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Originally Posted by dman2
I know that when I drink water, I feel soooo much better and have more energy in general. If you are working out a lot or are an athlete, I don't see how you could drink "too much" water unless you are drinking non-stop. The thing that water will do is make you pee a lot.
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Actually, strangely enough athletes are at a higher risk of drinking too much water then non-athletes. What happens is when you're sweating alot you lose electrolytes, and then by "flooding" your system, you piss out even more electrolytes. No electrolytes = some serious problems..starts off with cramping, leads to other things. A few marathon runners have actually collapsed and died from drinking too much water...freaky stuff.
thats why athletes should make sure to get some electrolytes in with their water , something like a little gatorade or powerade every now and then. Obviously not too much because that stuff is mostly sugar..but a bit..