Other/Mixed Effects of Alcohol on Hypertrophy: Paper Review

[Philippe Geoffrion]

I feel like I'm being called out here....

At my local barbell club, we have shots on max effort days every time someone hits a new PR.

There is a bottle of booze on the wall with every lifter's name on it; there is bourbon, vodka, scotch, Japanese whiskey, Jaegermeister, tequila -- whatever the lifter wants to force everyone else to drink.

The person hitting the PR has to pour shots out of their bottle for all.

Aren’t you supposed to PR every ME day??? And doesn’t everyone do ME lifts on ME day?


…where is your club and how do you join it

 

[watchnerd]

Aren’t you supposed to PR every ME day??? And doesn’t everyone do ME lifts on ME day?


…where is your club and how do you join it

Just because you're supposed to PR doesn't mean that you succeed.

Club is in Seattle area.

 

[BJJ Shawn]

Lifting & Alcohol – It's Not So Bad

A Meta-Study Shows Surprising Results Most lifters drink at least a little bit, but they feel a bit guilty about it. Most of that guilt might be unwarranted. Here’s why. Weight training and drinking have always been uncomfortable companions. Those of us who lift think that alcohol can impede...

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[watchnerd]

Lifting & Alcohol – It's Not So Bad

A Meta-Study Shows Surprising Results Most lifters drink at least a little bit, but they feel a bit guilty about it. Most of that guilt might be unwarranted. Here’s why. Weight training and drinking have always been uncomfortable companions. Those of us who lift think that alcohol can impede...

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Verdict: ALC impaired muscle protein synthesis.