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How much water do you need?

Bodyweight sets the baseline. Training and heat do the rest.

Where are you training?

An air-conditioned gym, or a temperate day.

Drink about

3.2

litres a day

Spread through the day rather than taken in two or three large amounts.

Glasses (250 ml)
13
Where it comes from
Bodyweight
2.6 l
81%
Training
0.6 l
19%
Climate
0 l
0%

A formula only gets you close.

It can't see your training, your week, or what you'll actually eat. That part is the coaching.

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Roughly 35 ml per kilogram of bodyweight, plus about 600 ml per hour of training, plus more in the heat. Food carries another 20-30% that is not counted here. Day to day, thirst and the colour of your urine tell you more than any formula does — pale straw is about right.

About 3.2 litres a day, or 13 glasses.