Milk... Tons of conflicting opinions...

[slat1]

I don't drink it at all. I like to stay lean. There is too much sugar for me in there.
Milk can also make your prostate gland swell if you drink a lot of it!

 

[deltreefitness]

I personally group it into the "sweets" or "dessert" category. One & 1/2 cup a day max. And that's not even real milk. It's Hood's "Carb Countdown". Not as calorie dense, super low in sugar and very high is protein.

 

[Steve The Bluesman]

Milk gives me roaring gas attacks...I used to drink tons of it anyway and torture my friends with my atomic bombs, but in the past 5-10 years, I have been using lactaid, and not that much of it either.


Bluesman

 

[thelion2005]

I've searched this board and it seems hard to nail down any solid information about milk, seems that most everything are opinion (with a few good exceptions). What I'd like to know is how many of you guys use milk when on a bulking cycle? If you DO use milk, how much a day and what kind (whole, 2%, 1%, or skim). Thanks for throwing in your .02! -11b

Milk is a terrific protein source in a balanced diet. Reducing the fat level is heart and calorie smart.

Old school used to mix protein drink with it ... Larry Scott for example.

If you get a negative digestive reaction, try the Carb Countdown or Lactose Free.

 

[maldorf]

I don't drink it at all. I like to stay lean. There is too much sugar for me in there.
Milk can also make your prostate gland swell if you drink a lot of it!

Exactly, too many carbs and it can make you bloat. Milk is for babies, what Arnold used to say!

 

[rednecklb69]

milk is for babies, when you grow up you drink beer

 

[bigmann245]

i drink 2% with my protien shakes. this is during my bulking cycle though. during cutting i cut down on the milk considerably. but bulking i drink 1/2 gallon per day.

 

[hammercurls]

2% all day

 

[sandman_007]

I've always drinked skim milk.

if i have cereal with my breakfast, i always put skim milk in it. Usually a big bowl of honey nut cheerios or with hot oatmeal.

i also add skim milk to my protein shakes..usually about 12 oz...

i probably average per day about 20 oz (two and a half cups) of skim milk.....that is not a whole lot though

 

[thelion2005]

Nice contribution from silverfish: Jack LaLanne: I use no milk of any kind. Anything that comes from a cow I don't eat.
Don't laugh. LaLanne still trains hard and is over 90 in great shape.

On the other hand ... Vince Giranda (sp) advocated drinking half & half!