Drink Your Milk

[Sami]

I suppose training for 2 hours+ might be a little different. Though I would think a snickers or 4 might work better? Meh.

[Tom Campitelli]

Milk during the session cannot have a physiological effect. Psychological, evidently.

Of course it has a physiological effect. It's not going to build any muscle for you during your workout, but milk provides water, sugar, fat, and protein. Those will absolutely produce a response from your body, even if that is just keeping you from feeling hungry.

[Sami]

On reflection, I was neither clear nor 100% accurate in my post. I meant more that taking swigs of milk between sets isn't going to drive the next set. It simply cannot act that fast. Also, a significant volume of blood has been diverted from the GI tract to the muscles.

But I also forgot to consider who I was talking to, Gary. He's doing Smolov cycles (I think) and is in the gym for more than a couple of hours most likely. And yes, keeping from feeling hungry is probably very significant.

However, if the average novice SS trainee is well fed before going into the gym, I see no reason to down half a gallon of milk in the 45-60 minutes they'll be there.

[Tom Campitelli]

On reflection, I was neither clear nor 100% accurate in my post. I meant more that taking swigs of milk between sets isn't going to drive the next set. It simply cannot act that fast. Also, a significant volume of blood has been diverted from the GI tract to the muscles.

That's very true. I understand what you are getting at now.

But I also forgot to consider who I was talking to, Gary. He's doing Smolov cycles (I think) and is in the gym for more than a couple of hours most likely. And yes, keeping from feeling hungry is probably very significant.

However, if the average novice SS trainee is well fed before going into the gym, I see no reason to down half a gallon of milk in the 45-60 minutes they'll be there.

I've been struggling to get through my deadlifts on Mondays with the Texas Method. I am considering having some milk early in the session to see if that helps an hour or more down the line.

[Sami]

Deadlift is the one lift that I don't think I could with anything in my stomach. I just feel like I'm going to pop. I even get nervous about drinking too much water in the session for fear of my deadlift at the end.