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Title: Sodium loading
Post by: Livewire on September 25, 2007, 02:01:41 PM
Skip la Cour used to do it.   anyone familiar with it?  In the offseason, purposely consuming lots of sodium to hold more water to help with lifts?
Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: Redwingenator on September 25, 2007, 02:32:37 PM
Skip la Cour used to do it.   anyone familiar with it?  In the offseason, purposely consuming lots of sodium to hold more water to help with lifts?

I've never tried it, but the increased 1RM max when using creatine is hypothesized to work the same way. 
Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: Montague on September 25, 2007, 02:44:24 PM
Skip used to do it.
Did he mention why he doesn't anymore?
Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: candidizzle on September 25, 2007, 03:58:19 PM
most professional bodybuilders take in large amounts of sodium, even today.
and water retention is the reason, yes.
Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: WOOO on September 25, 2007, 04:34:13 PM
most professional bodybuilders take in large amounts of sodium, even today.
and water retention is the reason, yes.


where the hell are you getting this from?   ::) ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: Deicide on September 26, 2007, 12:16:56 AM
most professional bodybuilders take in large amounts of sodium, even today.
and water retention is the reason, yes.

Tsk, tsk, tsk.... ::)
Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: Dr. D on September 26, 2007, 02:22:39 AM
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Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: Hedgehog on September 26, 2007, 04:37:31 AM
Skip la Cour used to do it.   anyone familiar with it?  In the offseason, purposely consuming lots of sodium to hold more water to help with lifts?

As long as you drink teh water you're ok.

Title: Re: Sodium loading
Post by: jmt1 on September 26, 2007, 06:47:31 AM
ive done it many times for contest prep and it works well if you time it correctly.    of course you need to keep your sodium up to help prevent cramping or tearing a muscle while training but i dont really see the need to sodium load.