Low Body Fat = Sodium Restriction?!
We shouldn’t be afraid of sodium! It performs an essential role in body fluid regulation. With this being, there is absolutely no reason to limit your sodium consumption unless you have a tendency to have hypertension (high blood pressure).
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Normally we think that ingesting a lot of sodium will increase fluid retention. Actually, avoiding sodium is what can cause this problem!
Sudden sodium spikes can contribute in some form to water retention. So, we should try to maintain steady levels of sodium in our food intake. If we consume a large amount of sodium, our body will get used to this consumption.
Sodium is vital to obtain “pumps” and incredible vascularity. It is also essential in the transport of potassium to the muscle cells, which will make us have a fuller look (note: a fuller look means that our muscles have a larger volume).
When we remove sodium from our diet with the purpose of “losing water”, our aesthetics will suffer immensely because we will look flat (note: a flat look means our muscles have lost volume).
So, we shouldn’t restrict sodium intake, but we should maintain steady levels of it in our blood stream and maintain a consistent fluid intake. Normally we drink 4 to 5 liters of water per day, because contrary to what people believe, water consumption doesn’t hurt our muscular definition. Very much the contrary, it helps it.
Always remember that we aren’t smarter than our body. So don’t try to trick it into looking like something it isn´t by restricting something it needs!
Note: We know it’s quite hard, but try to draw your attention away from his vascularity. Look at these quads! What an incredible physique!
References:
http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/71/5/1013.full
http://jama.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?articleid=899663