Why do people carry gallon jugs of water around woth them at the gym?

Diabeetus wrote:

not mutually exclusive wrote:

It is possible for someone to drink water all day and swig water from a bottle as a result of drinking when they are thirsty.

Yes, but they should get treatment for Diabetes instead.

"Drinking water all day" does not imply that the individual is consuming a greater quantity of water than the would if they only consumed water a few times per day. "All day" is a measure of time, not a measure of volume.

monkey see monkey do wrote:

It's a fad just like arm warmers and compression socks on runners.

It's not really a fad but I agree with your point on runners wearing arm warmers and compression socks hilarious.

hmmmmph wrote:

runningart2004 wrote:

Aiming for a gallon of water a day will help you lose weight. Mostly because if you are drinking water you are not drinking sugary drinks or confusing hunger for thirst. Also creatine users will need to drink lots of water.

Leading up to my one bodybuilding show I drank 2-3 gal a day for 5 days then not a drop for 18 hours. Lost 5lbs in those 18 hours. Yes I peed a lot.

Alan

I don't want to lose weight but I looked it up and it's 3785ml - that seems like a LOT of water to drink in a day, I mean I drink over 2 litres and that seems a lot compared to the average person. I could probably do 3 litres at a push though.

And as for 2-3 gallons!!! Alan is that actually dangerous?

Long term of course it is. Competetive bodybuilders do dangerous things to be successful. Dropping to 5% or lower bodyfat while exercising 90-120 minutes day in a caloric defecit is also not healthy. There is a reason I only did one show. Doing that multiple times a year can not be good for your health.

I still won a broadsword for placing 5th. Had I gone the extra step and used a dieretic like lasix or hctz I would have lost at least another 3lbs and made weight. Instead I competed at a heavier wt class where the top 3-4 easily outweighed me by 10lbs. I would have won the lighter class.

My cutting diet got down to 1200cal while lifting an hour a day and doing 30-60min of either cycling or sprints.

90% of the process is completely normal. Lots of bros say they are "training for a show'. Few have the cajones to do a proper cut. During the cut and prep is when that crazy 10% comes into play. ..low caloric intake, shaving head to toe, fake tan, extreme high water intake and dieretic in the last week. Then you get to the show and realize 99% of your competetion is juiced.

Alan

Bad Wigins wrote:

mwwwin wrote:

Purchase a water testing kit that you can get for @$5 and test your tap water. After doing so, you probably won't want to drink it again.

I drink spring water.

You are probably suffering from magnesium deficiency and some level of atherosclerosis.

Don't be afraid of dirty water. Pure = empty.

What are you talking about Mr. Wigins? Bottled water contains minerals too, it's not "pure" in the sense you are referring. They run tapwater through an RO membrane, removing everything (almost). Then they add back in potassium, magnesium, salt, and calcium in the form of chlorides or sulfates. All the major things you find in natural water, just in controlled quantities. If they didn't it would taste horrible and the ph would be about 5.

The quality of raw spring water, lake water, and groundwater can vary so significantly it would be like saying "runners" when you are talking about olympians.

Paulo knows how to find me wrote:

We could do a whole thread on stereotypes at the gym. The old ladies reading Cosmo on the recumbent bikes, the meatheads carrying their gallons of water, the women who sit on the machines and play with their iphones for 15 minutes between each set...it goes on and on.

The injured runner who pounds the stairmaster or elliptical so hard and long there is always a puddle of sweat underneath it when they are finished.

adding to the list wrote:

Paulo knows how to find me wrote:

We could do a whole thread on stereotypes at the gym. The old ladies reading Cosmo on the recumbent bikes, the meatheads carrying their gallons of water, the women who sit on the machines and play with their iphones for 15 minutes between each set...it goes on and on.

The injured runner who pounds the stairmaster or elliptical so hard and long there is always a puddle of sweat underneath it when they are finished.

The new year's resolution crowd that clogs the gym up in January then disappears for the next 11 months.

Bob Sacamano wrote:

In my experience, it's not the blue hairs on the recumbent bikes, it's the meat heads at the weight stations that carry around the gallon jugs of water.

Gyms are weird; definitely good people watching. I go to one 3 times a week for cross training, and am consistently amused.

The gallon jug allows them to hog the apparatus because they don't have to get up to use the drinking fountain. They can sit.....pump.....drink....rest and repeat without giving up the apparatus. You haven't had the complete gym experience until you have been chased off a machine......."Hey Brah didn't you see my towel on the machine!!!"...Whilst they flex and stare you down. Beat it or get beaten is their motto. Just another day at the jungle gym. If the gym only had vines hanging from the rafters they could swing on.

Paulo knows how to find me wrote:

the women who sit on the machines and play with their iphones for 15 minutes between each set.

