In the pursuit of personalisation of cycling training and nutrition, an often overlooked component of the latter is the need for us to take a deeper look at how we each hydrate. It’s a fallacy to believe that we all have the same hydration needs. When looking to become a complete cyclist, hydration is an area where cyclists can often find a big win.

With the help and input from good friend Andy Blow, from Precision Hydration, this blog post sets out how to get started with personalising your hydration strategy.

Covered in this episode:

- The basics of hydration

- Homeostasis

- The trouble with dehydration

- The trouble with overhydration

- What goes out must come back in (at some point)

- Hydrating for recovery

- How to rehydrate properly during your recovery

- When sweat losses are low

- When sweat losses are high

- Your personalised hydration strategy

- Tips for staying hydrated