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    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Endurance Output Breaks Down Before You Feel It?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "The performance effects aren't uniform across all types of work, which is part of why they're easy to misread. Endurance output tends to suffer first."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Strength Work Masks the Problem Until It Doesn't?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Strength and power work is more resilient, up to a point. Short, explosive efforts can hold up reasonably well under mild dehydration, which leads some athletes to assume they're unaffected."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Drinking Water Alone Doesn't Solve the Equation?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Fluid loss and electrolyte loss are not the same problem, though they happen simultaneously. Sweat contains sodium, and sodium is the primary electrolyte governing fluid balance in the body."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "What does this mean: Individual Sodium Loss Rates Make Generic Formulas Inadequate?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Sweat sodium concentration varies significantly between individuals, some athletes lose two or three times as much sodium per litre of sweat as others. A standard sports drink built around an average figure will adequately serve some athletes and meaningfully under-serve others."
      }
    },
    {
      "@type": "Question",
      "name": "How can I put this into practice for better dehydration athletic performance?",
      "acceptedAnswer": {
        "@type": "Answer",
        "text": "Treat fuelling as part of your preparation, not an afterthought. The science only helps when it is applied consistently: plan around your training and competition, fuel before you feel you need to, and review what works for you over time. Science in Sport products are designed to make evidence-based fuelling simple to get right, so you arrive prepared and perform with confidence."
      }
    }
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