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Title: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: BigCyp on March 22, 2012, 10:04:53 AM
And on ECA.

I know it's a gay thread and should prolly be on the 'nutrition board' but thats the shitties board in the entire planet so i'd rather my bros chip in a few dimes here

 ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: bigmc on March 22, 2012, 10:09:14 AM
constantly sip throughout the day

then piss it out through the night  >:(
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 10:09:28 AM
Drink as much as you can,all day long and stop fairly early in the evening or you`ll be up pissing all night.

You should be pissing a LOT and your urine should always be clear.....if not,drink more.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: BigCyp on March 22, 2012, 10:12:58 AM
Drink as much as you can,all day long and stop fairly early in the evening or you`ll be up pissing all night.

You should be pissing a LOT and your urine should always be clear.....if not,drink more.

Cheers Wes,

Currently on 18.5eph/200caff/75asprin 3x daily (last one no asprin)

I take around 8-10 250ml glasses of regular tapwater throughout the day, but it doesn't 'feel' like enough lol. Maybe I should just up to 12 and stop after 8pm?

Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: OTHstrong on March 22, 2012, 10:28:04 AM
Cheers Wes,

Currently on 18.5eph/200caff/75asprin 3x daily (last one no asprin)

I take around 8-10 250ml glasses of regular tapwater throughout the day, but it doesn't 'feel' like enough lol. Maybe I should just up to 12 and stop after 8pm?


When dieting I go crazy on ephedrine and caffeine, I don't take it in routine like you but as needed, anyhow, the second I wake up I make sure to down 1 liter, usually within ten min, 2 glasses with every meal, so at least 5 meals, then when I am at the gym I go to the fountain between every set no matter what, but that's when I take the bulk of my ephedrine, 80+ mg, so thirsty like fuck, anyway 2 gallons easily, drinking water doesn't make you hold water, my diet at this point has almost zero sodium, so I piss out everything I drink right away.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 10:29:33 AM
When dieting I go crazy on ephedrine and caffeine, I don't take it in routine like you but as needed, anyhow, the second I wake up I make sure to down 1 liter, usually within ten min, 2 glasses with every meal, so at least 5 meals, then when I am at the gym I go to the fountain between every set no matter what, but that's when I take the bulk of my ephedrine, 80+ mg, so thirsty like fuck, anyway 2 gallons easily, drinking water doesn't make you hold water, my diet at this point has almost zero sodium, so I piss out everything I drink right away.
Right,the more you drink,the more you piss out and you even piss out excess water,which makes you look even harder when you are very lean.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 10:30:35 AM
Cheers Wes,

Currently on 18.5eph/200caff/75asprin 3x daily (last one no asprin)

I take around 8-10 250ml glasses of regular tapwater throughout the day, but it doesn't 'feel' like enough lol. Maybe I should just up to 12 and stop after 8pm?


I would drink more if I was able to or felt the need to.......only thing is it might fuck up your sleep.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: OTHstrong on March 22, 2012, 10:36:46 AM
Right,the more you drink,the more you piss out and you even piss out excess water,which makes you look even harder when you are very lean.
I find if you drink enormous amounts then all of a sudden you stop instantly, I mean not even a drop, then take some diuretics, within 30-36 hours you won't have 1 drop left, I mean bone dry, but if you gradually drop water over a 2 weak period, you will never get those last drops out, never.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: Swlabr on March 22, 2012, 10:38:12 AM
I find if you drink enormous amounts then all of a sudden you stop instantly, I mean not even a drop, then take some diuretics, within 30-36 hours you won't have 1 drop left, I mean bone dry, but if you gradually drop water over a 2 weak period, you will never get those last drops out, never.

What if you do this, but don't take the diuretics? I'm thinking of trying this tomorrow. Drink a boatload of water and coffee all throughout the day, then nothing on Saturday.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 10:40:00 AM
I find if you drink enormous amounts then all of a sudden you stop instantly, I mean not even a drop, then take some diuretics, within 30-36 hours you won't have 1 drop left, I mean bone dry, but if you gradually drop water over a 2 weak period, you will never get those last drops out, never.
Good advice bro.

I have found that if I actually try to overflood my body with water,then stop completely the night before a show,even without a diuretic,I wake up pretty dry.

