Our bodies are 60% water - think about that for a moment and then think about how much water you drink in a day. Are you drinking enough? Dehydration can occur before you know it, and it can negatively impact every aspect of your life, including your workouts. So go fill that water bottle, sit back, and find out why hydration is important, what the symptoms of dehydration are, and the 5% Nutrition supplements that can help. We’re also going to look at osmotic ingredients and what they mean for water-based pumps. If you’re ready, let’s get to it!

Why Is Hydration Important?

If you are dehydrated, your in-the-gym performance will suffer. Not to mention, your mental performance will also suffer. Hydration is necessary for basic survival. It is also a key to the metabolic processes needed for recovery and muscle growth. Water is the vehicle that transports nutrients to your cells and removes waste products. Plus, adequate hydration helps maintain blood volume and pressure, ensuring that your cardiovascular system operates at peak efficiency. Also, hydrogen is a component of ATP, your muscle's primary energy source. Guess where most of that comes from? That’s right, water.^(1,2)

What Are The Symptoms Of Dehydration?

In simple terms, being dehydrated means you’ve lost more fluid than you’ve ingested.⁽³⁾

Symptoms of dehydration include:

• Feeling Thirsty
• Lightheadedness
• Fatigue
• Less Frequent Trips To The Bathroom
• Dark Yellow, Strong-Smelling Urine

5% Nutrition Has You Covered!

Hydration And Water-Based Pumps

Good hydration is important for peak performance. With that in mind, we have a wide selection of osmotic ingredients that pull water into the muscles for massive cell volume, or water-based pumps. These outstanding ingredients include Core Creatine Monohydrate (creatine is the original cell volumizer) or for beginners, Code Red Creatine. Plus, there's glycerin (glycerol) in our cutting-edge pre-workout Kill It RTD. There’s also betaine and taurine, which you will find in Kill It (taurine plus a great creatine blend), 5150 (taurine), Kill It Reloaded (all of these osmotic ingredients), Kill It RTD (glycerin, betaine, and taurine), and finally Full As F*ck (taurine). For beginners, there’s Code Red PRE with taurine and GlycerSize Glycerol. 

5% Nutrition Hydrate Sticks

To help stay hydrated, drink plenty of water throughout the day. But when it comes to your workout, it’s time to use Hydrate Sticks. Here’s why. Hydrate Sticks consist of electrolyte minerals, coconut water concentrate, and, yep, taurine. This exceptional formula tastes great and will keep you hydrated while you train!

What Are Electrolytes? 

Electrolytes are essential minerals that carry a positive or negative electrical charge. They are a crucial part of numerous bodily functions. Plus, they promote optimal mental and physical performance by helping you stay hydrated. Finally, they support muscular contraction.^(4,5)

Recap 

As you can see, hydration is critical to your success in the gym. It’s also critical to your success in everyday life. Dehydration happens quickly and robs you of peak in-the-gym performance as well as optimal mental performance. 5% Nutrition has the answer in Hydrate Sticks - but always make sure you’re drinking plenty of water. Plus, good hydration lends itself to getting the maximum water-based pumps and enhanced nutrient delivery from the osmotic ingredients found in many of our supplements. There’s no reason to wait - stop by and shop today!

References:

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2. Judelson, D. A., Maresh, C. M., Anderson, J. M., Armstrong, L. E., Casa, D. J., Kraemer, W. J., & Volek, J. S. (2007). Hydration and muscular performance: does fluid balance affect strength, power and high-intensity endurance? Sports medicine (Auckland, N.Z.), 37(10), 907–921. https://doi.org/10.2165/00007256-200737100-00006
3. https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/dehydration/symptoms-causes/syc-20354086
4. Terry J. (1994). The major electrolytes: sodium, potassium, and chloride. Journal of intravenous nursing: the official publication of the Intravenous Nurses Society, 17(5), 240–247.
5. Yu-Yahiro J. A. (1994). Electrolytes and their relationship to normal and abnormal muscle function. Orthopedic nursing, 13(5), 38–40. https://doi.org/10.1097/00006416-199409000-00008