Electrolytes, potassium and feeling hot

[Beti ona]

Many people overdo it and take too many supplements, water or electrolytes, and that can be dangerous.

I just want to highlight while taking electrolytes when using DNP is smart, it's also vital not to over supplement potassium. On DNP potassium could get very high. Quite a lot of "diet foods" also contain high amounts of potassium.

So while I recommend electrolyte powder during training I wouldn't recommend consuming high amounts throughout the day. Even just ensuring you eat some bananas, avocados, spinach, broccoli, kale, cashews etc while pink salting meals with plenty of water in between is more than enough.

As for feeling hot, It all depends upon your response and to me for DNP to be truly effective, you need to "feel it", so going through your day warmer (and specially more insonmia) but never boiling hot and struggling to breathe, but sadly that's how far many go and they shouldn't because it's simply not needed and can be dangerous.

 

[metsfan4life]

Good advice and will confirm the potassium statement. I don’t supplement potassium at all but I was in the hospital recently for unrelated issue and they came back with asking how much potassium I supplemented or bananas I was eating…”none”. My levels were more than 3x standard. Magnesium was low but potassium was insane

I preach that same statement with needing to feel hot. Most people don’t want to feel the sides, you don’t have to unless you’re a super responder to low dose. Many of the guys here that have run it multiples csn confirm that you don’t have to be sweating your balls off for it to work. If you wanna feel it, up to you, but more sides doesn’t mean more weight drop either

 

[Beti ona]

There is serious confusion with the sodium/potassium issue.

We dieting lifters take in tons of potassium in our diet, you don't need to supplement anymore. And you need to take in a lot of sodium with meals to maintain balance.

Of course, the body will try to maintain homeostasis, but more people have excess potassium than deficiency.

 

[KellogCrush]

There is serious confusion with the sodium/potassium issue.

We dieting lifters take in tons of potassium in our diet, you don't need to supplement anymore. And you need to take in a lot of sodium with meals to maintain balance.

Of course, the body will try to maintain homeostasis, but more people have excess potassium than deficiency.

How much water and sodium do you recommend shooting for a day?

 

[TODAY]

How much water and sodium do you recommend shooting for a day?

It's hugely variable based on your overall diet, how much you sweat, genetics, etc.

A good starting point might be to use cronometer to track a week's worth of dietary electrolyte intake.

 

[Beti ona]

How much water and sodium do you recommend shooting for a day?

I don't weigh sodium, I just make sure my meals are salty, and I add a teaspoon of coffee to my intra-training water.

My taste buds have adapted to eating salty food.

I eat many vegetables and supplement with half a gram of magnesium 4 times a day.

I drink about 4 liters of water easily, when I am using DNP and sweating more, I will be able to drink 1 or 2 liters more but no need to exaggerate.

 

[Beti ona]

If you’re drinking a ton of plain water you could be making the situation worse by flushing out more electrolytes.

If you want to keep water high, look into adding in some salt or maybe an electrolyte mix to it.

 

[KellogCrush]

If you’re drinking a ton of plain water you could be making the situation worse by flushing out more electrolytes.

If you want to keep water high, look into adding in some salt or maybe an electrolyte mix to it.

yeah I’m probably around 2 gallons a day if I had to guess, sodium 6-8g.

 

[Beti ona]

yeah I’m probably around 2 gallons a day if I had to guess, sodium 6-8g.

High water, lots of salt, and lots of vegetables is my go-to, but there's never a need to overdo it just because you're on DNP.

 

[KellogCrush]

High water, lots of salt, and lots of vegetables is my go-to, but there's never a need to overdo it just because you're on DNP.

Yeah, sorry I’m not even on DNP. Just enjoying the electrolytes discussion! Lol

 

[Beti ona]

All this is equally important even if you do not use DNP, when you are running DNP you will need a little more water and electrolytes, that's all.

 

[RiseUp]

All this is equally important even if you do not use DNP, when you are running DNP you will need a little more water and electrolytes, that's all.

Which type of magnesium ?

 

[Beti ona]

Which type of magnesium ?

I uses Citrate

 

[RiseUp]

I uses Citrate

Okay, thank you and do you still use DNP or decided to stop?

 

[Beti ona]

Okay, thank you and do you still use DNP or decided to stop?

Now I am not using it since I am in a growth period