It's not just women who do this. I swear some people spend 5 minutes staring at their phones for every 1 minute spent exercising. Why go to the gym to stare at your phone? Just because you're sitting on an exercise machine as you play with your phone doesn't make it exercise.

I just saw a Meathead at the store wearing a t-shirt that said , " All Buff , no Fluff" .

I'm innovative. I do Chest on a Tuesday!

Just kidding.

Things that annoy me at the gym...

Its called a squat rack, not a curl rack...

Don't yell at me about dropping weights. The deadlift is a loud exercise. Get over it

Monday. Why are so many dudes benching on Monday?

If you want to run for more than 30min go outside. You won't melt.

Things that annoy me about Army pt...

3 miles is a long run? Trust me you won't implode if you go longer.

So you have shoulder injuries and you've done 1000 pushups for every one pullup....hmmmmm.

30/60s and 60/120s are not the only methods of "interval running" you can do. Also telephone poll sprints are not long enough. Do 400m intervals, I dare you.

Alan

Hello, newfriend.

I am a 33 year old male and after sadly having a heart issue in January which required stent placement I always utilize a water jug at the gym to make sure I can measure how much I am drinking. For example I have been using treadmills lately because the heat index outdoors has been warmer than usual and causes nose bleeds due to blood thinners that I am required to take. Today I ran 5miles on a treadmill in 34:40 with a 5:54 middle mile but did drink a bunch of water before and after and yes I had the huge water jug with me at all times. I cant speak for others at the gym but this is my reason and yes I once did 20+ Mile long runs without the need of hydration also.

We all have different reasons for looking ridiculous at the the gym. I need the big bottle of water and am happy to be able to run.

V/R,

Corey D.

runningart2004 wrote:

If you want to run for more than 30min go outside. You won't melt.

Alan

I live in Phoenix and heat exhaustion is a serious issue. Treadmill running is 50 percent of my gym membership and I do occasionally get heckled by the local barbell set. One day a couple of them were joking about seeing me trip and barrel roll head first over the treadmill. Another day couple of personal trainers walked by and said I was a show off. Not sure how a six mile run at 7 miles an hour at 2 percent grade is showing off. But oh well, it's better than slugging the summer mileage in the heat.

dreamin wrote:

What are you talking about Mr. Wigins? Bottled water contains minerals too

judging by the best-selling brands, no it doesn't.

The relatively few smaller brands that do add some minerals would be among the ones I referred to on page 1 when

I wrote:

Only fools drink bottled water, except mineral water.

Bad Wigins wrote:

Seriously? Bottled water does not mean minerals taken out or added back in. The first company I thought of was Arrowhead, which is spring water. This means they get the water, do nothing to it as far as adding or removing minerals, and sell. these are the types of water than come in gallon containers. I don't think I've ever seen the water you linked in a gallon jug, which is the subject of this thread.

dreamin wrote:

What are you talking about Mr. Wigins? Bottled water contains minerals too

judging by the best-selling brands, no it doesn't.

http://skipthepie.org/beverages/water-bottled-non-carbonated-pepsi-aquafina/#mineralshttp://skipthepie.org/beverages/water-bottled-non-carbonated-dasani/#mineralshttp://skipthepie.org/beverages/water-bottled-non-carbonated-crystal-geyser/#minerals

The relatively few smaller brands that do add some minerals would be among the ones I referred to on page 1 when

I wrote:

Only fools drink bottled water, except mineral water.

At Planet Fitness, they call these gallon drinkers, "Lunks". They even have a lunk alarm for when they're too loud and aren't dressed properly.

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Pot meet kettle wrote:

Yawn.

You caught me on a typo. Congrats.

Now look up bullying and hypocrisy and give examples of either. You see, backing up statements with examples is also something you'll learn when you get older. Who am I kidding, no you won't. I was actually trying to give you the benefit of the doubt supposing you were about eleven. The only other option was you are so bereft of the capability of reading beyond a fifth grade level that as soon as anything other than a simple sentence was used you deem it "awkward." Yes, I did deliberately do that with that last sentence to blow your f'ing mind. ;)

I guess I have to slowly guide you through the steps in order for you to grasp this.

- You called out errors in the post I mentioned earlier (by junior samples), shortly after you wrote an incoherent sentence filled with errors.

-You also repeatedly state that I'm dumb, and at the same time, you can't even spell the word 'learn' correctly.

That is hypocrisy. Happy July 4th.

Alan, please stop putting your name at the end of all your posts. The most annoying habit of anyone on this board.

Paulo knows how to find me wrote:

We could do a whole thread on stereotypes at the gym. The old ladies reading Cosmo on the recumbent bikes, the meatheads carrying their gallons of water, the women who sit on the machines and play with their iphones for 15 minutes between each set...it goes on and on.

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