Time to Lose the Booze ? ? ?

Here's yet another informative article on the affects alcohol has on your fitness routine.  It's sure to make you think twice before stepping up to the bar... Unless it on the floor right before you clean and jerk!

WHY ALCOHOL AND EXERCISE DON'T MIX

HERE ARE A FEW KEY POINTS FROM THE ARTICLE:

• Alcohol can’t be stored as energy in the muscles (since it’s not a nutrient), so it’s stored as fat instead^[4]. 

• Alcohol’s effect on the liver can also cause a shortage of oxygen, which interferes with the production of adenosine triphosphate synthesis (ATP) — a direct energy source for muscles^[5].

• Alcohol can also negate all that work in the weight room. While studies on humans have been harder to execute (most participants don’t take well to the suggestion of chugging a few beers before hitting the squat rack…), alcohol has proved to diminish protein synthesis in rats, which stops muscle growth by preventing the repair of damaged muscles^[12]. Hitting the bottle may also decrease levels of human growth hormone (HGH), which helps the body build muscle^[13].

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