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Staying hydrated while training is extremely important – everyone knows this. It allows you to perform at your best, and make the most of your workout.
Before and during your gym session, electrolytes are needed to keep your body at optimal levels of hydration; these salts and minerals allow your muscles to keep running at full power – so you can lift bigger weights, for longer.
But what contains a high amount of electrolytes? Coconut water.
While it’s possible to drink coconut water daily, it’s an expensive product; meaning it’s not an economical optimal.
For this reason, it becomes a perfect addition to a pre workout supplement.
In this article, you’ll find out:
Simply put, this ingredient is the water taken directly from coconuts, which is dried into a powder – so it can be added into supplements.
Coconut Water has gained positive attention due to possessing a high amount of electrolytes, and beneficial vitamins. Not only does it hydrate you, but it improves your general health and immune system.
Here’s a list of the micro-nutrients CW provides:
As we’ve mentioned, coconut water’s main benefit is to keep you hydrated, due to it’s high electrolytes composition. But it offers numerous other advantages that many aren’t aware of.
One of it’s benefits is that it’s low in calories and carbohydrates compared to other sports drinks. This is ideal for those wanting to watch their figure and carbohydrate intake while cutting body fat.
Not only that, coconut water has even shown to boost your metabolism, as well as lower your blood pressure.
The way that coconut water works isn’t overly complicated. Basically, it’s high in potassium (among other electrolytes) which helps keep you hydrated through periods of intense exercise.
In fact, it’s such a great electrolyte replacement, that it’s even used as IV hydration in emergency situations [1].
Electrolytes are salts and minerals that’re essential to your health – meaning it can’t be replaced by other nutrients in your diet, and your body requires a direct replacement of that certain electrolyte.
The most common types found in your body are:
Simply put, you can’t function without electrolytes. They’re responsible for transporting water and nutrients to key areas of your body (eg. your muscles) – so you can carry out daily activities.
Ultimately, it’s important to maintain the right balance of electrolytes in your system. This is why sports drinks contain electrolytes, and coconut water is referred to as ‘nature’s sports drink’.
For this reason, we’ve added an optimal 300 mg of coconut water powder into 4 Gauge, per serving.
The benefits of coconut water are becoming increasingly known. As a result, there’s been an increase in studies conducted on this nutrient.
Take a look at the studies that examined whether CW delivered on its claims:
A clinical study in the J Physiol Anthropol Appl Human Sci Journal [2] aimed to measure the relationship between coconut water and hydration.
To do this, 8 volunteers performed exercises in a high temperature environment. Upon completion of the exercises, they were asked to sit in a thermoneutral zone for 2 hours – to further dehydrate them.
The participants then consumed water or CW, with their hydration levels being analyzed for 1 hour afterwards. Ultimately, it was found that the participants who drank coconut water could intake higher amounts without experiencing nausea, fullness or stomach upset, than the ones who’d consumed water.
The result:
CW’s ability to hydrate was also proven in a study by Douglas S Kalman, et al [3], and Campbell-Falck D et al [1].
A study conducted by Alleyne T et al [4] set out to find coconut water’s effectiveness at reducing blood pressure.
In this study, 24 subjects with high blood pressure were either given; bottled water, CW, a sugary drink, or a mixture of coconut water and a sugary drink, or a sugary drink to consume over a period of 2 weeks.
The study found that those who consumed coconut water experiened the largest decreases in blood pressure.
The result:
A 2005 study published in the J Med Food journal [5] aimed to analyze how effective coconut water is at boosting metabolism – and therefore promote fat loss.
They examined the effects of CW in cholesterol-fed rats, by giving them dosages of the nutrient. Ultimately, the study found that CW was able to increase lipid metabolism – therefore having a beneficial effect on fat loss.
The result:
4 Gauge contains an optimal 300mg of Coconut Water Powder, to ensure you experience it’s benefits – to help you power through your workout.
This will provide you with ideal amounts of electrolytes to keep you hydrated during intense gym sessions.
Coconut water is a great nutrient that’s known for being beneficial in numerous ways. We’ve included it in 4 Gauge, to keep you topped up with the right electrolyte balance – so you can perform at your best until you leave the gym.
Drinking CW everyday would be very beneficial, but also very expensive. For this reason, we believe that the most efficient way to add this nutrient to your diet is inside our pre workout supplement.
Let’s recap the benefits of coconut water powder:
With numerous studies backing-up this nutrient, it’s hard to argue against it. By taking 4 Gauge, you’ll consume a range of beneficial ingredients, including CW powder to make sure you perform at peak levels.
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