Hello All,
From Training Peaks:
https://www.trainingpeaks.com/..._weekly_news_nonuser
Excerpt:
"ā¦YOUāRE TRAINING OR RACING LONGER HOURS/DISTANCES IN TOUGHER CONDITIONS?
However when youāre sweating over many hours (either in a single day, or collectively over many days back-to-back) and accumulating large sweat and sodium losses in a condensed period of time, I remain wholly unconvinced that drinking water to thirst is enough to optimize your hydration and performance. Thereās just too much solid evidence out there showing athletes at all levels using electrolyte supplements to very positive effect (and the opposite when they donāt).
If youāre training/racing longer distances, especially in hotter/more humid conditions, itās definitely worth building a considered hydration strategy. Your plan should be individualized and flexible enough to be tweaked on the go. It should also utilize biofeedback (including a big reliance on your sense of thirst) to determine how much fluid and sodium you take in. Taking this free online Sweat Test can help you get started.
In reality most peopleās final hydration plan should involve some strategic and premeditated consumption of fluids and sodium, balanced with a healthy degree of ādrinking to thirstā to ensure that you donāt end up vastly over (or under) doing your intake on a given day."
Cheers, Neal
+1 mph Faster
From Training Peaks:
https://www.trainingpeaks.com/..._weekly_news_nonuser
Excerpt:
"ā¦YOUāRE TRAINING OR RACING LONGER HOURS/DISTANCES IN TOUGHER CONDITIONS?
However when youāre sweating over many hours (either in a single day, or collectively over many days back-to-back) and accumulating large sweat and sodium losses in a condensed period of time, I remain wholly unconvinced that drinking water to thirst is enough to optimize your hydration and performance. Thereās just too much solid evidence out there showing athletes at all levels using electrolyte supplements to very positive effect (and the opposite when they donāt).
If youāre training/racing longer distances, especially in hotter/more humid conditions, itās definitely worth building a considered hydration strategy. Your plan should be individualized and flexible enough to be tweaked on the go. It should also utilize biofeedback (including a big reliance on your sense of thirst) to determine how much fluid and sodium you take in. Taking this free online Sweat Test can help you get started.
In reality most peopleās final hydration plan should involve some strategic and premeditated consumption of fluids and sodium, balanced with a healthy degree of ādrinking to thirstā to ensure that you donāt end up vastly over (or under) doing your intake on a given day."
Cheers, Neal
+1 mph Faster