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foolinthedeck
07-30-2003, 04:16 PM
hi,
i'm a big beleiver in taking lots of water when exercising. they say that when you feel thirsty you are already dehydrated. having said that i also listen to my body

and i find that in long chi sao periods (wing chun), drinking water is the last thing on my mind, not only do i not want to do it and dont see any ill effects, but i actually feel like it would be harmful to me to do so.

from the external point of view i should drink water - but is there an internal aspect where it is better qi wise to not do so?
Liokault
07-30-2003, 04:31 PM
If your body is asking for water then drink water.

Dont drink water just because you think you should......drink just to stop your self feeling thursty...idealy before your thirsty but thats the tricky part.

See the recent thread on water and its hazards.
foolinthedeck
07-30-2003, 04:42 PM
i think i saw the other thread.
it didnt really get to the centre for me.
i agree that too muc of anything is bad including oxygen, water, love etc. its all off centre.

but in moderate amounts. i just find that i dont drink when doing MA
Laughing Cow
07-30-2003, 04:56 PM
Our Sifu makes sure that we got 500ml of drink with us for his lessons,
usually isotonic, Tea or Water.

There are plenty of times during the lesson where we can take a break, take a swig and try to wipe some sweat off.

At the moment we are starting to hit the summer heat over here.
Next week Mondays forecast:
High: 34 Celsius
Low : 24 Celsius
Humidity: 89% ~(had 100% yesterday)
Heat index: 58
:D

Training outdoors after 09:00am is murder.
Liokault
07-30-2003, 05:05 PM
I drink water all the way though training.

Most guys bring a bottle of water with them and usally have to fill it up at least once.
foolinthedeck
07-30-2003, 05:07 PM
yeah most people at my class do too, and they offer me some - but i NEVER want any.. if we were cycling, running etc i would do.. its weird but then thats me!
The Willow Sword
07-30-2003, 05:52 PM
.At the moment we are starting to hit the summer heat over here.
Next week Mondays forecast:
High: 34 Celsius
Low : 24 Celsius
Humidity: 89% ~(had 100% yesterday)
Heat index: 58



thats a cold day for us here in central texas;)
Laughing Cow
07-30-2003, 05:57 PM
Originally posted by The Willow Sword

thats a cold day for us here in central texas;)

I don't mind the Heat, but it is the humidity that kills me.
Liokault
07-31-2003, 04:03 AM
yeah most people at my class do too, and they offer me some - but i NEVER want any.. if we were cycling, running etc i would do.. its weird but then thats me!



If you dont want water dont drink any unless you are obviously sweating way to much out.
scotty1
07-31-2003, 05:58 AM
Completely off the subject, but Liokault, there's a thread on emptyflower.com about Dan Docherty that you might find interesting.

Don't know if you go there but you might be interested anyway.
Repulsive Monkey
07-31-2003, 08:53 AM
Where abouts is that could you get us a proper link as I can't seem to find it.

Cheers in advance.
Liokault
07-31-2003, 09:34 AM
Took me a while to find it to.......very poor site to navigate.

HERE (http://www.emptyflower.com/cgi-bin/yabb/YaBB.cgi/YaBB.cgi)
scotty1
08-01-2003, 03:12 AM
Erm, it seems to have gone. Did it spiral into abuse and get deleted?
Liokault
08-01-2003, 10:23 AM
Nope no abuse.

It was really quite nice to take part in a forum where people had a sense of irony and were able to take things in there stride.



I will be going there more ofton I feel.
scotty1
08-06-2003, 05:57 AM
Oh yeah, apparently they're having some problems and threads got lost.