HYDRATE!
Drink water! Like you live the desert- stop whatever you're doing and go chug 12oz. now.
I cannot express enough how important staying hydrated is (looking at approx 80-100oz of water per day). Let's go over the basics:
Water is in every cell of your body. Yup all 37 trillion of them. If you are ever feeling tired, achy, inflamed, bloated, etc...odds are you're dehydrated. Without proper hydration, your body cannot flush toxins out of all of those 37 trillion cells. Which means those cells will hold on to waste products leading to those symptoms above and a ton more that haven't been listed.
Without water your body cannot properly absorb nutrients putting all of that hard work to stay healthy by eating whole, clean foods at a less than ideal level.
In a dehydrated state, your body will start pulling water from wherever it can. This includes waste products. Yup, if you're thinking poop that's what I mean. It's gross but it's the harsh reality people. So on top of not flushing out toxins, now you have fecal matter floating around your bloodstream, pumping into every major organ, and infiltrating all 37 trillion cells. Just adding to those toxins already there. Poop in your blood and cells. Gross.
In order to be properly hydrated you'll need to drink 80-100oz of water per day for about a week. Just because you pee clear doesn't mean you're hydrated. It means your body is getting rid of excess water it can't use at the moment.
So now, dehydrated, holding onto toxins, body in an imbalanced state you walk into CrossFit on a hot summer day and expect to be able to give your 100%. As you warm up you start sweating- creating even more of an imbalance in electrolytes (sodium/potassium ratio in your blood). This causes fatigue, increased heart rate (your heart has to work harder than necessary), and muscle cramps among MANY other things.
You've come in to crush a workout and you're putting yourself at a disadvantage. Your muscles will fatigue a bit quicker then usual, your endurance will be lowered. That increased tightness and soreness post wod? That can be helped by drinking water. Think about it- your muscles are like giant pieces of meat. Without proper hydration they start to tighten...almost like jerky (dehydrated meat). Don't have jerky for muscles. Drink water.
Fitness:
Strength-
A. Hang power clean 5 sets of 2 @tough weight
B. clean grip RDL's 3 sets of 5 @ 80%of A
WOD
3 rounds for time
15 pull ups
20 wall balls -
Performance:
Strength-
A. 10 minutes to find max squat clean
B. Clean Grip RDL's 3 sets of 5 @ 80% of A
WOD-
For time
100 pull ups
100 wall balls
I cannot express enough how important staying hydrated is (looking at approx 80-100oz of water per day). Let's go over the basics:
Water is in every cell of your body. Yup all 37 trillion of them. If you are ever feeling tired, achy, inflamed, bloated, etc...odds are you're dehydrated. Without proper hydration, your body cannot flush toxins out of all of those 37 trillion cells. Which means those cells will hold on to waste products leading to those symptoms above and a ton more that haven't been listed.
Without water your body cannot properly absorb nutrients putting all of that hard work to stay healthy by eating whole, clean foods at a less than ideal level.
In a dehydrated state, your body will start pulling water from wherever it can. This includes waste products. Yup, if you're thinking poop that's what I mean. It's gross but it's the harsh reality people. So on top of not flushing out toxins, now you have fecal matter floating around your bloodstream, pumping into every major organ, and infiltrating all 37 trillion cells. Just adding to those toxins already there. Poop in your blood and cells. Gross.
In order to be properly hydrated you'll need to drink 80-100oz of water per day for about a week. Just because you pee clear doesn't mean you're hydrated. It means your body is getting rid of excess water it can't use at the moment.
So now, dehydrated, holding onto toxins, body in an imbalanced state you walk into CrossFit on a hot summer day and expect to be able to give your 100%. As you warm up you start sweating- creating even more of an imbalance in electrolytes (sodium/potassium ratio in your blood). This causes fatigue, increased heart rate (your heart has to work harder than necessary), and muscle cramps among MANY other things.
You've come in to crush a workout and you're putting yourself at a disadvantage. Your muscles will fatigue a bit quicker then usual, your endurance will be lowered. That increased tightness and soreness post wod? That can be helped by drinking water. Think about it- your muscles are like giant pieces of meat. Without proper hydration they start to tighten...almost like jerky (dehydrated meat). Don't have jerky for muscles. Drink water.
Fitness:
Strength-
A. Hang power clean 5 sets of 2 @tough weight
B. clean grip RDL's 3 sets of 5 @ 80%of A
WOD
3 rounds for time
15 pull ups
20 wall balls -
Performance:
Strength-
A. 10 minutes to find max squat clean
B. Clean Grip RDL's 3 sets of 5 @ 80% of A
WOD-
For time
100 pull ups
100 wall balls
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