Hydration

[Ben]

Hi Joe,

In your opinion what’s the optimal hydration levels?
About to begin a cut, 6’5”, 92.15kg, BF 12.9%
Understand holding water is a big factor but what do you suggest? How many Litres a day should I be aiming for?

Many thanks

Ben

[Anonymous]

What exactly do you mean by ‘big factor’? Like a negative thing or something?

The general recommendation for fluid intake a day was around 2 liters if I remember correctly. Now keep in mind that that is just a ballpark number and how much water YOU should aim to drink should always be based on YOUR individual needs.

[Joe]

Ben wrote:

Hi Joe,

In your opinion what’s the optimal hydration levels?
About to begin a cut, 6’5”, 92.15kg, BF 12.9%
Understand holding water is a big factor but what do you suggest? How many Litres a day should I be aiming for?

Many thanks

Ben

There are actually no very well established guidelines for EXACT amounts. The most agreed upon number seems to be 1 ounce of water per 1 lean pound body mass. So by your stats, around 180(ish) ounces of water per day (little under a 1 1/2 gallons). Sorry, you’ll have to liter convert. That is a good a place as any to start. From there, just see where you feel, and perform best. (Generally it may be slightly higher with hard training, lower on off days).

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