Originally Posted by
NoControl
I would certainly talk to your primary care physician, and have labs done. Your kidneys and liver might be taking a huge hit from all those electrolytes.
After reading about it, that type of sweating doesn't seem too unusual. It's just unusual for me. And I've seen other active folks end a ride or run covered in salty crust from perspiring.
I'm using only one or two NUUN tablets or packets of DripDrop per ride. Usually more dilute than they recommend -- one per 24 oz bottle. And I'm trying to drink more water than I usually do to avoid the heat exhaustion of the past couple of summers, and cramps during one ride last month. I used to drink about one 24 oz bottle per 20 miles, but I've been drinking more than that recently. Feeling better after a ride, so it seems to be working.
But the salty residue is weird. I've never even used much salt in food, don't like salty snacks, and I don't take multi-vitamins with minerals. Maybe that's why I've never experienced it before. Might also explain my poor heat adaptation the past couple of summers.
Originally Posted by
bobwysiwyg
Using the same riding clothing multiple times before washing them???
Jerseys, occasionally, sure. Like Kris Kristofferson, some days I'll wear my cleanest dirty shirt on a Sunday morning sidewalk ride.
Shorts, heck no.
In previous summers I could get two rides per jersey. Good tech fabric doesn't usually get gross after one ride. Especially Pearl Izumi's Transfer fabric -- that baselayer is usually good for two or more rides in winter. And I've never been a stinky sweater, according to folks I've asked. I feel like I smell like a goat but other folks say they couldn't tell I've been exercising and sweating.
But with the salty residue from electrolytes, that's out the window. I have to wash everything after every ride or look like Frosty the Snowman.