I`ve done it with diuretics and without with good results.

I don`t hold a lot of water anyway,even when I`m using Test.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: Swlabr on March 22, 2012, 10:40:49 AM
Interesting. I'll give this a try tomorrow and the day after. Will let you know how it goes.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: Man of Steel on March 22, 2012, 10:43:33 AM
what's a cut?  never had one of those.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: SamsonD on March 22, 2012, 10:45:21 AM
What if you do this, but don't take the diuretics? I'm thinking of trying this tomorrow. Drink a boatload of water and coffee all throughout the day, then nothing on Saturday.

This is what I want to try for my show in a few weeks.  Right now I drink if I'm thirsty but I don't have like a set amount I try to get in.  I think on Mon. of my last week I'm going to aim for 2-3 gallons though every day and then just stop Thur. night.  Should keep peeing like a racehorse friday, and then carb up to pull any and all sub q water into the muscles.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 10:46:55 AM
Interesting. I'll give this a try tomorrow and the day after. Will let you know how it goes.
Dude,you have to drink so that you are almost living in the bathroom pissing..............tru st me,in the AM,you`ll look harder and dryer if you are lean right now if you do it right and literally flood your body with water.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 10:48:05 AM
This is what I want to try for my show in a few weeks.  Right now I drink if I'm thirsty but I don't have like a set amount I try to get in.  I think on Mon. of my last week I'm going to aim for 2-3 gallons though every day and then just stop Thur. night.  Should keep peeing like a racehorse friday, and then carb up to pull any and all sub q water into the muscles.
You should start drinking more right away.

What day is your contest held on?
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: Palpatine Q on March 22, 2012, 10:51:27 AM
Good advice bro.

I have found that if I actually try to overflood my body with water,then stop completely the night before a show,even without a diuretic,I wake up pretty dry.

I`ve done it with diuretics and without with good results.

I don`t hold a lot of water anyway,even when I`m using Test.

Lucky bastard...I look at Chinese food and i hold water.

Great for when you are bulking, not so much for a cut
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: BigCyp on March 22, 2012, 10:52:22 AM
Great posts guys thanks!  8)


10x the amount of replies I would get on the Nutrition board 10 days after posting lol
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 10:57:15 AM
Lucky bastard...I look at Chinese food and i hold water.

Great for when you are bulking, not so much for a cut
Yeah,but you`re huge and I`m a twink !  :(
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: ChopperRider on March 22, 2012, 10:58:15 AM
This is what I want to try for my show in a few weeks.  Right now I drink if I'm thirsty but I don't have like a set amount I try to get in.  I think on Mon. of my last week I'm going to aim for 2-3 gallons though every day and then just stop Thur. night.  Should keep peeing like a racehorse friday, and then carb up to pull any and all sub q water into the muscles.

You have to have some water intake for the carb loading. If the show is Saturday, you do not want to cut out your water on Thursday, that is too early. Follow what Wes is saying, but drink enough so that your piss is clear. Try to do everything you can to get the water out w/o using a diuretic if you can. Do not get sunburnt from tanning on the last day - this will hold a film of water and make you look puffy. On Friday nights before a show if had hours go by where it felt like I was pissing every 20 minutes.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: Palpatine Q on March 22, 2012, 10:58:28 AM
Yeah,but you`re huge and I`m a twink !  :(

At least you're a dry twink  ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 11:03:14 AM
At least you're a dry twink  ;D
I LOL`ed on that one!  ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 11:05:01 AM
You have to have some water intake for the carb loading. If the show is Saturday, you do not want to cut out your water on Thursday, that is too early. Follow what Wes is saying, but drink enough so that your piss is clear. Try to do everything you can to get the water out w/o using a diuretic if you can. Do not get sunburnt from tanning on the last day - this will hold a film of water and make you look puffy. On Friday nights before a show if had hours go by where it felt like I was pissing every 20 minutes.
Good post and very true in all respects.

