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Sodas and training???

Visastorm

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I have a problem trying to quit drinking Dr. Pepper. Is this hurting my muscle growth? I probably drink around 6 sodas a day and about 3-4 bottles of water a day. Will i be able to gain muscle like this or is this hurting my gains badly?
 
Visastorm said:
I have a problem trying to quit drinking Dr. Pepper. Is this hurting my muscle growth? I probably drink around 6 sodas a day and about 3-4 bottles of water a day. Will i be able to gain muscle like this or is this hurting my gains badly?
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6 sodas a day? Get that sh1t under control bro. Its not that hard. I drink a soda once a month or so maybe less and drink 1.5-2 gallons of water a day. You need less soda and more water
 
The insulin spikes should actually help gains I would think. Not helping in the fat loss department though for sure
 
I think it goes without saying that there are massive potential health issues ahead if you continue with the 6 soda a day habit as well as the more sugar you eat, the more deficiencies you will have in micronutrients.

As long as those sugars are calculated into your marcos and it fits, then you are good from a muscle building perspective.
 
No, its unhealthy as hell, but not going to hinder gains. Id time it around high protien low fat meals or around shake time.

But you know you can get diabetes from that much sugar, right. That will effect your gains...
 
musclemaker said:
I think it goes without saying that there are massive potential health issues ahead if you continue with the 6 soda a day habit as well as the more sugar you eat, the more deficiencies you will have in micronutrients.

As long as those sugars are calculated into your marcos and it fits, then you are good from a muscle building perspective.
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What this guy said. If you take it into account for your macros, it shouldn't hurt your ability to build muscle; however, 6 sugar sodas a day will dramatically impact your health, and probably faster than you would imagine. I'm talking teeth problems, kidney stones, digestive problems, possible insulin resistance from all the spikes and drops, and you don't want any part of that. I would taper off though because if you've been taking in that much for a long time, you might get headaches or become irritable of you suddenly stop caffeine and sugar.
 
Anabaholic said:
What this guy said. If you take it into account for your macros, it shouldn't hurt your ability to build muscle; however, 6 sugar sodas a day will dramatically impact your health, and probably faster than you would imagine. I'm talking teeth problems, kidney stones, digestive problems, possible insulin resistance from all the spikes and drops, and you don't want any part of that. I would taper off though because if you've been taking in that much for a long time, you might get headaches or become irritable of you suddenly stop caffeine and sugar.
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+1000000000000 to this

My dad drank multiple Dr. Pepper's a day when I was growing up and he had to force himself to stop drinking it because it kept giving him painful kidney stones.
 
Pick up smoking. The nicotine should help balance all that sugar out. Strange how it does that, but science and **** dawg.
 
I don’t think sugar is evil, in fact the very opposite if used in moderation but the issue for you it seems and myself is moderations out the window. I binge on coke, my issue is I only like 3 drinks = coke, sugary tea and milk. I need to find a sub drink.

What do you guys drink other than water?
 
DarthGainer said:
I don’t think sugar is evil, in fact the very opposite if used in moderation but the issue for you it seems and myself is moderations out the window. I binge on coke, my issue is I only like 3 drinks = coke, sugary tea and milk. I need to find a sub drink.

What do you guys drink other than water?
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squirt bottles of mio...I probably go thru 2 a week!!!
 
Is diet Dr. Pepper not an option? I live on Coke Zero. It's not as good as regular Coke, but I choose the slight change in taste over being obese.
 
It’s been almost 17 years since I stopped drinking dark sodas. Once in a while I will drink a diet 7up if I have a headache or need some bubblies. My brother has kidney disease from drinking too much soda and energy drinks.
 
DarthGainer said:
I don’t think sugar is evil, in fact the very opposite if used in moderation but the issue for you it seems and myself is moderations out the window. I binge on coke, my issue is I only like 3 drinks = coke, sugary tea and milk. I need to find a sub drink.

What do you guys drink other than water?
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I usually just drink plain water, but when I feel like switching it up, I put two crystal light powders into a 3L bottle, it gives it just enough flavor to keep it interesting.
 
You could try Jim Beam, only 7 calories, and will keep the water weight off. Lol....But, seriously, water works great, and if you need something more, try adding some lemon or cucumber
 
When I stated my healthy lifestyle the first thing I did was drop sprite, ‘cold turkey’ actually...And it wasn’t easy, I was a sprite fiend! ...If I can do it, anyone can!
 
I would try to quit the Dr Pepper. You will have some headaches coming off of it from the caffeine withdraw but 6 dr peppers a day is bad. Way too much sugar for your body.
 
Rad83 said:
When I stated my healthy lifestyle the first thing I did was drop sprite, ‘cold turkey’ actually...And it wasn’t easy, I was a sprite fiend! ...If I can do it, anyone can!
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I did the same thing with all sodas. Even now, I will rarely have a diet soda. Reason being I find the carbonation irritates my throat. Sparkling water isn't as carbonated, so those are fine.
 
puccah8808 said:
It’s been almost 17 years since I stopped drinking dark sodas. Once in a while I will drink a diet 7up if I have a headache or need some bubblies. My brother has kidney disease from drinking too much soda and energy drinks.
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What did the doctors do for your brothers kidneys??
 
DarthGainer said:
I don’t think sugar is evil, in fact the very opposite if used in moderation but the issue for you it seems and myself is moderations out the window. I binge on coke, my issue is I only like 3 drinks = coke, sugary tea and milk. I need to find a sub drink.

What do you guys drink other than water?
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I like Kombucha. Carbonated, tastes good, low cal low sugar, and has other gut health related benefits.
 
Visastorm said:
I have a problem trying to quit drinking Dr. Pepper. Is this hurting my muscle growth? I probably drink around 6 sodas a day and about 3-4 bottles of water a day. Will i be able to gain muscle like this or is this hurting my gains badly?
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Do you still watch cartoons?
 
Funny how people say they can’t quit something like soda. I would really look deeper into that because in the end it’s just a sugary drink.
 
jameschoi said:
Saw a guy coming out of 7-11 drinking a liter of mountain dew at 9am. Crazy!
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In high school I would drink a liter of jolt cola for breakfast.
 
Any1 who thinks this can fit into there macros and will be ok is a moron. That's over 200gms of suger per day. Use your fycking head
 
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