Effect of Alcohol on Muscle Growth & Why Alcohol Makes You FAT

Alcohol - Bad for your Gains?! Alcohol and fitness are never a good combination - but how exactly does alcohol affect muscle growth and your fitness in general? Let's step by step have a look on the effect alcohol has on muscle growth & physical performance. And to make matters worse, I will explain why alcohol makes you fat.

Alcohol, or more specifically ethanol, is treated in our body like a toxin. The side products of the degradation of alcohol are actually what makes alcohol harmful to us. Besides the many negative effects alcohol has on your whole body, I will focus on the effect of alcohol on muscle growth specifically. Why exactly is drinking alcohol bad for muscle building, how much alcohol is that, and how does alcohol contribute in making us fat?

Let's clarify these questions from a biochemical point of view and and see how bad alcohol really is for you and your training goals. The effects of alcohol on hormones like testosterone and leptin will also be discussed.

Can working out and drinking alcohol be combined? Yes, of course! Like with anything, it is all about the quantity and how much you consume. Anything too much is bad for you: know your limits and get bad to work!

00:00 Intro & 1000 Subscribers - Thank you!
00:35 What Happens in Your Body When You Drink Alcohol?
02:56 Alcohol & Muscle Growth
04:26 Why Alcohol Makes You Fat
06:06 Take-Home Message

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