Cutting water days in advance of the show is a big mistake...I usually cut it anywhere between 7 PM and 9 PM the night before, depending on how I look of course.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: OTHstrong on March 22, 2012, 11:11:49 AM
What if you do this, but don't take the diuretics? I'm thinking of trying this tomorrow. Drink a boatload of water and coffee all throughout the day, then nothing on Saturday.
OK, here is how it works, If you eat all day and a big meal at night you will wake up starving in the morning and if you don't eat that much and skip your last meal, you will be hungry in the morning but not starvin, same with the water if you drink mega amounts tomarrow, and have a full night sleep you will wake up thirsty as fuck, then your body will piss like a race horse all day even if you don't drink anything, it will piss out a lot cause the impression it got the day before that too much was coming in then by night time sat it will catch on, then you won't piss any more, so even without diuretics it will still work, however the diuretic make you piss out more
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: BigCyp on March 22, 2012, 11:13:45 AM
OK, here is how it works, If you eat all day and a big meal at night you will wake up starving in the morning and if you don't eat that much and skip your last meal, you will be hungry in the morning but not starvin, same with the water if you drink mega amounts tomarrow, and have a full night sleep you will wake up thirsty as fuck, then your body will piss like a race horse all day even if you don't drink anything, it will piss out a lot cause the impression it got the day before that too much was coming in then by night time sat it will catch on, then you won't piss any more, so even without diuretics it will still work, however the diuretic make you piss out more

epic piss knowledge  ;D JK

This is where the real textbook shit lies, in threads like these. FUCK BB.com
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 11:14:29 AM
OK, here is how it works, If you eat all day and a big meal at night you will wake up starving in the morning and if you don't eat that much and skip your last meal, you will be hungry in the morning but not starvin, same with the water if you drink mega amounts tomarrow, and have a full night sleep you will wake up thirsty as fuck, then your body will piss like a race horse all day even if you don't drink anything, it will piss out a lot cause the impression it got the day before that too much was coming in then by night time sat it will catch on, then you won't piss any more, so even without diuretics it will still work, however the diuretic make you piss out more
Exactly,you are so used to pissing that even when you stop drinking your body still excretes the excess water,thus making you dryer.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: Swlabr on March 22, 2012, 11:24:14 AM
Great info, thank you both!
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: ChopperRider on March 22, 2012, 11:32:18 AM
Exactly,you are so used to pissing that even when you stop drinking your body still excretes the excess water,thus making you dryer.

Yes....doesn't hurt to really up the amount of posing practice and sweating those last few hours. Make sure that your water intake/cut leaves you dry, but not so low that you can't pose without cramping. You will be playing a bit of an electrolyte game here, but under stage lights, you will be very hot and sweaty, make sure you can pose without cramping. I've found if I really hit the dryness level right, I have to put Carmex on my lips and teeth just to be able to smile.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 11:34:28 AM
Yes....doesn't hurt to really up the amount of posing practice and sweating those last few hours. Make sure that your water intake/cut leaves you dry, but not so low that you can't pose without cramping. You will be playing a bit of an electrolyte game here, but under stage lights, you will be very hot and sweaty, make sure you can pose without cramping. I've found if I really hit the dryness level right, I have to put Carmex on my lips and teeth just to be able to smile.
More quality advice bro.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 11:35:34 AM
Great info, thank you both!
No problem my younger brother from another mother!  :D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: ChopperRider on March 22, 2012, 11:37:12 AM
More quality advice bro.

C'mon Tim...you know I'm a gimmick with less than 1,000 posts.

Not like I've been training and competing for close to 30 years or anything like that.
 ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 11:39:53 AM
C'mon Tim...you know I'm a gimmick with less than 1,000 posts.

Not like I've been training and competing for close to 30 years or anything like that.
 ;D
Fucking gimmicks,they`re fucking ruining the damn board!  LOL ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: ChopperRider on March 22, 2012, 11:42:57 AM
Fucking gimmicks,they`re fucking ruining the damn board!  LOL ;D

I know, I hate them more than old people.

Old people smell like stale grape drank.
 ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: jakesonyou on March 22, 2012, 11:44:15 AM
water is important whether you are cutting or not.  I am not sure why you felt the need to get a clarification :-\
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 12:00:27 PM
I know, I hate them more than old people.

