The role of water in bodybuilding
Published August 15, 2011 | 
The role of water in bodybuilding
Oh, how naive some people are. They feel sorry for a dog that drinks from the pool, unaware that the water there sometimes is cleaner than that flowing from a tap in their kitchen.
The environmental problem today is reflected in a drop of water. The industrial waste penetrates deep into the earth and mixes with the groundwater. Before getting into our plumbing, these waters undergo some purification, but the water is very far from being a spring clean. The most dangerous thing is that water with industrial wheels often has neither taste nor smell. You drink, as you think, clean water, but your body is penetrated by harmful and even poisonous substances. You, as a bodybuilder, can take simple precautions. For example, boil water or let it to desilt for about a day. But the best way, although it is cumbersome is to pass the water through a special charcoal filter. Are these precautions really necessary?
Yes, because water is just as powerful stimulant of “pumping” as food. Can a bodybuilder let the process of nutrition to live its life? Can he eat tasteless, undercooked or unsanitary food? Of course not.
The same rules are applied to water.
If to say that we are composed of water, this will not be an exaggeration. Half our blood is a pure distilled water. Our muscles are 75% of water. Water plays a huge role in maintaining a constant body temperature and constant pressure. Even if you lose only 3% of the water your body, you will not be able to run. If 5% – will not be able to train with your favorite heavy weights. Well, if all 10%, the people in whites will have to work hard to breathe life into you.
The role of water in bodybuilding is huge, because water takes part in accumulation of the muscle glycogen – the main source of energy in the bodybuilding training. As a biochemical compound, glycogen by three-quarters is composed of water.
Besides the direct participation in the “pumping”, water has an indirect effect, which is extremely important for bodybuilders. It tones up the mind! Remember, the excited person is given a glass of water, and he comes to his senses.
Well, let’s leave the theory. I know you expect me to give practical advice. And the first thing you would like to ask is: whether a bodybuilder should drink mineral water? Perhaps, mineral water will improve and enhance anabolism? Alas, the study of this issue has showed that mineral salts of such water are absorbed less than the same mineral substances absorbed by the body from normal food. In this regard, in the U.S.A. it is not allowed to advertise mineral water as a health elixir. However, liberal Europe has no such rules: drink, if you like!
Nevertheless, the European “water” companies, like American ones have changed their business from mineral water to a real panacea – perfectly clean water. Such water is packaged in large bottles and is designed not only for drinking but for cooking. Such water in the everyday life of people with money has completely replaced the tap water.
That’s what you need! Especially during the training. Because you need to drink every 10 – 20 minutes, performing the exercises, even if you do not feel thirsty. You should also drink before the training. The last drink of water should be made 1.5 – 2 hours before your arrival to the gym.
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