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Tom Brady is trying to kill you (lemmy.world)

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[+] Amanduh@lemm.ee 45 points 4 months ago (6 children)

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[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 24 points 4 months ago (3 children)

Idk, one of the articles references two high school football players who died from over hydration. Didn't say how much they drank but it does go to show that you can over hydrate even with a lot of exercise.

Also he's the quarter back, does he actually do that much strenuous exercise? Yeah he probably has to do some sprints to remain agile but he doesn't need to run that fast or for that long, he just needs to make quick decisions under pressure and throw well. He's not a marathon runner or anything like that.

[–] Eatspancakes84@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Professioneel athletes typically require insane things from their body. You shouldn’t underestimate how much these guys do in terms of exercise. At the same time, they should realise that their nutrition regime (incl. hydration ) is wrong for everyone who is not a professional athlete.

[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 5 points 4 months ago

Not all athletes have the same needs though. I don't doubt a marathon runner would need to drink a lot of water , though I doubt even they'd need 2.5 gallons, but does a professional golfer?

I'd argue a quarter back is more similar to the golfer. They aren't training for speed or stamina, they're training their fine motor skills and some strength to be able to throw far and throw accurately. If you look at the quarter back on the side line they usually aren't dripping with sweat like a lot of the other positions are.

[–] Jiggle_Physics@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

the IOM says NFL athletes should get a minimum of one gallon/3.7 liters per day, but their data says it might need to be as high as 10 liters.

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[–] Damage@feddit.it 10 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I've no idea what 37 cups equates to.
I drink 2.5 liters a day.
This summer working in extreme heat WITH physical activity, I roughly doubled that.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A cup is 8oz, or something like 240ml, which is about half of a typical drinking glass. That's a lot of water. Here in the states, people challenge themselves to drink 8 glasses (so ~16 cups), and the recommended amount is 12-16/day.

[–] remi_pan@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A drinking glass in the States is 500 mL ?! That's huge ! In my part of the globe glasses are usually more between 120 and 250 mL.

[–] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Its a hold over from cantines and waterskins. Remember a solid percentage of the US was effectively frontier 120 years ago.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah, 450-550ml (16-20oz) is a pretty common size for a drinking glass at home or at a restaurant. We also have "juice glasses" which are about 110-170 (4-6oz) you mentioned, but not everyone has then. My kids' cups are about 200ml (6-8oz).

[–] hissingmeerkat@sh.itjust.works 5 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I used to have practices where I'd routinely drink 168 oz (a full 40 oz bottle plus a gallon of refills) over the course of a couple hours. 37 cups is a gallon more than that. It's enough water to cool off about another 2000 kCal of exercise.

I wonder if he's still throwing down 4-6 megacalorie days now that he's retired.

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[–] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 30 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

I will now roast Tom Brady.

"Fuck you Tom Brady! AHAHAHAHAHA"

Roasted.

This comment is brought to you by "The Roast of Tom Brady". Only on Netflix. Go fuck yourself Tom Brady.

[–] Mr_Blott@feddit.uk 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Who the hell's Tom Brady? Is that the MySpace guy?

[–] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Frequent mix up - you must be thinking Robert Reed’s character (Mike Brady)

[–] ace_of_based@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

No he used to play football, it's Ed o'Neill's character (Al Brady).

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

Was he that really good keeper for Man United back in the day?

[–] mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 4 months ago

Some might say you "slammed" him.

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 28 points 4 months ago (4 children)

Water poisoning is a whole thing. You gotta make sure you're eliminating water you're drinking at a healthy rate before you consume even more water.

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[–] undergroundoverground@lemmy.world 23 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I feel like 37 glasses of water should technically count as drowning

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 13 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Let's say that he's drinking from small glasses, only 200 mL each. 37 drinks of 200 mL is 7.4 L of water (1501 teaspoons in American units).

That's a ridiculous amount of water. 7L of water has a mass approximately of 7 kg. Apparently Brady weighs about 100 kg, so if he's not lying he's drinking 7.5% of his body weight every day? My bet is that even the biggest NFL player playing in sweltering summer heat isn't going to need more than 7 L of water per day.

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I probably drink about six liters per day, it's noticably more than anyone else I've met.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Your poor kidneys.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Their well flushed kidneys.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Their exhausted, well-flushed kidneys.

[–] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 4 months ago

still very flushed. And that means you will live forever, right?

[–] Daemnyz@lemmy.ml 4 points 4 months ago

Please get checked for Diabetes. That's the first sign :(

[–] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 17 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Odds are he doesn't actually drink that much. At the time he was selling electrolytes and if he can convince people to drink more water then they'll buy more electrolytes to put in that water.

[–] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago

Dead people don't buy electrolytes tom!

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 14 points 4 months ago

Person who sweats his ass off drinks much more water than most people.

Wow, what a fucking crisis that wasn't.

[–] alleycat@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago (2 children)

37 cups is 8.75 Liters, according to Wolfram Alpha.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago (2 children)

A woman died in 2007 after drinking 6.5 liters during a contest held by a radio station.

https://www.reuters.com/article/world/us/radio-contest-death-sparks-sackings-investigation-idUSN17215243

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 18 points 4 months ago

It’s important to note that she was also trying to hold in all of her urine. Refusing to pee when your bladder is in pain is a really bad thing to do!

[–] orbitz@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There's also at least one article (well the only one I found was more recent in 2016 could have sworn I knew one from the 2000s, no amount of water in the one I read) out there of someone dying from drinking too much water while high. I want to say it was like 1-2 gallons in a fairly short amount of time, a few hours or something.

That said I've been high a ton and never got close to that amount of water so stay hydrated just don't down like a gallon in a couple hours, even extremely dehydrated I'm fairly certain our bodies aren't meant to process that amount of water, though too lazy to check amounts.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

I remember there being a few cases of mdma 'overdose' in the late 90s/early 2000s that actually ended up being due to water toxicity.

[–] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago

A glass of water isn't necessarily a "cup" in US cooking units.

[–] timewarp@lemmy.world 10 points 4 months ago

There are no consequences for rich people saying stupid shit like this.

[–] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 8 points 4 months ago (1 children)

The 4 kinds of news articles

[–] answersplease77@lemmy.world 3 points 4 months ago

if it was a youtube video, it'd have a thumbnail with red arrow pointing at Tom Brady's smirk face and says "Murderer??" and the youtuber shocked O face next to it.
And off course it would be 20 mins long at least with AI pics and commentary and starts by asking you to sub and like and the video is sponsored by BetterHelp

[–] ReallyActuallyFrankenstein@lemmynsfw.com 8 points 4 months ago

Now we know how water wars will begin.

[–] HootinNHollerin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 4 months ago

That’s how Bruce Lee died

[–] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Someone get this man a radio show!

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[–] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

Maybe he's splashing half of it on his head or something?

[–] gil2455526 3 points 4 months ago

I'm going to guess it was BS like this that made his ex-wife ask for a divorce.

[–] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Overhydration

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