Alcohol and training

by **gilmorke** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:00 pm

I am a college student and am pretty into fitness. I consume alcohol often(probably 3-4 nights a week)and have a tiny little beer belly over my abs(I wouldnt even call it a beer belly. Is it true that liquor is actually better for you as far as not getting fat? What I am trying to get at is what should I drink if I am trying to balance the two lol. I am going to drink through the rest of college most likely so am I screwed no matter what I drink?

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by **Stand-up_Philosopher** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:42 pm

Drinking is bad mmm'kay.

by **gilmorke** » Sat Aug 02, 2008 11:45 pm

Stand-up_Philosopher wrote:Drinking is bad mmm'kay.

Haha thanks. South Park is awsome

by **Smith** » Sun Aug 03, 2008 2:14 pm

Alcohol is poison, so it slows down the muscles' healing process. Alcohol is indeed bad, mmk?

by **LionHeartWarchild** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 3:59 am

I fully agree with the above statements. Alcohol on occassion isn't that bad but not the intake rate you're talking about. Cut down on the alcohol whilst training...

by **danehoy** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 9:26 am

gilmorke wrote:I am a college student and am pretty into fitness. I consume alcohol often(probably 3-4 nights a week)and have a tiny little beer belly over my abs(I wouldnt even call it a beer belly. Is it true that liquor is actually better for you as far as not getting fat? What I am trying to get at is what should I drink if I am trying to balance the two lol. I am going to drink through the rest of college most likely so am I screwed no matter what I drink?

most people mix liquor into girl drinks that have a ton of sugar (or fructose, which is worse since the conversion of fructose is one of the limiting steps in converting sugars to fats). A beer belly as I would consider it is from an enlarged liver after years of drinking abuse, otherwise I just consider it fat.
There was an Indian proverb "If you chase two rabbits, you will lose both."

by **sammcl** » Mon Aug 04, 2008 7:21 pm

3-4 nights a week is alot, even if it's every other night, and spread out evenly over the week, alcohol stays in your system for 48 hours, it also slows down your metabolism, so if you need to make weight it's very bad.

by **Studmuffin69** » Thu Aug 07, 2008 2:50 pm

gilmorke wrote:I am a college student and am pretty into fitness. I consume alcohol often(probably 3-4 nights a week)and have a tiny little beer belly over my abs(I wouldnt even call it a beer belly. Is it true that liquor is actually better for you as far as not getting fat? What I am trying to get at is what should I drink if I am trying to balance the two lol. I am going to drink through the rest of college most likely so am I screwed no matter what I drink?

I hear ya man. A little side note, beer has no fats in it. You don't get fat from drinking beer. You get fat if you eat within about two hours before binge drinking. And those late night drunken snacks make it worse. You should lower your nights of drinking though... all though i shouldn't be talkin haha

by **detfilteg** » Mon Aug 11, 2008 11:14 am

When my skills advance to a level where I think I am ready to compete then I will cut the drinking out of my lifestyle, but as for now I do not think that it is having too much of an effect on my training. Except for when I do not go to Muay Thai or BJJ class due to a hangover like Saturday morning.

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by **sammcl** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 5:43 am

detfilteg wrote:When my skills advance to a level where I think I am ready to compete then I will cut the drinking out of my lifestyle, but as for now I do not think that it is having too much of an effect on my training. Except for when I do not go to Muay Thai or BJJ class due to a hangover like Saturday morning. .

Could you maybe just go out on Saturday night of something?

by **detfilteg** » Wed Aug 13, 2008 11:02 am

sammcl wrote:
detfilteg wrote:When my skills advance to a level where I think I am ready to compete then I will cut the drinking out of my lifestyle, but as for now I do not think that it is having too much of an effect on my training. Except for when I do not go to Muay Thai or BJJ class due to a hangover like Saturday morning. .

Could you maybe just go out on Saturday night of something?

Ya I usually try and keep the drinking only on Friday/Saturday nights, and Sunday during the day.

by **Smith** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 3:08 pm

Studmuffin69 wrote:
gilmorke wrote:I am a college student and am pretty into fitness. I consume alcohol often(probably 3-4 nights a week)and have a tiny little beer belly over my abs(I wouldnt even call it a beer belly. Is it true that liquor is actually better for you as far as not getting fat? What I am trying to get at is what should I drink if I am trying to balance the two lol. I am going to drink through the rest of college most likely so am I screwed no matter what I drink?

I hear ya man. A little side note, beer has no fats in it. You don't get fat from drinking beer. You get fat if you eat within about two hours before binge drinking. And those late night drunken snacks make it worse. You should lower your nights of drinking though... all though i shouldn't be talkin haha

Beer has a lot of calories and carbs in it. Carbs that aren't burned will be stored as body fat. That's why you gain weight from drinking a lot. You're definitely correct when it comes to late night drunken snacks though.

by **sammcl** » Thu Aug 14, 2008 8:59 pm

I was talking to my coach today, and being in fighting condition is really about sacrifice and a way of life. You can't be in the middle, it's really do or don't.

by **Smith** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 1:08 pm

Yup, I feel quilty when I drink after working out. I know it's only hurting me and I can barely enjoy my beer.

by **sammcl** » Mon Aug 18, 2008 5:25 pm

Smith wrote:Yup, I feel quilty when I drink after working out. I know it's only hurting me and I can barely enjoy my beer.

+1, that's why I stopped actually, I get too paranoid.