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Re: Re: Quiting the booze pays off !
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rjl296 said:
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Quiting the booze pays off !
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CollegeKid
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man... i hadn't drank a drop in a month and was making awesome gains.. then last night this girl im interested in was like "hey lets get drunk" so i proceeded to take 10shots of rum followed by a ton of beer. i definitely had a good time.... but i sure payed for it today. in the gym my incline press went down 40lbs 
.. and i just didnt have the usual pump. alcohol is a double edged sword.
.. and i just didnt have the usual pump. alcohol is a double edged sword.
DrBones
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I'm not goin to lie...
I drink usually 1-2 times on the weekend.. and usually a lot... 9-10 drinks plus.
I know its terrible for my body... and I do plan on slowing it down eventually... but I think going out and having fun isnt a bad thing.
I'm up to aroun 200 lbs at 5'10 and I hit PR's almost every single day. I just find If I keep the drinking to Fridays/Saturdays... it doesnt really seem to affect me too much...
I guess the biggest drawback for me is how easy it is to put on body fat due to the huge bonus calories on the weekend..
Look at B... He has some drinks every now and again, and I doubt even one person here would say that he isn't small...
Obviously no drinking is definitely optimal, but I think unless you plan on going pro, its not going to hold you back as much as people think.
My 2 bits (not trying to be an alcohol advocate...)
I drink usually 1-2 times on the weekend.. and usually a lot... 9-10 drinks plus.
I know its terrible for my body... and I do plan on slowing it down eventually... but I think going out and having fun isnt a bad thing.
I'm up to aroun 200 lbs at 5'10 and I hit PR's almost every single day. I just find If I keep the drinking to Fridays/Saturdays... it doesnt really seem to affect me too much...
I guess the biggest drawback for me is how easy it is to put on body fat due to the huge bonus calories on the weekend..
Look at B... He has some drinks every now and again, and I doubt even one person here would say that he isn't small...
Obviously no drinking is definitely optimal, but I think unless you plan on going pro, its not going to hold you back as much as people think.
My 2 bits (not trying to be an alcohol advocate...)
gmanlax7
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the thing is i dont go out and have a few drinks
i go out and get absolutely shitfaced, when i was drinking, it was every weekend, throw in thursday, then maybe another day, so say 3-4 times a week.
Thats 40-60 beers a week that im putting in my body
also makes me miss meals and go to bed later, its also proven that when you come home and go to bed after drinking, your body only achieves level 2 sleep or something, so you get shitty sleep, shitty recovery.
i read Bfold's post in a thread a while back and couldn't do what he does, i don't go out to enjoy a beer, i go out to get drunk.
So although i miss some of those drunken times, at least im not putting those two 30racks into my body every week
i go out and get absolutely shitfaced, when i was drinking, it was every weekend, throw in thursday, then maybe another day, so say 3-4 times a week.
Thats 40-60 beers a week that im putting in my body
also makes me miss meals and go to bed later, its also proven that when you come home and go to bed after drinking, your body only achieves level 2 sleep or something, so you get shitty sleep, shitty recovery.
i read Bfold's post in a thread a while back and couldn't do what he does, i don't go out to enjoy a beer, i go out to get drunk.
So although i miss some of those drunken times, at least im not putting those two 30racks into my body every week
DrBones
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gmanlax7:
I see your point, and to tell you the truth majority of the time recently I havnt been getting shit faced...
But in order for me to get plowed I need to drink in excess of 15 Canadian beers... (canadian beers are stronger than US beer, 5% and up)
I can drink upwards of 10 without feeling overly buzzed...
Now I sound like some sort of drunken advocate....
But the truth is I don't think its a problem if every once in a while you go out and get absolutely plowed... 1 day out of your life is gone, you had one sub-optimal sleep, had a day of sub-optimal nutrition... but when it comes down to it its one day... there are 6 more in the week.
If you are a party nut and go out 4 times a week... OK this is definitely a problem, and i totally respect you for the guts it must have taken to quit...
But unless you plan on competing or something why would you completely rid yourself of something you have fun doing.. You dont need to go drinking every week, but if you had fun doing it before, why not go out and treat yourself, say once a month..
I know this kind of goes against what should be preached... but your only human man...
Congratulation to everybody who was able to completely stop drinking... I have too much fun with my friends to completely eliminate it, but I have huge amount of respect for those who can get over this hurdle.
I see your point, and to tell you the truth majority of the time recently I havnt been getting shit faced...
But in order for me to get plowed I need to drink in excess of 15 Canadian beers... (canadian beers are stronger than US beer, 5% and up)
I can drink upwards of 10 without feeling overly buzzed...
Now I sound like some sort of drunken advocate....
But the truth is I don't think its a problem if every once in a while you go out and get absolutely plowed... 1 day out of your life is gone, you had one sub-optimal sleep, had a day of sub-optimal nutrition... but when it comes down to it its one day... there are 6 more in the week.
If you are a party nut and go out 4 times a week... OK this is definitely a problem, and i totally respect you for the guts it must have taken to quit...
But unless you plan on competing or something why would you completely rid yourself of something you have fun doing.. You dont need to go drinking every week, but if you had fun doing it before, why not go out and treat yourself, say once a month..
I know this kind of goes against what should be preached... but your only human man...
Congratulation to everybody who was able to completely stop drinking... I have too much fun with my friends to completely eliminate it, but I have huge amount of respect for those who can get over this hurdle.
gmanlax7
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yeah its said i swear by Ice beer, light beer is hell you spend more time pissing then getting drunk. milwaukee's best ice is my brew of choice. When my boys get back from school im sure ill booze this summer occasionally, but the habitual weekly drinking was killing lifting gains, so know it will be more of a vice at most, like girl scout cookies and fat chics
