Protein/Water Consumption

[TheNewGuy]

I heard that you should drink a lot of water when lifting to help digest all the protein you should be eating. How much water should you drink per gram of protein?

 

[change]

you should drink a ton of water regardless of how much protein you have


i try to drink at the very least one gallon a day

 

[suikeisuru]

1-2 gallons a day.

 

[Warboss Alex]

From the word of DC himself:

1g protein per lb = 1 gallon of water per day
1.5g protein per lb = 1.5 gallon of water per day
2g protein per lb = 2 gallons of water per day

This is the rule, no exceptions at all. Otherwise you'll have a whole host of problems.

Incidentally this imo should be taken ON TOP of what you'd normally drink during the day, especially if it's a hot day, you ate a lot of spicy food, etc.

Sodas etc do NOT count towards the count but flavoured water does (0 kcal stuff).

 

[Jay-X]

does milk count too? because it's 80% water, but it also contains 30g of proteins x liter...


i noticed that since i started to eat sh1tloads of meat and milk, i've been pissing A LOT more... expecially in the morning... i usually have to piss 5 times from 7am to 14am... is it normal or too much? after lunch it decreases, but i usually urinate a dozen times a day or so... how many times a day do you urinate on average?

 

[uzio]

Anything that contains water (including vegetables and fruit ) counts. But sodas are junk to be avoided (esp coke - which - despite being a dring - has diurectic characteristic).

The rule is to drink often, and more then less. While I'd say that 2 gals/day is a bit excessive, 1-1.5 is usually enough.

However - I know people who could go through as much as 4-5 gallons during hot days (one guy is a pro cyclist, other a runner).

However - if during the day you feel thirsty, then you drank - TOO LITTLE - no matter how much was it.

 

[Jay-X]

Originally posted by uzio
Anything that contains water (including vegetables and fruit ) counts. But sodas are junk to be avoided (esp coke - which - despite being a dring - has diurectic characteristic).

The rule is to drink often, and more then less. While I'd say that 2 gals/day is a bit excessive, 1-1.5 is usually enough.

However - I know people who could go through as much as 4-5 gallons during hot days (one guy is a pro cyclist, other a runner).

However - if during the day you feel thirsty, then you drank - TOO LITTLE - no matter how much was it.

isn't 4-5 gallons like 12-15 liters?!?!?!

 

[uzio]

Originally posted by Jay-X
isn't 4-5 gallons like 12-15 liters?!?!?!

Yea - incredible - isn't it?

Dunno much about the runner, but in the case of a cyclist it was a 125mile MTB marathon in about 35 celsius.

Usually he does a 100-150 km/day in the summer, and really hot days he drinks like mad.

 

[Jay-X]

Originally posted by uzio
Yea - incredible - isn't it?

Dunno much about the runner, but in the case of a cyclist it was a 125mile MTB marathon in about 35 celsius.

Usually he does a 100-150 km/day in the summer, and really hot days he drinks like mad.

i couldn't figure out myself drinking more than a couple of gallons a day... but if you think about it, when you cycle under 35° for 150 km, you sweat at least 3 gallons away...