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Offline Mugen

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Gotta keep our bodies hydrated....
« on: July 20, 2005, 02:51:02 PM »
Alot of people are saying this is One of the hottest years we have had in a long time...and if any of us are planning to be out and about attending games and skirmishes, it is no joke..play early and get home quick..remembering to drink the water along the way...and some other drink that re vitalizes your electrolites, and sodium.  Be carefull out there people!!!!   :(

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« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2005, 03:04:49 PM »
this weather is what we called Cat V in the service. Each Cat had a water intake minimum/maximum and an activity level associated with it. Cat V  required a minimum of 1 quart, maximum of 2 quarts of water per hour, with no strenuous physical activity for more than 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes of rest (of course we loved this Cat because it meant we didn't do shit!). I don't recall the level for each Cat but I do know that I started a lot of IV's on people and quite of few of them drank TOO MUCH water. As far as the gatorade intake, in this heat you should mix gatorade 50/50 with water otherwise you can create a metabolic crisis (in otherwords - your heart stops because of excessive pottasium and sodium uptake). Not only should we drink water, but anytime we stop to drink we should turn to our buddy and make him/her drink as well!
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« Reply #2 on: July 20, 2005, 03:11:57 PM »
I fully agree, great topic! I do the 50/50 mix at base camp and pure H2O during the game.
I just upgrade my bladder from a 70oz to 100oz
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« Reply #3 on: July 20, 2005, 03:18:54 PM »
Saw the same article on CNN, majority were homeless.  So they either didn't have access to water, or didn't know enough to go and get some.  Majority of the population knows enough to drink water when its hot, if not they learn fast enough.

 There is such a term as water intoxication (first I heard of it was when a runner in the Boston Marathon dropped dead), which has to do with electrolyte (spel) levels.  But thats a different story.

http://sportsmedicine.about.com/cs/hydr ... 051200.htm
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« Reply #4 on: July 20, 2005, 04:07:20 PM »
Quote from: "Doc Hollywood"
this weather is what we called Cat V in the service. Each Cat had a water intake minimum/maximum and an activity level associated with it. Cat V  required a minimum of 1 quart, maximum of 2 quarts of water per hour, with no strenuous physical activity for more than 15 minutes followed by 30 minutes of rest (of course we loved this Cat because it meant we didn't do s***!). I don't recall the level for each Cat but I do know that I started a lot of IV's on people and quite of few of them drank TOO MUCH water. As far as the gatorade intake, in this heat you should mix gatorade 50/50 with water otherwise you can create a metabolic crisis (in otherwords - your heart stops because of excessive pottasium and sodium uptake). Not only should we drink water, but anytime we stop to drink we should turn to our buddy and make him/her drink as well!


Were you allowed to not wear BDU tops on base at that heat cat?  I have seen it done at Benning here in GA.  I think it was CAT IV or V I dont remember.  That combined with not doing much is nice!

Rick
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« Reply #5 on: July 20, 2005, 04:09:26 PM »
at Cat V we removed our tops AND covers (hats for non-service people) and sat on our asses!
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« Reply #6 on: July 20, 2005, 04:19:22 PM »
"HEAT CAAAAT FIIIIVE!" we used to yell out in basic, then proceed to take a break.

In AIT, we went on marching.

In my unit now, we got out in a OH58 and recover downed Longbows with only a 2 litre Camelbak to keep you hydrated until the trucks arrive.  

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« Reply #7 on: July 20, 2005, 04:25:00 PM »
my AIT at Ft. Sam was all indoors (hospital rotations, etc) but we went to Hondo for 3 weeks on FTX and that was HUMID!  There was NO Cat V in RIP or Ranger, but we did more at night so it was ok. When we got pushed DRF1 we never drank our water until we found a resupply so we just sucked it up and kept going. Makes for a bitchy paratrooper!!! No camelbacks back in my day....
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« Reply #8 on: July 20, 2005, 05:00:35 PM »
This is just my opinion, but I don't think Gatorade has enough potassium in it to stop a heart.  Mixing it 50/50 can't hurt, though.

Eat light foods in the heat. Banannas (K again), and yogurt are good energy foods and won't slow you down. Sarge is absolutely right about hydrating well days before a game.

I have diabetes, and react to heat stress pretty quickly. At my last game, I needed to deal with it like, RIGHT NOW. I went to my truck, got in and cranked up the AC.  

When you stop sweating, you are in a bad way already. I will make it a point to bring a water container and cups to any game. I'll always have 10 gallons on hand for anybody who needs it.

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« Reply #9 on: July 20, 2005, 08:23:05 PM »
Drink no caffine, soda dehydrates you. Your urine should be clear. Water and gatorade 50/50 all the way. What they had us doing at the burn whenever we could, just drink and drink.
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« Reply #10 on: July 20, 2005, 08:28:42 PM »
50/50 is what i do it keeps the salt that you loose from sweeting in your body and the water hydrates u
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« Reply #11 on: July 20, 2005, 08:31:09 PM »
Heatstroke is NO joke!
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« Reply #12 on: July 20, 2005, 09:31:09 PM »
If you are working hard just drink water. Don't mix it with anything else. Believe me, I have seen what happens after some good PT when someone drank some Gatorade....stupid mistake. Just hydrate a few days before you do any work, and you are fine. Eat healtheir too(I am a VERY big fan of junk food, but not for long).
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« Reply #13 on: July 20, 2005, 09:55:27 PM »
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« Reply #14 on: July 20, 2005, 10:34:56 PM »
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Drink no caffine, soda dehydrates you. Your urine should be clear. Water and gatorade 50/50 all the way. What they had us doing at the burn whenever we could, just drink and drink.


Matt brings up an excellent point that's often overlooked - Urine Color!

If it's anything but crystal clear, you need to drink more, period!

In basic, we had color charts above every urinal.  I went through 9 weeks of basic with clear urine.  I was drinking 8-10 quarts of water per day, less on the days we had classes and hit the range.  

Bottom line - you body functions best when properly hydrated.  If you have to pee alot, who cares?  Every time you go, you are ridding your body of waste, so get it out!

When hydrating, stay away from diuretics like caffeine.  Coke, coffee, tea even chocolate can cause your body to eliminate moisture - which is bad (unless you have edema, but that's another story).
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