Piss-Maxxing Is a Different Kind of Summer Trend You’re Probably Already Experiencing

Everything can be hacked these days, even your body. From figuring out how to maximize your caffeine intake to micro-dosing for better concentration, there are a plethora of people out in the world fixated on figuring out how to make the most out of their one and only human body. The latest trend that involves tinkering with your biology for optimal output is called (eloquently) piss-maxxing.

So what is piss-maxxing? Well, allow us to explain. It’s a concept born of the insistence that you stay hydrated. How do you know if you’re hydrated? Not feeling thirsty isn’t evidence enough. (In fact, some say that by the time you feel thirsty, you’re already dehydrated.) You know if your hydration levels are healthy by looking at your pee.

If you’re drinking enough fluids, your piss is going to be nearly clear. That’s a pretty high standard, so some would say the hue of watered-down lemonade is OK, too. But if your pee is gold or dark yellow, you need to start pounding the H2O.

According to Mel Magazine, the piss-maxxing concept came from Instagrammer Tom Tuna.

“Is piss-maxxing a thing that I’m just not in the know about, or are you just fucking creating something from nothing?” Vicious Circle podcast host Matthew Daniel Siskin asked Tuna during an episode.

“I just made it up. My friends and I made it up as a joke,” says Tuna. “We would use it as a metric for hydration. Every time we’d have to stop to go to the bathroom, we’d say we’re piss-maxxing.”

Twitter has also been pushing the concept:

So, bros, what do you think? Summer’s just around the corner and it’s the perfect time to start chugging beverages and piss-maxxing your days (and nights) away. Are you up for the challenge?

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