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Dehydrated and Dominant?
New study shows mild dehydration has no effect on athletic performance.
Researchers from Brock University in St. Catharines, Ontario, have discovered evidence that suggests being dehydrated
doesnt hinder athletic performance.
Stephen Cheung is the lead author of Separate and Combined Effects of Dehydration and Thirst Sensation on Exercise
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Performance in the Heat, published in the June 2015 volume Consuming fluids during exercise keeps your blood
of the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. volume up and your core temperature down. Both help
The study analyzed the performances of 11 experienced you fight fatigue and perform better.
long-distance cyclists under different hydration conditions.
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(The April 2015 CrossFit Journal article Hydrating the Elite His study, on the other hand, controlled variables by elimi-
discusses this topic in depth.) nating psychological factors so actual hydration status
could be evaluated.
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We removed that psychological crutch that (causes (Sports-drink companies are) trying to sell products, so
athletes to believe) I always have to drink to be at peak theyll do anything to convince you that you need (them)
performance, he said. to perform, said Hew-Butler, who has dedicated her career
to studying exercise-associated hyponatremia (EAH), a life-
Cheung explained the crutch exists in many minds threatening condition that can be caused by drinking too
because of the message the public has heard for years much during exercise. EAH leaves an athlete with danger-
from sports-science organizations theyre told to trust. But ously low blood-sodium levels, which in severe cases can
science can sometimes suffer when marketing dollars are lead to potentially fatal brain swelling called exercise-
involved. The BMJ addressed the issue head on in the 2012 associated hyponatremic encephalopathy (EAHE).
article The Truth About Sports Drinks.
In his book Waterlogged: The Serious Problem With
There is an inherent conflict of interest with a lot of the Overhydration in Endurance Sports, Dr. Tim Noakes noted
people doing research or writing in the interest of being 12 deaths from EAH or EAHE between 1981 and 2009. In
funded by the Gatorade Sport Science Institute (GSSI), August 2014, two high-school football players were killed
Cheung said. by EAHE after drinking too much water and Gatorade.
He added: Gatorade sponsors a lot of major organizations, Despite the potentially serious consequences of drinking
like the ACSM, so thats always a potential issue. too much, Cheung said he believes most people continue
to listen to the dehydration message.
Dr. Tamara Hew-Butleran exercise physiologist from Oakland
University in Rochester, Michiganreiterated the point. Its an easy message to broadcast for people to intuitively
understand, Cheung said. Water is our most important
nutrient, and its easy and logical to think you should drink.
Its much harder to send out a message that you can drink
too much, Cheung explained. Hes hoping his research can
help change common perception so people understand
sometimes less water is the best for great performance.
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Dave Re/CrossFit Journal
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