Alcohols Effect on Bodybuilding and Fat Loss
- 6 лет назад
Alcohol & Fat Loss Dont Mix, but you can minimize the damage.\r
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If you enjoy tipping back a few weekend beverages than you need to realize that it is hindering your fat loss progress. But there are some tips you can use to limit the damage done.\r
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Alcohol packs A LOT of calories.\r
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First off alcohol is very calorie dense with 7 calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates only have 4 calories per gram and fat is the most caloric dense of all with 9 calories per gram. So alcohol is almost as caloric dense as fat. But unlike protein, carbs, and fats which your body needs - alcohol provides no nutritional benefits what so ever. Its pure empty calories.\r
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Alcohol prevents fat burning.\r
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When you have alcohol in your system will NOT Burn Bodyfat. It literally shuts down fat burning until you metabolism the alcohol first. So if you are tipping back a few drinks over the course of the day, than you are literally preventing fat burning all day long.\r
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Alcohol lowers your inhibitions.\r
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When you drink, you tend to make poor decisions. And some people would argue that thats part of the fun of drinking in the first place. But along with those poor decisions also come poor food choices. While you may be strict with your diet when sober, its easy to cheat on high calorie junk foods after youve been drinking. Combine this with the f that alcohol increases your appetite and its not hard to consume a lot of excess calories that go right to the waistline.\r
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What Can You Do To Minimize Fat Gain From Drinking?\r
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First you can plan your food in advance. Just like youd pack a healthy lunch for yourself when going to work. Pack a healthy meal to eat when you go drinking. Rather than relying on whatever fast food, junk food, or pub grub that typically goes along with drinking. Plan ahead and have a healthy meal ready to go when the munchies strike.\r
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How To Limit The Amount Of Alcohol You Drink.\r
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A little trick that I used to do when I was younger is to space out your alcoholic drinks. So instead of just slamming back one drink after another (like most people do). Id have 1 alcoholic drink, then Id have 1 non-alcoholic drink, and then Id have a glass of water. And Id keep repeating this pattern all evening long. This way only 1 out of every 3 drinks I consumed only contained alcohol. This allowed me to fit in socially by always having a glass in my hand, thus people werent pressuring me to drink. And it also helped to re-hydrate my body and minimize some of the damage that the alcohol was doing.\r
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You can use this tip yourself the next time you go drinking with friends, even if you just did a one for one (i.e. one drink then one glass of water) this would go a long way towards minimizing total alcohol consumption and also minimizing the damage done.
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If you enjoy tipping back a few weekend beverages than you need to realize that it is hindering your fat loss progress. But there are some tips you can use to limit the damage done.\r
\r
Alcohol packs A LOT of calories.\r
\r
First off alcohol is very calorie dense with 7 calories per gram. Protein and carbohydrates only have 4 calories per gram and fat is the most caloric dense of all with 9 calories per gram. So alcohol is almost as caloric dense as fat. But unlike protein, carbs, and fats which your body needs - alcohol provides no nutritional benefits what so ever. Its pure empty calories.\r
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Alcohol prevents fat burning.\r
\r
When you have alcohol in your system will NOT Burn Bodyfat. It literally shuts down fat burning until you metabolism the alcohol first. So if you are tipping back a few drinks over the course of the day, than you are literally preventing fat burning all day long.\r
\r
Alcohol lowers your inhibitions.\r
\r
When you drink, you tend to make poor decisions. And some people would argue that thats part of the fun of drinking in the first place. But along with those poor decisions also come poor food choices. While you may be strict with your diet when sober, its easy to cheat on high calorie junk foods after youve been drinking. Combine this with the f that alcohol increases your appetite and its not hard to consume a lot of excess calories that go right to the waistline.\r
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What Can You Do To Minimize Fat Gain From Drinking?\r
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First you can plan your food in advance. Just like youd pack a healthy lunch for yourself when going to work. Pack a healthy meal to eat when you go drinking. Rather than relying on whatever fast food, junk food, or pub grub that typically goes along with drinking. Plan ahead and have a healthy meal ready to go when the munchies strike.\r
\r
How To Limit The Amount Of Alcohol You Drink.\r
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A little trick that I used to do when I was younger is to space out your alcoholic drinks. So instead of just slamming back one drink after another (like most people do). Id have 1 alcoholic drink, then Id have 1 non-alcoholic drink, and then Id have a glass of water. And Id keep repeating this pattern all evening long. This way only 1 out of every 3 drinks I consumed only contained alcohol. This allowed me to fit in socially by always having a glass in my hand, thus people werent pressuring me to drink. And it also helped to re-hydrate my body and minimize some of the damage that the alcohol was doing.\r
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You can use this tip yourself the next time you go drinking with friends, even if you just did a one for one (i.e. one drink then one glass of water) this would go a long way towards minimizing total alcohol consumption and also minimizing the damage done.