Most Hydration Products Are Built for the Gym. HOD Is Built for the Rest of Your Day.
Pre-workouts are for training. Recovery drinks are for after. But what about the other 20 hours — the meetings, the commute, the afternoon slump, the hours between sessions when your body is still working, still recovering, still running on whatever you put in it?
That's the gap HOD was built for.
Hydrate or Diedrate isn't a workout drink. It's a daily driver — a clean, caffeine-free hydration and energy baseline that works at 7am, 2pm, or any point in between. No crash. No jitters. No sugar. Just the fundamentals, done right.
What's Actually in HOD — And Why
The ingredient list is short by design. Every item earns its place.
The Electrolyte Stack
HOD uses citrate forms of all four key electrolytes — a deliberate choice. Citrate salts are generally better absorbed than cheaper chloride or oxide forms, and they're gentler on the stomach.
- Sodium (Sodium Citrate) — the primary hydration mineral. Drives fluid into cells, supports plasma volume, and helps your body actually retain the water you drink. Without adequate sodium, water passes through rather than hydrating you at the cellular level.
- Potassium (Potassium Citrate) — works in tandem with sodium to regulate fluid balance inside and outside cells. Critical for muscle contraction and nerve signaling. Most people don't get enough.
- Magnesium (Magnesium Citrate) — involved in over 300 enzymatic reactions. Supports muscle function, sleep quality, and energy metabolism. Depleted by sweat and chronically underrepresented in modern diets.
- Calcium (Calcium Citrate) — essential for muscle contraction and nerve function. Often overlooked in hydration formulas but plays a real role in how muscles fire and recover.
The B-Vitamin Complex
This is what separates HOD from a basic electrolyte packet. The full B-vitamin stack — B1, B2, B3, B6, B9, and B12 — supports energy metabolism at the cellular level. Not stimulant energy. Metabolic energy — the kind that comes from your body efficiently converting food into fuel.
- B1 (Thiamin) — converts carbohydrates into usable energy. Essential for nerve function.
- B2 (Riboflavin) — supports energy production and acts as an antioxidant cofactor.
- B3 (Niacin) — critical for NAD+ production, which drives cellular energy metabolism. One of the most important B vitamins for sustained energy.
- B6 (Pyridoxal 5-Phosphate) — the active form of B6. Supports protein metabolism, neurotransmitter synthesis, and immune function.
- B9 (Folate) — supports red blood cell production and DNA synthesis. Important for anyone with high training volume.
- B12 (Methylcobalamin) — the active form of B12. Supports nerve function, red blood cell formation, and energy metabolism. Methylcobalamin is better utilized than the cheaper cyanocobalamin found in most supplements.
The result: sustained, clean energy that supports how your body actually works — without caffeine, without a crash, without the anxiety that comes from stimulant-based energy products.
How to Use HOD
Mix one scoop with 14–20oz of water. Adjust to taste — some people prefer a lighter mix for all-day sipping, others go full scoop for a more pronounced flavor. The formula is flexible.
When to use it:
- Morning — before coffee, to rehydrate after overnight fasting and get B-vitamins in early
- Mid-morning or afternoon — as a clean alternative to a second coffee
- Any time you'd reach for a sugary drink or energy drink and want something better
- Travel, long drives, or any situation where you're not drinking enough water
HOD is caffeine-free, sugar-free, and keto-friendly — there's no wrong time to use it.
The Stack: HOD + OP FUEL
On training days, HOD pairs naturally with OP FUEL — our creatine and hydration powder built specifically for performance.
The combination covers different ground: OP FUEL handles creatine loading, performance hydration, and training-day demands. HOD handles the baseline — all-day electrolytes and B-vitamin support that keeps you running between sessions.
The Field Notes Stack: 1 scoop of OP FUEL + ½ scoop of HOD (Lychee or Peach Mango) mixed in 20–24oz of water. Use around training for hydration that covers both performance and daily baseline needs.
The half-scoop of HOD adds flavor, B-vitamins, and electrolyte depth to OP FUEL without doubling up on sodium to excess. It's a practical, tested combination — not a marketing bundle.
What HOD Is Not
HOD isn't a pre-workout. It won't give you a stimulant kick or a pump. It's not designed to replace a recovery protocol or carry your training-day hydration load on its own at high intensity.
What it is: the most consistent thing you can do for your hydration and energy every single day — regardless of whether you trained, regardless of what else you took, regardless of what the day looks like.
The basics, done consistently, beat the advanced stuff done occasionally. HOD is the basics — built to be used every day, without thinking about it.
Available in Lychee and Peach Mango.