Best time to drink water - before, during or after training?

[jas]

Best time to drink water? Before, during or after training ?

Or all of the above?

[New England]

if you're not sparring it's really not all that big of a deal to swig some water during training. if you drink too much you'll start to feel it in your stomach, and if you drink way too much you'll start to feel heavy and slower. i'd be lying to you if i told you that i haven't puked dozens of times in my time as an athlete.


when you're sparring, you're better off just rinsing your mouth out and taking in a little bit of water.


the best time to drink water is in the period leading up to physical activity. that's what keeps you hydrated during activity without causing you to drink a ton of water during training, which will effect your performance. the best indicator of hydration is how you feel. the second is your urine. if you're pissing clear you're usually good.

after you're done training, you can camel up. that's when you really start to sweat.

[Isaac Hunt]

You want to be hydrated at all times so before training,during training and after. During training youn basically want to top up the water you are losing through sweating to prevent dehydration,if you don't do that you will dehydrate and your performance levels will drop.

[Weltschmerz]

In the morning, when you get up. Drink as much water as you can before training.

[Cuauhtémoc1520]

All of the above.

When you start feeling thirsty, it's too late. You are already dehydrated. The best way to tell if you are properly hydrated is check your urine.

Make sure your urine is clear. If it's yellowish, or even dark with a smell, you are dehydrated.

When you are properly hydrated, you will have more energy, be less hungry and have much better workouts. Nothing is more important, I can tell you from experience.

Also, drink water, *** all those energy drinks, or pre workout drinks. Water is better than anything else.

[AddiX]

Drink coconut water or a juiced water melon after or even during your workout if it's available.

That stuff is perfect fighter fluid.

[jas]

Drink coconut water or a juiced water melon after or even during your workout if it's available.

That stuff is perfect fighter fluid.

What about pineapple? I just finished workout and eating pineapple as I type this.

Is it all to do with hydration and simple sugars after workout?

[New England]

All of the above.

When you start feeling thirsty, it's too late. You are already dehydrated. The best way to tell if you are properly hydrated is check your urine.

Make sure your urine is clear. If it's yellowish, or even dark with a smell, you are dehydrated.

When you are properly hydrated, you will have more energy, be less hungry and have much better workouts. Nothing is more important, I can tell you from experience.

Also, drink water, *** all those energy drinks, or pre workout drinks. Water is better than anything else.

lol. wtf, squat? if you're working hard enough, on a field away from el bano, have a set of boxing gloves laced onto your hands, have full equipment on, you can't piss in constancy. the best indicator of your level of hydration is how you feel. your stomach will feel bloated if you're drinking too much, which hinders performance. if you need water your mouth will start getting dry, and eventually it'l turn into full blown thirst, and that's the important one.

if you're getting a splitting headache it's probably too late to hydrate while remaining at your peak performance, but the notion that it's too late to hydrate when you get thirsty is f#cking absurd. that's why you get thirsty and don't just keel over first.

[New England]

in short:

the day of activity is when you make sure you're adequately hydrated. you want to piss clear and often.

during activity you maintain an intake of water that your sport will allow. lacrosse players don't drink a ton because we feel bloated and slow. the hotter it gets outside, the more you have to drink, but you don't want to gorge on the stuff. fighters don't drink a ton because they take punches, swallow blood, need to be feel light and move fast, etc. lots of trainers will tell you to rinse and spit, only taking in small sips of water.


after activity is when you do most of your sweating, and that's when you camel up [drink a lot of water and replenish.] i suggest mostly water, but you can definitely mix in some sports drinks if you're diluting them. they've got salt and sugar, which is stuff you use up during activity.



if you're not performing at a high level, just drink when you feel thirsty during activity. as long as you aren't gulping down several pints, you won't feel sick or overly slow. i used to drink a ton of water when i lifted weights. who gives a f#ck if i feel a bit bloated walking around a weightroom?

[mrlopez]

What about pineapple? I just finished workout and eating pineapple as I type this.

Is it all to do with hydration and simple sugars after workout?

Pineapple is a natural way to reduce swelling! I blend pineapple and coconut water and drink it after a rigorous workout