Originally posted by fubar5
But Texas is a dry heat.....It shouldn't dehydrate you so bad.....
Ha! Houston is the wettest heat there is. Often at a 100% humidity (gulf near, tropical climate...)
anyhoo DRY heat is actually worse (more deceiving) because (also at altitude) because you body is actually able to do what it is supposed to. In dry heat you sweat, the sweat evaporates like it's suppose to, you drink, you sweat some more. You’re never really soaked. Wet heat. You sweat, it sticks, you over heat, you drink, you sweat some more, it sticks...
uh wait I just talked myself out of which is worse and I forgot my point. Oh yea, Drink, drink and drink some more.
Ps drink water. Before during and after. It’s ok to drink a sports drink like Gatorade but stay away from carbonated drinks no matter how they advertise. Most of the time I only use water unless I’m riding for more than 3 hours or I’m racing then I have a bottle of water and a bottle of Cytomax.