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ellis39
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Major Hydration Issues!!!! Please Help!!!!
I play professional ice hockey in the NHL for the Nashville Predators, my position is goalie. In an average game I will lose 10-16 pounds of weight. On game day I will begin hydrating with Gatorade, Water and electrolyte solutions ie. Gatorlyte.We generally have a pre-game skate which lasts about 30 mins where I lose an average of 5-7 pounds of body weight. During and after the skate I will drink 2-4 bottles of water and or gatorade.
During a game however I am losing the most body weight 10-16 pounds. I drink three 32oz bottles of half gatorade-half water-plus a gatorlyte electrolyte package. Also, I will drink 1-3 bottles of water and one 16oz gatorade.
I drink a salt water solution between every whistle during the game to help rehydrate and in between periods I will a full bottle of Gatorade to aid fluid loss.
With all the fluids that I am putting into my body....approx 10 pounds of fluid, I am still minus 10-16 pounds after a game and at times will need an I.V.
Could someone please pass on some additional hydration solutions!!!
Thanks
Asked by ellis39 - 3 answers - 8 weeks 1 day ago
why_not_fandy
That is a wild amount of weight to lose. How much do you weigh? Have you had your blood tested for plamsa volume, blood cell count, etc.? Often athletes adapt to regular exercise in the heat (all those pads might be sufficient) by increasing the plasma volume of the blood. Also the sweat response is more sensitive, sweat becomes more diluted (higher water percentage), and sweating becomes more profuse.
You might want to see an endocrinologist. Tell him your problem in detail. There might be medication you can take that will help control your body's sweat response. Good luck!
Submitted 8 weeks 4 hours ago by why_not_fandyellis39
why_not_fandy thank you for your response, my weight before a game is on avg 187 lbs so when I get past 175 lbs is when I really start to feel the sweat loss.
I have had my blood tested a couple of times by our team doctors and nothing has come up irregular. My if I have an appointment with a endocrinologist it may bring up some differing points???
Submitted 7 weeks 4 days ago by ellis39why_not_fandy
yes, I would make an appointment with an endocrinologist and perhaps a hematolgist.
Do you take potassium suppliments? I know you drink gatorade, but I'm looking at a bottle now and it only accounts for 1% daily value (sodium only accounts for 5% daily value). With such profuse sweating, hypovolemia is a real risk and gatorade alone might not be meeting your sodium and potassium demands.
I'll stop there and conclude with the original suggestion to make an appointment with both a hematologist and an endcrinologist.
Good luck!
Submitted 7 weeks 1 day ago by why_not_fandy