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    Milk and Squats

    Has anyone tried the drinking a gallon of milk a day thing? I tried it for the first month of my cycle and got great results.. partly because of other things too of course.

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    never heard of it. sounds highly unpromising

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    I never heard of anything like this, but I already do drink a better part of a gallon a day just because I fvcking love milk.

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    I drink a gallon of milk every day. Have been since i started lifting.

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    That's a TON of sugar, I wouldn't do it.

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    dam! I would be afraid I'd get the sh1ts!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    That's a TON of sugar, I wouldn't do it.
    Most sites say to drink whole; I drink skim.. I get my fat in other parts of my diet.

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    Just wouldnt do it becasue of the high amounts of sugar. yeah milk has lots of protein but that can be taken in from other sources

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    Quote Originally Posted by jjfman View Post
    Just wouldnt do it becasue of the high amounts of sugar. yeah milk has lots of protein but that can be taken in from other sources
    Bingo. And, of course, what it will do to your stomach.

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    Does the milk work on Chest day too? I like 1% Chocolate milk at times, but there is just too much sugar in milk for me to drink that quantity, depends on your goals of course.

    1 8 oz glass of 2% milk=
    Nutrition Facts
    Serving Size: 1 cup
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    % Daily Value *
    Total Fat 5g 8%
    Saturated Fat 3g 15%
    Trans Fat 0g
    Cholesterol 20mg 7%
    Sodium 125mg 5%
    Potassium 400mg 11%
    Total Carbohydrate 12g 4%
    Dietary Fiber 0g 0%
    Sugars 12g Protein 8g 16%

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    1 cup of liquid Pasteurized egg whites:
    2 grams of sugar and 26 grams of protein, mix in a half scoop of choc whey or any flavor protein to get another 20 grams or so.







    Quote Originally Posted by cherrydrpepper View Post
    Has anyone tried the drinking a gallon of milk a day thing? I tried it for the first month of my cycle and got great results.. partly because of other things too of course.

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    Last edited by ottomaddox; 06-25-2010 at 01:58 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by cherrydrpepper View Post
    Most sites say to drink whole; I drink skim.. I get my fat in other parts of my diet.
    Yea, it's not the fats i'm worried about, it's the sugar! Whole and skim have the same sugar content.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    Yea, it's not the fats i'm worried about, it's the sugar! Whole and skim have the same sugar content.
    Bingo again! low fat is just that. The rest of it is the same.

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    I drink one glass in the morning (1%) mixed with my protein shake and Oats...that's it for Milk for the day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by sean_holland View Post
    I drink one glass in the morning (1%) mixed with my protein shake and Oats...that's it for Milk for the day.
    Same here - my PWO shake is 1 cup of water, 1 cup of skim, and 2 scoops of whey (with 1 cup of oats mixed in).

    No more milk for the day, except the little cheat guzzle I take after some PB!

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    I drink Whole Milk like a beast when bulking - Works wonders for me.
    Mark Ripptoe suggests is as well for his starting strength program.

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    I use milk for my protein shakes but that's about it.

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    Depends on your goals. Can't say milk is good or bad. Just depends. For example when bulking I might use it in my protein shakes to get extra calories. When cutting I try to avoid it except for my morning coffee or unless I am out of cottage cheese so I use it before bed in a shake.

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    GOMAD ...gallon of milk a day...look up mark rippetoe, author of starting strength...

    edit...nm...leroy beat me

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    This is a tried and true formula for bulking for most strength athletes (powerlifters/strongmen/oly lifters). Rippetoe also suggested if for young athletes to put on weight. I have my sons doing it (14 and 16). My 14 yr old is a hard gainer at 5'10 155lbs, my 16 yr old was the same way before I started him on this. He started at the same measurements at 14 and now at 16, he's 6'2 215lbs, highly recruited safety/linebacker. But it definitely works if you want the weight minus the cuts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    Yea, it's not the fats i'm worried about, it's the sugar! Whole and skim have the same sugar content.
    Milk raises IGF-1.

