Milk when bulking

[tbj69]

When bulking is there any reason to limit milk intake except for allergies and such?
I ask because since I was about ten I have drank about a gallon or more milk per day easily and was wondering if there were any confirmed negative effects.

[Bustedchalk]

Mark Rippetoe says to drink a galon of milk a day, lol I can't drink that much but I'm sure there is no down side to milk.

[tbj69]

I've had as much as two and a half gallons in a day. Other than water it was basically all I drank for a time.

[CharH06]

yes there are alot of problems related with a high calcium intake, one is that it doesnt let ur body properly absorb iron, u might be deficient in it.

[tbj69]

Actually, my the levels of iron in my blood are two times normal (recent bloodwork).
The high iron is presumably genetic because almost eveyone on my mother's side has high iron levels.

[desslok]

I used to drink a gallon a day when i started working out 23 years ago. Now I am lactose intolerant, have been for maybe 10 years or so. Not sure if it was from drinking so much milk for so long or not, but if I had to guess, that would be it. Now I just make yogurt from it and eat that, and cheeses with no lactose, and lactose free whey, etc.