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Daily Water Intake
My recommendations on water intake...
You really need to increase your daily
water intake if you're not drinking enough water. How do
you know if you're drinking the right amount? Well, that's what I'm
going to discuss on this page!
Do you know what can happen to you if you're not drinking
enough water? Here are the top 10
things that can happen to you if you do not drink a good amount of
water throughout the days:
- Dehydration
- Excess Body Fat
- Digestion Troubles
- Poor to No Muscle Tone
- Decreased Muscle Size
- Decreased Organ Function
- Increased Amount of Toxins
- Water Retention
- Ongoing Muscle Soreness
- Joint Problems
Do you really want to take a chance on any of the above? People have
died from not drinking enough water! Our goal here at Weight Lifting
Complete is to ensure you are drinking enough water to reach your
muscle building and fat loss goals.
Did you know that when you are trying to lose fat, you should be
drinking much more water due to the increased amoutn of toxins in your
body? Water helps to get rid of these toxins and keep that body running
efficiently.
What is the recommended daily
water intake?
I always recommend that you drink around a gallon
of water per day. A gallon is 128 ounces if you didn't already know.
This is my recommendation for people on a detailed exercise program
that includes weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise activities.
128 ounces is equivalent to 16 glasses of water that are 8 ounces each.
So, that recommended intake of 6-8 glasses per day just isn't going to
cut it for all you people out there who exercise hard with weights and
cardio.
There's no need to drink much more than a gallon of water per day
unless you are very heavy and currently on a weight loss plan. Some
formulas I've seen out there recommend about 2/3 of an ounce per pound
of body weight for overweight people on weight loss diets. That can add
up to a lot of water per day!
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WoW
Words
of
Wisdom
"If you don't want to be exact, simply
drink around a gallon of water per day. This will be plenty of fluid
combined with other liquids you drink such as milk.
If you want a more exact calculation, multiply 0.7 by your body weight
in pounds. This will give you an exact estimate of the amount of water
you should be drinking per day." --Josh |
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Trouble drinking enough Water?
You can easily increase your daily water intake by providing yourself
with plenty opportunities to drink water. You can surround yourself
with more sources of water throughout the day.
Personally, I take a 64 ounce water bottle to work with me every day of
the week. I make sure to finish off that bottle of water before I leave
work. I then have another 32 ounces or so during my workout and another
16 or so after my workout. I then have water with my breakfast meal at
home and my dinner.
I also use water in all of my protein shakes. Every once in a while I
mix skim milk with my protein during muscle building cycles to increase
calories, but I usually have water.
On the weekends, I use bottled water at home and drink them between all
of my meals. My daily
water intake on the weekends is a little lower because I
do not lift weights on the weekend for most of my weightlifting
schedules. If I do workout on the weekends, my water intake increases
naturally because I drink water during my workouts.
Surround yourself with plenty of water and you'll do fine. Carry a
water bottle everywhere you go. Drink water out of water fountains
whenever you pass one. Make this a habit. Stay at the water fountain a
little longer than normal.
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