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[-] Etterra@discuss.online 14 points 1 day ago

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

Wow, what a fucking crisis that wasn't.

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

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 13 points 1 day ago

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 1 day ago

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

[-] Daemnyz@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 hours ago

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

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day ago
[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 9 points 1 day ago

Their well flushed kidneys.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 8 points 1 day ago

Their exhausted, well-flushed kidneys.

[-] M0oP0o@mander.xyz 4 points 1 day ago

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

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 45 points 2 days ago

For an athlete sweating a lot maybe 37 cups is good for him

[-] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 23 points 2 days ago

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 1 day ago

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 4 points 1 day 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 1 day 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 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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.

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 10 hours ago

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.

[-] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 hours 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).

[-] vaultdweller013@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 hours ago

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

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 6 points 2 days ago

Google says 8.7 liters (also I am in no way trying to defend Brady I just made an offhand comment about how maybe it's plausible, I didn't even consider how much water 37 cups is I just figured professional athlete sweating up a storm)

[-] hissingmeerkat@sh.itjust.works 5 points 2 days ago

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.

[-] Amanduh@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago
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[-] gil2455526@lemmy.eco.br 3 points 1 day ago

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

[-] jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.works 30 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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 2 days ago

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

[-] brbposting@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

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

[-] ace_of_based@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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

[-] Imgonnatrythis@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

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

[-] mxcory@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 days ago

Some might say you "slammed" him.

[-] Snowclone@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago

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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[-] Not_mikey@slrpnk.net 17 points 2 days ago

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 1 day ago

Dead people don't buy electrolytes tom!

[-] alleycat@lemmy.world 13 points 2 days ago

37 cups is 8.75 Liters, according to Wolfram Alpha.

[-] athairmor@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days ago
[-] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 18 points 2 days 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 1 day ago

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.

[-] merc@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

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

[-] jlh@lemmy.jlh.name 8 points 1 day ago

The 4 kinds of news articles

[-] answersplease77@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day 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

[-] timewarp@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

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

Now we know how water wars will begin.

That’s how Bruce Lee died

[-] tobogganablaze@lemmus.org 6 points 2 days ago

Someone get this man a radio show!

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[-] fibojoly@sh.itjust.works 4 points 2 days ago

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

[-] DragonsInARoom@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Overhydration

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