Waterlogged: The Serious Problem ofOverhydration in Endurance Sports
- “Drink as much as you can, even beforeyou feel thirsty.” That’s been themantra to athletes and coaches for thepast three decades, and bottled water and sports drinks have flourished intobillion-dollar industries in the same short time.
- The problem is that an overhydrated athlete is at a performance disadvantage and at riskof exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH)–a potentially fatal condition.
- Dr. Tim Noakes takes you inside the science of athlete hydration for a fascinating look atthe human body’s need for water and how it uses the liquids it ingests. He also chronicles the shaky research that reported findings contrary to results in nearly all of Noakes extensive and since-confirmed studies.
- In Waterlogged, Noakessets the record straight, exposing the myths surrounding dehydration and presenting up-to-date hydration guidelines for endurance sport and prolonged training activities.
- Enough with oversold sports drinks and obsessing over water consumptionbefore, during, and after every workout, he says. Time for the facts and the prevention of any more needless fatalities
