Sport Beer... Just how bad is it?

[kevbo]

dumb question maybe.. but i'm a little confused. someone mentioned earlier that a light beer contains ~3-4g carbs, but 90 calories? How does this happen? I've looked at other nutrition facts and it says something similar. If carbs are 4 calories per gram, that gives us 15-20 calories, and I don't believe beer is a significant source of fat or protein, so how do we get the other 70?

sorry for the poor structuring of my post, im about to head off to the gym

 

[Buck It]

I drink beer almost every night. Usually about a six pack a night. But otherwise, I eat right, and I work out hard. I have had no problems gaining muscle. Right now I'm doing a cutting phase, and so far I'm losing weight at the rate I expected, while still having beer at night. I drink Miller Light, which has 95 calories and 3.2 carbs per 12 oz. A lot of other light beers have as much as 7 carbs per can. So if your gonna drink the beer, I'd say go with the miller light, and do everything else you do as far as eating and workout out perfect. You should be fine. Just stay away from mixed drinks and hard alcohol. That **** has a ton of calories, sugar, and carbs.

A sixpack a night? Sounds like you may have a drinkin problem.

 

[motorcycleMIKIE]

Yeah, I include beer into my diet on a regular basis..and I can still burn weight off. The article on alcohol was very good but discussed multiple [two or more] drinks.. hell, alcohol is a fuel that needs to be discussed on a single basis... Have one drink if you want, it's the quickest fuel your body can absorb.... Your body will burn the acetate produced by the liver before it burns other fats... duh, no brainer..

If you like beer and drink it don't expect to be burning other fats at the same time, duh...
So, it's beer or something else (you donut sneakers know what I mean), life is short enjoy your beer!!!!

Here is what is said:

Speaking of drugs, the "Bodybuilding Pharmacology" column reports that the two most common drugs in bodybuilding are caffeine and alcohol. In small amounts, these drugs offer some health benefits, though taken in excess – nothing but negative effects.

How bad is alcohol? Aside from being known to send guys hoggin', alcoholics can lose 30 percent of their muscle mass. Sufferers of chronic alcohol abuse myopathy (CAAM) can expect a selective loss of type 2B muscle fibers (the ones most responsible for growth). Chronic alcohol intake also decreases the number of androgen receptors in muscle (again, selectively targeting type 2B fibers).

So the takeaway message is a couple drinks aren't going to hurt you, unless you just had a couple of drinks and when you finish you're going to have a couple more.

 

[jeff_pa]

To answer the where do the calories come from question........

The Alcohol. Thats why they call them "empty" calories.

 

[Smoke420]

A sixpack a night? Sounds like you may have a drinkin problem.

I don't have a drinking problem. I don't crave alcohol, and I don't need to have it. I just enjoy it. Alcohol has had no negative effects on my life. I'm still able to gain muscle and lose fat as wanted. I go to work every day at a job that I got with a college education. I'm successful, and I plan to stay that way. The problem with alcoholics is that they let the booze take over their life. I'm way too responsible for that. Alcohol along with marijuana is not a problem unless it has consequences.