Big Mistake To Drop Sodium!!!

Everybody has been giving sodium a bad rap for too long... read this article by Scott Abel and see the true benefits to Salt.

http://www.tmuscle.com/free_online_a..._secret_weapon

good find

You must spread some Reputation around before giving it to Delt King again.

good read, i think the only real days to be concerned about your sodium is when u cut it out like 48 hrs from the show.

i was always concerned about hypertension from sodium.

I keep mine upwards of 6g a day even when contest prepping. I posted another sodium article in here somewhere thats really good.

Here it is: http://www.canadabodybuilding.com/fo...ghlight=sodium

hmmm, will have to spend some time reading up on this one.
The intro part of the article claiming sodium reduction was an advertising campaign is simply false. Sodium reduced diets were a direct response to the significant increase in hypertension in the general population.

I have no idea whether the second half of the article is more true. Off to go reading.

Thanks for the post.

So a normal person needs between 1800-2400 mg of sodium daily. Not being a ultra-marathoner or even a half-marathoner with a twist my needs sit squarely in this range.

I think I'm a little low on DP's template but I need to go add it up...

.. umm, nope daily sodium load of 2567 mg and potassium load of 3096 mg. actually not a bad balance.

Thanks for the link that was a good article. I am glad that bodybuilders have started to realize in the last 5-10yrs that you shouldn't cut back on sodium and that you shouldn't start tapering water 3-4 days out.

As far as Scott recommending Sea Salt because of it's lower chloride content as opposed to table salt, I ain't so sure. Last time I checked Sea Salt has like 50-55% chloride content as well.

Also, sodium phosphate has been linked to various health issues, that I have admittedly not read the studies on, but still I wouldn't jump and start using it or recommend it at this point.

I just use plenty of condiments on my food and I like his pickles recommendation. It's a tasty food when you are used to eating bland chicken and brown rice.

I pretty much lightly salt all my meals with sea salt and have 160g cottage cheese before bed and one casein shake a day which has like 260mg sodium as well. Currently 6 weeks out.

hmm interesting article, thanks for the post!