Old people smell like stale grape drank.
 ;D
Too much ! LOL  ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: ChopperRider on March 22, 2012, 12:47:29 PM
Too much ! LOL  ;D

Admit it Wes Scott ;D, that posing oil you use smells like wet dog hair and your glittery thong was cut from Adam and Eve's loinclothes.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 12:48:22 PM
Admit it Wes Scott ;D, that posing oil you use smells like wet dog hair and your glittery thong was cut from Adam and Eve's loinclothes.
I guess I`m outed!  ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: ChopperRider on March 22, 2012, 12:52:40 PM
I guess I`m outed!  ;D

On the other hand, you did invent Old Spice toothpaste.
 ;D
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: True on March 22, 2012, 01:23:05 PM
Drink as much as you can,all day long and stop fairly early in the evening or you`ll be up pissing all night.

You should be pissing a LOT and your urine should always be clear.....if not,drink more.

^This.

I have actually set a new rule these days, NOT to drink any water after 9 PM. I only take a few sips to clinch my thirst, and this helps me sleep so much better at night, and I dont have to wake up as often and interupt my sleep. During the day I tend to drink a lot though, but it really is a pain in the ass having to pee all the time. But as I cut down on the weights, increase the cardio and lose some fat around my body - the water level will also decrease, and I wont have to pee like a maniac. Remember, all the food your eating as a result of all the weightlifting makes you hold a lot of water as well, not to mention the weight training in itself - which forces water into your glycogen stores.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: SamsonD on March 22, 2012, 01:43:36 PM
My show is three weeks from this Saturday.   So you think I should increase my intake now, and not cut water till Fri. Or Fri night?

Fuck, now we need a thread on carbing up!
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: wes on March 22, 2012, 01:45:24 PM
My show is three weeks from this Saturday.   So you think I should increase my intake now, and not cut water till Fri. Or Fri night?

Fuck, now we need a thread on carbing up!
Yes to the above...get your body accustomed to the increased intake now.

Good luck in the show man.  ;)
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: OTHstrong on March 23, 2012, 01:47:41 PM
My show is three weeks from this Saturday.   So you think I should increase my intake now, and not cut water till Fri. Or Fri night?

Fuck, now we need a thread on carbing up!
Drink as much as possible all the way to Fri, the day before and have some water for your first meal Friday morning, then cut off, till the show is over, now you can have sip here and there but a sip means a table spoon, not a fucken half cup, what I do is every 2 hours I suck (no homo) on an Ice cube cause by Friday night lips will be burning, I take a lasix Friday morning, Friday night and 1 sat morning, however don't take lasix if you have never experimented with it, I have it down pat with my body but everyone is different and that shit can fuck you up, but do some research for diuretics, assuming you plan on taking something, if not, ignore the last part of my post. Oh BTW the way I do it, I lose ten lb from Friday morning to Sat afternoon, I also eat 3-4 pounds of food so my actual water deficit is actually 12-13 pounds
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: no one on March 23, 2012, 07:37:38 PM
Lucky bastard...I look at Chinese food and i hold water.

Great for when you are bulking, not so much for a cut

i can literally eat as little as 1/2 cup measure of uncooked jasmine rice and hold a shit ton of water. so weird. rice makes me hold a ton of water, even when im using fast esters.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: ritch on March 23, 2012, 07:39:17 PM
1.5 galllon a day, more when it's hot out.
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: local hero on March 24, 2012, 01:15:25 AM
i used to aim for at least 1ltr of council pop with each meal, plus water/diluty juice/tea/coffee in-between meals, works out about 8 or more ltrs per day

i remember when i was doing the jnrs years back, lad who used to look after me had me on evian water for 6 weeks upto the show, almost cost more than the gear i was running!
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: balzac on March 24, 2012, 05:52:34 AM
i drink everday 6 liters water and i dont have to get up in the night to piss...
Title: Re: What's your water intake when cutting.....
Post by: buffbong on March 24, 2012, 08:02:12 AM
 Holding water the day the show is another word for still having bodyfat to lose. Water depletion can make you hold water and appear smooth. I suggest as much as possible right into the show. The day of the show your eating smaller meals but enough to stay full and keep a tight midsection. Water should be similar drink enough to stay full and prevent cramping. Not sure if your clean or not but listen to the guy who said be carefull about diretics or lasix. Loosing ten pounds for someone clean would be a disaster. Good luck stay positive,keep training intense,and don't try anything tricks! If you in shape whats the point.