Alcohol Effects on Fitness - Bad For Your Gains?

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Can alcohol be bad for your fitness? Exercising the day after a long night of drinking? What happens with your body when recovering from alcohol? Can your body use alcohol for energy?

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[noahroberts]

I always thought working out got in the way of my drinking

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the study which concludes a 23% decrease in testosterone was done on alchoholics, not normal drinkers

[HartyBiker]

I have absolutely no idea why I'm here. I don't work out and I'm also completely sober...

[james.]

I quit alcohol over 8 months ago and the results have been amazing. Fitter stronger leaner. Would highly recommend cutting it out. The extra cash is nice also.

[luccianodfs]

Who drinks 3 glasses of alcohol in a night? more like 10+

[ForceOfWill]

Summary for my fellow fitness/alcohol enthusiasts: Alcohol makes a fitness transformation damn near impossible, but it is quite easy to drink and maintain your current level of strength/bodyfat

[maxamillion]

I've never drank before but my twin started at 14. At the age of 30 now I look about 21 and he looks about 35. It's insane how differently we've aged. It's like looking into the future. He also randomly smoked when drunk but never smoked regularly. He drinks 3-4 times a week though and got really big into partying in college. My mother never drank either and she looked young until her 50s. Could be just our genetics + alcohol or some form of correlation, but I think it's an interesting outcome.

[CrowHousePress]

"Rare extreme drinking nights." Rare. Right.

[andrewcheng]

In the US, the average drink (12oz beer, 5 oz wine, or 1.5 oz liquor) contains about 14 g of alcohol. Not 40 g. The "one drink of 40 g" mentioned in this video is more like 3 average drinks. And 150 g is closer to 10 drinks which will probably *definitely* hinder gains made on the gym.

[supremevash]

Some of the best workouts I’ve ever had was while I’m hungover. The pain of breaking down muscle distracts me from feeling like I’m dying

[JumpingBeanerNation]

do a video about marijuana effects on gains

[checkitoutguys]

vomited twice in the morning 3 days ago and lost my phone (luckily a friend found it) and told myself I'm never drinking again. I'm finishing a bottle of beer as I type this LOL
Every time....

[benfontenot]

And just like that, I'm never drinking alcohol again

[Quimper]

Don't hate on alcohol. It's a miracle serum that turns other people more beautiful and interesting. ^^

[HampusTman]

This feels like a video worth giving an update. I've reduced my drinking considerably since I started working out, and I think most of your demographic would benefot from this information

[TrueFITBootcamps]

Just simply make Friday your drinking night, Saturday your rest day, and Sunday workout in the afternoon. Should give you enough time to re hydrate and metabolize the alcohol.

[bobbill]

can some explain to me how one drink is 40 grams while three drinks is 150 grams not 120 grams

[backroadnam]

This explains why I always feel like I look smaller after a night out...

[Jackey-Vo]

How long can your body go without the Gym before you lose Muscle Memory/Gains?
And do you have a video on how to Increase Metabolism?

[bilalsaud]

I always considered myself a hard gainer, but the reality was I had always had a lousy diet. As soon as I started following the Agoge Diet, I started gaining muscle fast!