So true

You body works on something called the sodium/potassium pump. When an electrical signal is sent down the muscle fiber it will cause a depolarization of the nerve in which the sodium and potassium ions switch places. If you have too much sodium then you will cramp-up and the same is true if you have too much potassium (Very unlikely).

Watch the amount of sodium you ingest in a day, because it is a diuretic and thus will cause you to excrete more water.

 

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Just do what i do go and sit in the shade for a few minutes.

 

a tip for when you wash your face etc...

mix a cooler of water and a little bit of ice and a bottle of cheap cologne. this will cause your pours to open and cool you off fast. at school we called it florida water... it works good. just soak a rag in it, wipe your arms your head, neck, and face and your good to go.

 

On the really hot days, when I take a water break, I will dribble a little of that water down the back of my neck. It almost feels like you jumped in an icebath. I got that from watching the marathons on TV--you'll see the runners take a gulp of water from a cup then toss the rest on the back of their neck.

A banana and an apple during the day help, too, and I've found I can recover better from a strenuous day if I drink a whey protein mixture here and there, like one at lunch and one at the end of the day.

Jason

 

Gatorade will help with electrolytes, but if you're really worried about dehydration you have to keep your body hydrated, not just when you're at work. Cut back on caffeine, and work on hydrating your body at night and on the weekends. Then just try to keep the fluids up during work. You can't play catch up without stopping and taking a several hour break. You have to start the day in the right condition. When I was in the Marines we were told it takes about 3 days of drinking lots of water to get your body hydrated, then you have to maintain that as you sweat.

 

thanks Admin. that was deff. more than I was looking for, but much apreciated.
I tried washing my arms/neck/face in cool water and felt great, I'll deff. keep doing that. Also I'll be drinking more water while I'm resting in the evening/morning.
I've never heard of a cooler bandana that welders wear. what is that and where do you go about getting one? Grainger or Fastenal maybe?
I do have plenty of regular bandanas I used to soak and wear around my neck backpacking.
jgc do you end of smelling like cologne all day? I guess it's better than how I smell though.
thanks
-matt


*EDIT*
Aztrainer: "Watch the amount of sodium you ingest in a day, because it is a diuretic and thus will cause you to excrete more water."

I did wake up pretty loose this morning. I'll dilute the gatorade a little more tomorrow and try that.

 

Woogs

If you have a lot of bandanas you can do this as a little trick I do for the start of football season here in hell err.....Arizona with 110 degrees. Get a small cooler and put ice then bandanas and put water. Let it sit for a little while and put one on the back of your neck over the carotid artery. Change them out every thirty to forty minutes and put the old one back into the cooler. This is a trick that will keep you surprisingly cool in very hot temperatures.

 

no, well i mean we were playing football... but no. someone told me it was the alcohol in the cologne that opened the pores. idk, maybe spike your rand with a little alcohol? You dont really have to use a bunch, We filled up a biggo water thing with it. maybe feel up a old milk jug or somethin and pour a lil bit in it. if you want ill ask s/o and find out for sure... hows that sound?

 

Thanks for the Endurox R4 info. I will try it. I spend too much time in the heat & this stuff sounds like a great way to rehydrate.

 

I ride about 500/800 miles a month, with a number of medical challenges my hydration is very critical, the more water you drink the worse you make dehydration without a total electrolyte balance, you wash away what you need.

I hate to say it Gatorade is only …..at best…. half of what you need. Might be hard to believe but few athletes ever drink Gatorade. I am talking endurance type athletes or competing at a very high level of competition.

The problems becomes when people only add sodium, you need all five substances to balance hydration, when you get all supplied you will never have cramps, or be dehydrated. The good thing is it helps digestion and stomach/intestinal cramps also, a precursor that takes place LONG before muscle cramps show their ugly face. Most right it off to bad Taco bell.

Trust me I have a team of doctors and a coach that has taken a ton of data off me to figure all this out.....

Use the R4 all the time not just to re-hydrate....that is where we have learned so much.....pre balance saves …………

 

Well, they had a police recruit in GA (?) that actually killed himself by drinking too much water! Only cramps I usually get are hands or feet while working then maybe cramps at night in the legs though I usually head that off by not raising my legs right away to sleep if I am very tired.

I wouldn't recommend wearing perfume/colgne to anyone in the southern woods unless you like getting eaten or attacked by yellow jackets.

A -moderate- amount of salt helps me, especially since I usually do not eat much while working, but, still lose 2-3 pounds sweating. Someone said eating pickles would help, they do. I think it is all the salt though I admit not knowing what all that vinegar does combined with the corn syrup most pickles have...

Endurox R4 sounds good though I would have to see what the roots and stuff like arginine and Ciwujia are.

 

Yes, you can drink too much water and your blood becomes too thin due to hyperhydration. It is called hyponatremia in which there is not enough sodium in the system.

Pickels have sodium in them and thus they make you feel better and there is a item called "Pickle Juice" that is being touted as a replacement for poweraide and gatoraide

http://www.goldenpicklejuice.com/

 

Similar to what Ford51 stated, I drank about TWO gallons of GATORADE a day when I built my garage. The temps were in the 90's and 100's and it took me nearly one month to complete the whole job.

I went to my physician for a regular checkup during that time period and they thought something was wrong with me because my electroylte level was SO high.

I then told them about the GATORADE consumption and that eased their (and my) minds.

 

I don't know about adding BOILING water to powdered Gatorade to mix it, but, I do use hot water from the tap, to mix.

Just the heat from the water will start breaking down the solids, so they mix better. (Goes for any powdered drink mix, like Nestea; Lipton's, etc.)


I've found that eating a small portion of fruit (1/2 banana or 1/2 an apple, or 4 or 5 strawberries) helps a LOT when I'm really thirsty, along with the gatorade or drink water with LIME squeezed into it.


Another trick instead of cheap cologne(s), etc., is to use Isopropyl alcohol and water mixed, and rub this on your arms and neck.
The Isopropyl makes the water "Wetter" (printer's trick) and will also help open the pores to let heat escape and to cool your body down.
(Necessary caution- - - - do NOT injest the water/alcohol mix!!!)

Also, a rub down with 'Sea Breeze' will help to cool down your body.