"Pre-hydration" phase
Wanted to see if anybody else does this or js familiar with it.
Shortly before our last rip through Europe last January, my bandmate (who sings a lot in our group) told me that for 2 weeks before a tour, he drinks like 5 liters of water a day (1.3 gallons) to prep his voice for the road. Calls it "pre-hydration". I also sing a fair bit in this band, and this seemed like a cheap and win-win tactic to try, so I did it. I already drink a decent amount of water, but def ramped my h20 consumption up for this period. And low and behold, my voice really DID feel better during our run (which, to be fair, was only like 10 days). Combined with vocal warmup before the gigs, it really felt good.
Anybody know anything about this? Do other people do this? Is this just what being hydrated feels like? Lol