Drinking Alcohol while training?
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Nothing wrong with having a good time, and if one drinks this is fine too. However, where does the importance of your goal mix within the importance of drinking alcohol?
One can "easily" sabatoge their diet (in the caloric sense) just through the "empty calories" of alcohol and--rather quickly: A typical beer can be 150 calories or more, and mixed drinks can be even higher.
Then when the time frame that you have been drinking is over, instead of the body (the LIVER) focusing primarily on normal biological functions related to what you normally eat (etc), it MUST put some higher priority to detoxifying the blood to remove to the "intoxicating invador"--and the time is "suboptimal" for fat loss (if this is the goal).
Now, understand I said suboptimal, because the trend leading to the time drinking and the time for the body to recover, will play a large role in the results.
Ever wonder "why" SOME "can feel" so dehydrated after "over" doing it when drinking? And, the rather high "need" to drink gallons of water?
Feeling sick, etc. Hmm.......rather suboptimal condition.
Liver multitasking? Sure. But if you had over done it, you can bet the liver is preoccupied with the most important: Removing the alcohol.
I am speaking in terms of drinking "far too much" not in moderation or casual drinking.
Just a breif thought I would throw out there, brotha and sista's.
Chillen
One can "easily" sabatoge their diet (in the caloric sense) just through the "empty calories" of alcohol and--rather quickly: A typical beer can be 150 calories or more, and mixed drinks can be even higher.
Then when the time frame that you have been drinking is over, instead of the body (the LIVER) focusing primarily on normal biological functions related to what you normally eat (etc), it MUST put some higher priority to detoxifying the blood to remove to the "intoxicating invador"--and the time is "suboptimal" for fat loss (if this is the goal).
Now, understand I said suboptimal, because the trend leading to the time drinking and the time for the body to recover, will play a large role in the results.
Ever wonder "why" SOME "can feel" so dehydrated after "over" doing it when drinking? And, the rather high "need" to drink gallons of water?
Feeling sick, etc. Hmm.......rather suboptimal condition.
Liver multitasking? Sure. But if you had over done it, you can bet the liver is preoccupied with the most important: Removing the alcohol.
I am speaking in terms of drinking "far too much" not in moderation or casual drinking.
Just a breif thought I would throw out there, brotha and sista's.
Chillen
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One or two every now and then is fine. But you make a habit of getting drunk 2-3 night a week it can be seriously detrimental to your goals.
I go to the gym hammered. I feel jacked in the mirror because I'm wasted. I have sexual intercourse with some broads and get my cardio, and I get into fights and get my MMA training in, then I sprint home quickly with two 30-racks of Keystone to avoid any legal problems, my HIIT. I go home, pound a protein shake, flex in the mirror, puke all over myself, and pass out in the tub with my flack jacket on.
Have fun!
Have fun!