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Post by lucban on Apr 15, 2005 8:58:16 GMT 8
Hydrate..hydrate ..haydrate but not to much.There's a new study that runners(applicable to us Mt bikers) who drink to much water/any kind of fluid during period of heavy exertion can be dangerous or even fatal due to a condition called Hyponatremia(Low sodium cocentration in the blood.The study said that too much fluid intake(including sport drink/gatorade) during period of exertion can delute the sodium content in the blood which lead to Hyponatremia.Hyponatremia can cause swelling of body tissue including the brain that's why dizziness and nausea is common after a long ride.Ideally ,a rider should lose weight after a ride but if you gain weight after a ride there's a possibility that you over hydrate yourself.So' you can measure your fluid intake by checking your weight before and after a ride, drink only as needed and check how much fluid you consume."drink as needed" ;D
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Post by eiwol on Apr 15, 2005 9:11:07 GMT 8
wow that's enlightening! so even power drinks that contain sodium and consuming some salt won't help in sodium being so dilluted? does it mean that the weight you lost after ride should be equal to the amount of fluid you should take?
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Post by lucban on Apr 15, 2005 9:20:47 GMT 8
Not exactly,but you can measure the amount of water you drink by checking your water container before and after the ride.The point here is to drink water as needed during period of heavy exertion and to make sure that you dont gain weight after a ride.
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Post by konablack on Apr 15, 2005 16:55:30 GMT 8
So it's alright to drink eight glasses of water a day?
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Post by milo on Apr 15, 2005 18:22:39 GMT 8
So it's alright to drink eight glasses of water a day? Thats what the healthcare providers suggest.......Too much is dangerous, moderate is ok....
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Post by allegra on Apr 15, 2005 19:04:32 GMT 8
So if I drink half a case of beer (12 bottles ), I should ask the cook to add more salt to the tanpuluts...
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Post by eiwol on Apr 16, 2005 0:55:34 GMT 8
but we just sweat out the fluid we drink right? correct me if i'm wrong. you'll sweat it out also when you ride the next day. hehehe, amoy chiko nga lang
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Post by milo on Apr 16, 2005 14:10:35 GMT 8
but we just sweat out the fluid we drink right? correct me if i'm wrong. you'll sweat it out also when you ride the next day. hehehe, amoy chiko nga lang I dont think so with beer, fundador maybe....hehehe..Thats what the GRO told us...
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Post by lucban on Apr 17, 2005 8:29:07 GMT 8
Mga brad. according to the new study, 8 glasses of water a day is already obsolete.What the new study suggest is to drink water as needed.This study(re: hyponatremia on athletes) was done using the Boston Marathon runners .Check New England Journal of Med. or search for Hyponatremia.This study was released last thursday.
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Post by alien_scream on Apr 18, 2005 17:14:57 GMT 8
I dont think so with beer, fundador maybe....hehehe..Thats what the GRO told us... its hard to go on a ride after a night of drinking heavily and going home at 3 then leaving the house at 6 to go for a ride!!!!! man i didn't last 2 hours on the ride... hingal kabayo na ako!!!!!!!!
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