Heavy Drinking Affects Muscle Building

Now before you start thinking " Thanks Captain Obvious , " I want you to realize how many people do not understand the consequences of alcohol consumption during training. Theres been a television campaign in Australia for many years about the consequences of drinking and driving. The motto was " If you drink and drive you 're a jerk . " I like to put my own spin on this. " If you drink and train , you're an asshole . "
This may seem a bit difficult for you, but this is not the case. If you are serious about building muscle and fitness , then drinking is the last thing you want to do . If you are only training half , so it is fine. Train and go drink until you can not resist . I have no problem with that.

What did I have a problem with people is half ass outdoor training and then complain that "does not work " . If you drink, know that it will adversely affect your muscle . Just accept it .

Now , why is it taking so long? Let's get started ....

The first reason is that the screws around drinking with your hormones . Having more than one pair of glasses actually decreases your testosterone level . Testosterone is the hormone that makes men men and is responsible for allowing us men to build more muscle mass. I'm sure you realize how powerful steroids are . Well , steroids are basically testosterone , so you can see that this is not something you want less.

Alcohol also increases estrogen levels in your body. This is the female hormone . Have you ever noticed that heavy drinkers often have man boobs ? It is no coincidence since estrogen is the hormone that gives women 's breasts first. Think about it, what you really want to be known as the man with man boobs ?

Not only will drinking wreak havoc on your hormones , but also make you fat. You see , one gram of alcohol has 7 calories . This is almost double the calories in a gram of carbohydrate or protein (fat = 9 ) . So if you spend your weekends in the pub , knocking back 10 or 15 beers , take out the calculator and do the math . If you do not want to do this , all you have to do is look at this big beer belly of yours. It does not take Einstein to understand that drinking large amounts of alcohol increase.

So in conclusion , I do not want to be seen as "anti - alcohol" I just want you to understand the consequences and make decisions accordingly. After all it is your body.