forget my water bottle. I also noticed that, for me, the fastest way to stop a cramp is to gulp down some water, fast!
(Not to say that all cramps in all people are due to dehydration. Mine seem to be related to it.)
Theoretically, yes, you should drink water during the workout. It doesn't take much to get dehydrated, especially during exercise.
I've had 'experts' tell me that by the time you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated.
Here, I found an article about dehydration that goes along with what I've learned about it:
news.bbc.co.uk/.../2133943.stm
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I have never drank during a workout...
Wow!
I can't make it through a 400 free warmup without sipping water!
Well, I could, but I'd be annoyingly uncomfortable.
As the workout goes on, I seem to need less of it.
I've also gotten leg cramps before, on occasional days when I forget my water bottle. I also noticed that, for me, the fastest way to stop a cramp is to gulp down some water, fast!
(Not to say that all cramps in all people are due to dehydration. Mine seem to be related to it.)
Theoretically, yes, you should drink water during the workout. It doesn't take much to get dehydrated, especially during exercise.
I've had 'experts' tell me that by the time you're thirsty, you're already dehydrated.
Here, I found an article about dehydration that goes along with what I've learned about it:
news.bbc.co.uk/.../2133943.stm
