tropo Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I understand about the dehydrating yourself before a body building contest / posing on camera, but I don't understand what drinking 4 gallons of water a day does. What is the point of drinking so much water in one day? I would say that I am an active person. Much more cardio than weight lifting. I hardly drink any fluids daily. A couple glasses of water, a can of pop with lunch, some milk with my protein shake, but that's about it. That's an incredibly low fluid consumption for an active (foreign) person living in Thailand. I usually drink 1.5 L to 2.0 L per hour at the gym depending how hot it is. Indigenous people don't drink nearly as much for many reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robblok Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 (edited) I understand about the dehydrating yourself before a body building contest / posing on camera, but I don't understand what drinking 4 gallons of water a day does. What is the point of drinking so much water in one day? I would say that I am an active person. Much more cardio than weight lifting. I hardly drink any fluids daily. A couple glasses of water, a can of pop with lunch, some milk with my protein shake, but that's about it. That's an incredibly low fluid consumption for an active (foreign) person living in Thailand. I usually drink 1.5 L to 2.0 L per hour at the gym depending how hot it is. Indigenous people don't drink nearly as much for many reasons. Like you i can consume 2 liters during a workout nothing strange about that. But 4 gallons... that is a lot of water that is 14 liters Edited August 23, 2013 by robblok Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I understand about the dehydrating yourself before a body building contest / posing on camera, but I don't understand what drinking 4 gallons of water a day does. What is the point of drinking so much water in one day? I would say that I am an active person. Much more cardio than weight lifting. I hardly drink any fluids daily. A couple glasses of water, a can of pop with lunch, some milk with my protein shake, but that's about it. That's an incredibly low fluid consumption for an active (foreign) person living in Thailand. I usually drink 1.5 L to 2.0 L per hour at the gym depending how hot it is. Indigenous people don't drink nearly as much for many reasons. Like you i can consume 2 liters during a workout nothing strange about that. But 4 gallons... that is a lot of water that is 14 liters It's even more. 4 US gallons = 15.14 L, 4 UK gallons = 18.19 L I never force water down. I just drink it when I feel like it. If I drank that much everyday I would have to stay near the toilet 24/7. With a bladder capacity of about 600 ml and the urge to urinate coming on at about 200 ml, you'd be living there. http://hypertextbook.com/facts/2001/DanielShaw.shtml "The majority of sources that I found reported that the adult bladder could contain about 600 to 800 cm3 (ml).However, they also noted that the micturition point is between 150 and 300 cm3 (ml)" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IsaanUSA Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I don't live in Thailand. My gym is air-conditioned. I take a few sips of water every 5-10 minutes (depending on how long our rounds are). But anyways, what is the point of drinking 4 gallons of water per day? What is that supposed to be doing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tropo Posted August 23, 2013 Share Posted August 23, 2013 I don't live in Thailand. My gym is air-conditioned. I take a few sips of water every 5-10 minutes (depending on how long our rounds are). But anyways, what is the point of drinking 4 gallons of water per day? What is that supposed to be doing? I don't think there's any point in drinking 4 gallons per day, but I think you could benefit from an increase in consumption. You've taken it to the reverse extreme. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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