PhD, Associate Professor I.S. Tamozhnikov¹
PhD, Associate Professor M.M. Bogomolova¹
E.V. Nikolaev^2
1Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture, Volgograd
²Volgograd State Technical University, Volgograd

Keywords: prevention of dehydration, drinking regime.

Introduction. To maintain homeostasis and prevent dehydration, athletes need to pay special attention to the drinking regime [1].
The purpose of the study is to identify signs of latent dehydration based on the analysis of the daily drinking regime of athletes of various specializations and make recommendations for optimizing the water balance in conditions of sports activity.
Methodology and organization of the study. 47 students-athletes of sports qualification from the first category to the master of sports, studying at the 3rd year of the Faculty of Physical Culture of the Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture, took part in the study, the average age of the subjects was 20.4 ± 1.4 years. The online questionnaire included questions about the individually calculated norm and actual fluid intake, as well as a block of questions to identify signs of latent dehydration based on subjective feelings and evaluation of urine color on a color scale [1].
The results of the study and their discussion. The analysis of the dehydration scale showed that in the morning, the state of dehydration of varying severity is observed in 83% of the subjects, in 78% of the subjects, the state of dehydration of varying severity persists during the daytime, which indicates a lack of control over the drinking regime or insufficient volume of the liquid consumed to the level of training loads. The data of the dehydration color scale confirm the survey data, according to which 67% of respondents do not observe the optimal drinking regime, of which only 51% noted subjective signs of dehydration – such as fatigue, drowsiness, dry mouth, urination disorders (anuria), constipation, dry skin.
Conclusion. The analysis of the results of the study showed that 50% of the study participants have a low level of awareness about the importance of controlling their own water balance in training and competition conditions, 90% of athletes do not know the calculated methods of monitoring it. In order to avoid the adverse effects of dehydration in athletes, it is necessary to conduct explanatory work on the need for systematic monitoring of the drinking regime and to select convenient applications with which an athlete can make an individual calculation of the proper values of water consumption, taking into account the thermal load of the environment.

Literature

1. Evdokimova V.A., Pozdnyakov A.M. Violation of the drinking regime among athletes // Successes of modern natural science. – 2013. – (9): 118.