will chocolate milk after workouts make me bulky?

eanoack
eanoack Posts: 3 Member
in Food and Nutrition
Does anyone else drink chocolate milk after their workouts? I'm looking to lose weight, and not really bulk up, but I usually workout in the morning and as my breakfast I have a scoop of the Kroger brand Slim Rite Ultimate chocolate milk mixed with 8 oz of fat free milk. Is this okay?
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  • ShannonMpls
    ShannonMpls Posts: 1,936 Member
    No. Chocolate milk will not make you bulky (unless it's laced with steroids, that is).
  • Ge0rgiana
    Ge0rgiana Posts: 1,649 Member
    Nothing short of lifting very heavy weights, a sizable calorie surplus, a LOT of protein, and/or steroids will make you bulk up.
  • LoveLiveLift
    LoveLiveLift Posts: 459 Member
    <---I lift heavy weights (for me), eat around 2000 cals/day, and eat lots of protein. I don't consider myself bulky.



    No. Just drinking some chocolate milk after your workout will not make you bulky. It is very difficult for women to build muscle mass. You usually have to be eating at a calorie surplus.
  • rileysowner
    rileysowner Posts: 8,331 Member
    No. Chocolate milk will not make you bulky (unless it's laced with steroids, that is).
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  • ajevans2674
    ajevans2674 Posts: 31 Member
    Definitely not. In fact, studies have shown that drinking chocolate milk after workouts is great to consume to efficiently repair muscles, which then leads to stronger muscles that in turn burn more fat and boost your metabolism.
  • mhankosk
    mhankosk Posts: 532 Member
    Girls don't bulk. We don't have the testosterone to do it. Unless your mix has extra testosterone or steroids, you'll be fine...:flowerforyou:
  • BrianSharpe
    BrianSharpe Posts: 9,248 Member
    In endurance sports circles chocolate milk is a favourite recovery drink.
  • joejccva71
    joejccva71 Posts: 2,985 Member
    Mmmm...chocolate milk.
  • NoAdditives
    NoAdditives Posts: 4,251 Member
    Nothing, besides steroids, will cause you to bulk up. Chocolate milk is great after a workout. It gives your muscles protein and sugar so they can recover faster. That results in less soreness and less water retention. Protein shakes are also good.
  • rugbyphreak
    rugbyphreak Posts: 509 Member
    woo! this gives me another excuse to drink more chocolate milk! i love drinking it after work outs because it tastes delicious. it's ice cold. i feel like i'm cheating on my diet with chocolate milk. :P
  • mariobadr
    mariobadr Posts: 58 Member
    In endurance sports circles chocolate milk is a favourite recovery drink.

    It also works very well for lifters who don't like protein shakes :)
  • dinosnopro
    dinosnopro Posts: 2,177 Member
    wait.....so I've been wasting money and risking jail time when chocolate milk has been there the whole time?
  • DeeJayTJ
    DeeJayTJ Posts: 355 Member
    your not going to bulk up from lifting, i mean sure its possible, but you dont have near the same amount of testosterone that men have.


    i dont see the point of chocolate milk though, sugar isnt really necessary, there is enough sugar in everything else out there, incase you eat fruits and things like that then that would be all the sugar u need.
  • Nopedotjpeg
    Nopedotjpeg Posts: 1,805 Member
    Of course it will. Because of hormones and sugar and stuff.yaknow?
  • taso42
    taso42 Posts: 8,980 Member
    if only it were that easy
  • AlsDonkBoxSquat
    AlsDonkBoxSquat Posts: 6,128 Member
    are you eating at a surplus?
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    Of course it will. Because of hormones and sugar and stuff.yaknow?

    lifting weights and chocolate milk are the only thing lou ferigno did

    fact
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    if only it were that easy
  • k80mac
    k80mac Posts: 63 Member
    I drink it after every cardio workout. I do it within 15 minutes of my workout and it helps refuel your carbs/protein.
  • ladyfingers39
    ladyfingers39 Posts: 335
    I needed a good laugh!!!! hehehe
  • MoreBean13
    MoreBean13 Posts: 8,701 Member
    Women who "bulk up" also get deeper voices and facial hair. Chocolate milk isn't likely to have that effect.
  • bjwbmw
    bjwbmw Posts: 55
    According to my trainer - chocolate milk is an excellent recovery food! NO bulk.
  • sleepytexan
    sleepytexan Posts: 3,138 Member
    OMG don't get bulky. and don't eat bananas. I read on here they can kill you ;p
  • HeidiMightyRawr
    HeidiMightyRawr Posts: 3,343 Member
    No.

    Unless you are eating in a huge surplus, and training specifically to gain mass over a long period of time (or your chocolate milk comes with a side of steroids) you will not bulk up.
  • kealambert
    kealambert Posts: 961 Member
    do you think there's a way to get a sticky thread about women not having to fear getting bulky by accident?
  • sweetheart03622
    sweetheart03622 Posts: 928 Member
    Yes. It will. Very bulky. This is why so many of the men on here are getting GIANT at a rapid rate with NO desire to do so at all! Because it's JUST that easy! Beware the chocolate milk...
  • Alpine005
    Alpine005 Posts: 87 Member
    My son (4) has been drinking chocolate milk for years and he can bench 175, watch out. haha
  • 00trayn
    00trayn Posts: 1,849 Member
    Unless you're injecting yourself with hormones or steroids along with that chocolate milk, you can't get bulky!

    I think i bang my head against the desk every time women thing they'll somehow make themselves bulky from lifting weights at all. I lift weights 3 times a week, and I go heavy. All that's happens is that I can eat more calories every day, my waist shrunk 2 1/2" in a month and I have some muscle tone showing through the fat that's disappearing. I DON'T LOOK LIKE A BODYBUILDER! Ugh....
  • WarriorMom2012
    WarriorMom2012 Posts: 621 Member
    Women who "bulk up" also get deeper voices and facial hair. Chocolate milk isn't likely to have that effect.

    They give the cows hormones that will make you bulky, get facial hair AND your voice will drop several octaves. It's been medically proven.
  • chuisle
    chuisle Posts: 1,052 Member
    I also lift heavy and drink whey protein after workouts. Not exactly bulky.

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