Current Goal: Training for a 1/2 Marathon in November!

Monday, August 1, 2011

DRIP DRIP DRIP

...sweat dripping off my elbows during Body Pump weight lifting. I freaking love it! 

I really love this deodorant! They were even giving out samples of it at 24 Fitness these last few days. Score!

From BodyBuilder.com :

Sweating is a way of "evaporative cooling", a mechanism by which the body regulates its temperature. If you are sweating, it means your metabolism is probably in high gear, since a higher metabolism equals a higher resting body temperature for the most part. Also, water retention is not simply "water", but sodium ions trapped underneath the skin. This is why your sweat tastes salty. A trick I use is to sit in the sauna, and keep drinking water. In the beginning, your sweat will taste salty, telling you that you are retaining sodium.



After a while, your sweat will begin to taste like water. *NOT THAT I TASTE MINE* This tells you that you have sweat most of the sodium out that was being retained underneath your skin, which means you have lost a good portion of muscle-masking fluid. Once again, whenever sitting in a sauna, be sure to have water handy, and be sure to supplement with a vitamin, as you sweat out many of your essential vitamins. 

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