water weight?

[D00fy]

how much water weight can a body store? just wondering, drink about a gallon a day,but just curious to know how much the body can store?

[SwoleCat]

There is no one amount the body can store. It's all relative to how much sodium you ingest and how much water you ingest.

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[tatertoos]

Carbohydrates seem to effect my water retention, mostly, since I keep sodium relatively low. If I load up on carbs, I can gain 5-7lbs overnight!!!!

[daman1]

The body holds up to 6 pounds of water not including your organs or things made up primarily of water, but how much you personally hold is dependent on the things swole said.

[TRIBOL]

i dont mean to jump on the thread but its the same topic, is it ok to drink 1 whole gallon of water during workouts? or is it too much for the body to handle at one time?

[SwoleCat]

How do you manage to drink an entire gallon? How long are you in the gym?

To me that seems very extreme, being that I consume only about 1-1.5 gallons of water per day.

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[daman1]

If I drink more than 48oz of water at a time, my eyes start to feel like they're bulging out of my head

[sooner45]

As of right now my sodium intake is pretty high, I put salt on just about anything I eat, although I am countering with at LEAST a gallon of water a day. What would happen if I dropped all sodium BUT still kept drinking the 1 gallon+ water a day? Any chance of increase in fat loss???

[Elliot]

As of right now my sodium intake is pretty high, I put salt on just about anything I eat, although I am countering with at LEAST a gallon of water a day. What would happen if I dropped all sodium BUT still kept drinking the 1 gallon+ water a day? Any chance of increase in fat loss???

no.. you will loose weight tho..

[dalcowbag]

How do you manage to drink an entire gallon? How long are you in the gym?

To me that seems very extreme, being that I consume only about 1-1.5 gallons of water per day.

~SC~

I find it very easy to down a gallon while i lift. . .i am rarley in there for more then 2 hours but ihave my jug and down it without a prob

[Elliot]

I find it very easy to down a gallon while i lift. . .i am rarley in there for more then 2 hours but ihave my jug and down it without a prob

2 hours !? daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam..

[dalcowbag]

2 hours !? daaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaam..

its not a prob when u dont have a job . . .

oh wait, thats not a good thing

[OSTIE]

I guess this is sorta on topic with the thread. Anyone read in the news a couple months back that some frats were makin the guys that wanted to pledge drink like friggin 3 gallons of water straight or something. I dont remember exactly how much, but i think atleast one person died from it.

[dalcowbag]

I guess this is sorta on topic with the thread. Anyone read in the news a couple months back that some frats were makin the guys that wanted to pledge drink like friggin 3 gallons of water straight or something. I dont remember exactly how much, but i think atleast one person died from it.

yeah, it was a while ago, they had him funneling water and he died. . .what the hell are some ppl thinking

[masswithclass]

how much water weight can a body store? just wondering, drink about a gallon a day,but just curious to know how much the body can store?

Here's one for ya. I compete at 175, two days later i'll be 205. Let's just say the body can hold a ton of water!