    Natural sugars in milk and fruits are not the enemy due to them not being refined and also being surrounded by protien fibre ect to bluntin insulin spikes..

    However we all know that Insulin in an anabolic hormone we want high to grow muscle..

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    Same here - my PWO shake is 1 cup of water, 1 cup of skim, and 2 scoops of whey (with 1 cup of oats mixed in).

    No more milk for the day, except the little cheat guzzle I take after some PB!
    You have missed the whole point of PpreWO nutrition though, it is to rpelace glycogen lost during exercise... Not for the amino acids.

    If you are eating correctly and had a prework out shake then you have sufficient amino acids for the time being.

    If not add BCAA's and EAA'S to maltodextrin or glucose as higher protien content will bluntin insulins response.

    We want insulin high as cortisol is also high wwhile trianing cortisol is a catabolic hormone that wants to turn amino acids into glucose in the lvier if we do not have enough carbs/glycogen....


    n00bs

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    milk is still relatively low on the GI

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    Quote Originally Posted by LatissimusaurousRex View Post
    milk is still relatively low on the GI
    So is sugar when you put fat with it...

    I.e Nutella

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    Quote Originally Posted by n00bs View Post
    You have missed the whole point of PpreWO nutrition though, it is to rpelace glycogen lost during exercise... Not for the amino acids.

    If you are eating correctly and had a prework out shake then you have sufficient amino acids for the time being.

    If not add BCAA's and EAA'S to maltodextrin or glucose as higher protien content will bluntin insulins response.

    We want insulin high as cortisol is also high wwhile trianing cortisol is a catabolic hormone that wants to turn amino acids into glucose in the lvier if we do not have enough carbs/glycogen....


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    Not sure where you're going or quite what the point is.... i'm talking about my post-workout shake, not pre-workout meal.

    I personally avoid higher GI carbs as i'm extremely carb sensitive and insulin resistant. I don't feel the little benefit of spiking insulin PWO is worth the potential negatives. I stick with complex carbs throughout the day.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    Not sure where you're going or quite what the point is.... i'm talking about my post-workout shake, not pre-workout meal.

    I personally avoid higher GI carbs as i'm extremely carb sensitive and insulin resistant. I don't feel the little benefit of spiking insulin PWO is worth the potential negatives. I stick with complex carbs throughout the day.
    Sorry i cant explain it any other way i set it out pretty simple..

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    Quote Originally Posted by n00bs View Post
    Sorry i cant explain it any other way i set it out pretty simple..
    Hmm... well I guess i'm too stupid to follow, thanks anyway.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    Hmm... well I guess i'm too stupid to follow, thanks anyway.
    Sorry i didnt mean it to be offensive i just dont know how to re word what i wrote without saying the same things...

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    Quote Originally Posted by n00bs View Post
    Sorry i didnt mean it to be offensive i just dont know how to re word what i wrote without saying the same things...
    Thanks man, and I didn't mean to be 'snappy' - maybe my test levels are surging today, lol.

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    Quote Originally Posted by gbrice75 View Post
    Thanks man, and I didn't mean to be 'snappy' - maybe my test levels are surging today, lol.
    To put it short we want insulin high, protein will bluntin that... We want carbs as to negate the catabolic effects of cortisol that comes about form exercise.
    Cortisol mobilised amino acids to glucose to be used as instant energy... We want our amino acids going to other funcitons.

    So preworkout - whey or bcaa's eaa's
    during work out dextrose/maltodextrin bcaa's eaa's vitamin c
    Post workout whey/milk whatever and a meal.

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    we are talking about the 'Milk and Squatt's' program here also known as the '20 Rep Squatt's' program.

    The reason 1 gallon of milk is added to a diet is to simply add over 2000 cals to a basic diet.

    This is one way to ensure that you will grow / gain weight

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