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airborne83
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every now and then i have a couple of beers with my boys .. im curious if these would affect my gains. anyone care to shed some light on this? 
Alcohol & Bodybuilding
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airborne83
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http://www.teenbodybuilding.com/bigalcohol.htm
mmm i found lotsa articles.. search google for "bodybuilding and alcohol"
mmm i found lotsa articles.. search google for "bodybuilding and alcohol"
kimchee411
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Alcohol is detrimental to diet. It is purely empty calories that don't even get used by the body for fuel at all. I think I read somewhere that your body even halts the use of its normal fuel sources to get rid of the alcohol in your system first (feel free to correct me if I'm wrong. anybody). However, I think it's okay as long as you don't drink too much and/or too often. I stay away from beer, though, since it has a lot of extra cals on top of the alcohol and you have to drink a considerable amount to get a decent buzz going. I stick with wine or liquor. 2 small glasses of scotch on the rocks or 2 glasses of vino usually gets me comfortably toasty.
kimchee411
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airborne83 said:
Ahh, two posts while I was writing my previous comment. Guess it's busy around here, haha. Nice article airborne. I think what I said conforms with that, in an over-simplified, bastardized kinda way, haha.
airborne83
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sorry ya'll...
just had a couple of beers. lol
just had a couple of beers. lol
irish_pride
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i was always slim until a year ago when i started boozing every other nite. put on alot of bodyfat.
macrophage69alpha
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alcohol is detrimental, paricularly in certain ethnic groups, but its also a facet of many cultures and social activities.
if you are going to drink
at least take sesamax (or other sesamin product)
here is why
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2005 Jan;69(1):179-88.
Modulating effect of sesamin, a functional lignan in sesame seeds, on the transcription levels of lipid- and alcohol-metabolizing enzymes in rat liver: a DNA microarray study.
Sesamin, a major lignan in sesame seeds, has multiple functions such as cholesterol-lowering and anti-hypertensive activities. To investigate the effect of sesamin on gene expression in the liver, a DNA microarray analysis was carried out. The ingestion of sesamin dissolved in olive oil up-regulated the expression of 38 genes, 16 of which encode proteins possessing a lipid-metabolizing function, and 16 of which encode proteins possessing a xenobiotic/endogenous substance metabolizing function. In particular, sesamin significantly increased the expression of beta-oxidation-associated enzymes in peroxisomes and auxiliary enzymes required for degradation, via the beta-oxidation pathway, of unsaturated fatty acids in mitochondria. The ingestion of sesamin also resulted in an increase in the gene expression of acyl-CoA thioesterase involved in acyl-CoA hydrolase and very-long-chain acyl-CoA thioesterase. Interestingly, it induced the expression of the gene for aldehyde dehydrogenase, an alcohol-metabolizing enzyme. These results suggest that sesamin regulates the metabolism of lipids, xenobiotics, and alcohol at the mRNA level.
there are other supplements that can also help, most of which are related to liver function, the main benefit of sesamin (that others do not have is the impact on aldehyde dehydrogenase- aldehydes are responsible for much of the negative effects of alcohol consumption)
if you are going to drink
at least take sesamax (or other sesamin product)
here is why
Biosci Biotechnol Biochem. 2005 Jan;69(1):179-88.
Modulating effect of sesamin, a functional lignan in sesame seeds, on the transcription levels of lipid- and alcohol-metabolizing enzymes in rat liver: a DNA microarray study.
Sesamin, a major lignan in sesame seeds, has multiple functions such as cholesterol-lowering and anti-hypertensive activities. To investigate the effect of sesamin on gene expression in the liver, a DNA microarray analysis was carried out. The ingestion of sesamin dissolved in olive oil up-regulated the expression of 38 genes, 16 of which encode proteins possessing a lipid-metabolizing function, and 16 of which encode proteins possessing a xenobiotic/endogenous substance metabolizing function. In particular, sesamin significantly increased the expression of beta-oxidation-associated enzymes in peroxisomes and auxiliary enzymes required for degradation, via the beta-oxidation pathway, of unsaturated fatty acids in mitochondria. The ingestion of sesamin also resulted in an increase in the gene expression of acyl-CoA thioesterase involved in acyl-CoA hydrolase and very-long-chain acyl-CoA thioesterase. Interestingly, it induced the expression of the gene for aldehyde dehydrogenase, an alcohol-metabolizing enzyme. These results suggest that sesamin regulates the metabolism of lipids, xenobiotics, and alcohol at the mRNA level.
there are other supplements that can also help, most of which are related to liver function, the main benefit of sesamin (that others do not have is the impact on aldehyde dehydrogenase- aldehydes are responsible for much of the negative effects of alcohol consumption)
