Study shows: Thirsty people feel more pain

[Evil Eye Gouger]

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200602/s1559544.htm

I didn't know where exactly to post this, but since I'm at home in this forum....

Another reason to be well-hydrated before training and competition.

 

[Sinister]

Hmm, but what about the "kill for a drink" factor? One could debate that could cause more adrenaline. I know if I'm hungry, and I get to eat after the fight, my opponent is HISTORY.

 

[Evil Eye Gouger]

Well, they say that similar studies on rats showed that severe dehydration can also have a pain-numbing effect, but that such a study on humans would not have been ethical.

Anyway, you're not going to fight in a severely dehydrated state anyway. So it's better to drink.

 

[MT420MT]

They also feel more tired because dehydration increases your heart rate which will send a message to your brain that your using more effort than you actually are.

 

[Sinister]

Anyway, you're not going to fight in a severely dehydrated state anyway. So it's better to drink.

Yeah, I'se just fuckin' around with that post anyhow. lol

 

[scorcho]

Interesting...

 

[CowboyPete]

So Mark Hunt's head is filled with water, not cement...

Sorry.

 

[Gashpaz]

Thanks for the article.

But actually we love the pain, don't we?

 

[Brando]

Man, I want to goto the Howard Florey Institute so I can get the title "pain expert" like Farrell.

Cool article, thanks for sharing. All the more reason that my water drinking cup is actually a 2L juice container.

 

[Hater_Huntin]

Thanks for sharing.