HYPOTHETICAL QUESTION
b914
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This is a complete hypothetical question. It is idiotic and I would never do it but I'm curious. I know alcohol is basically anti-muscle. But what if every time you worked out you were drunk? You're still breaking muscle and continuously working out everyday, but you are also drunk. Would you slowly gain muscle, stay the same, or lose muscle? hypothetical question, but scientifically I'm wondering what would happen.
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What would happen while working out drunk? Very likely drop the heavy equipment on your head or feet, you could Injury yourself due to bad form.
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According to the following article you would definitely have problems with muscle growth (and many other things) if you drink alcohol up to a few days before working out. Interesting read.
bodybuilding.com/fun/swordchucks3.htm0 -
tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »What would happen while working out drunk? Very likely drop the heavy equipment on your head or feet, you could Injury yourself due to bad form.
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karen_fitzgibbon wrote: »tiptoethruthetulips wrote: »What would happen while working out drunk? Very likely drop the heavy equipment on your head or feet, you could Injury yourself due to bad form.
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+2 - You may also need to worry about broken bones.
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I can tell you that if you smoke a joint and go to kickboxing class, you just might punch yourself in the face.0
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This is a complete hypothetical question. It is idiotic and I would never do it but I'm curious. I know alcohol is basically anti-muscle. But what if every time you worked out you were drunk? You're still breaking muscle and continuously working out everyday, but you are also drunk. Would you slowly gain muscle, stay the same, or lose muscle? hypothetical question, but scientifically I'm wondering what would happen.
You can pretty much stop with your hypothetical question right there since your base premise has no basis in reality.
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This is quite possibly the dumbest thing I have ever read. It was a troll article right?goingforahundred wrote: »According to the following article you would definitely have problems with muscle growth (and many other things) if you drink alcohol up to a few days before working out. Interesting read.
bodybuilding.com/fun/swordchucks3.htm
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Alcohol is anti-muscle?? What does that even mean?0
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Apparently some sort of bro-science is at work here...Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Alcohol is anti-muscle?? What does that even mean?
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goingforahundred wrote: »According to the following article you would definitely have problems with muscle growth (and many other things) if you drink alcohol up to a few days before working out. Interesting read.
bodybuilding.com/fun/swordchucks3.htm
I didn't think it was a very good read at all....0 -
Apparently some sort of bro-science is at work here...Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Alcohol is anti-muscle?? What does that even mean?
But he used the terms "Anabolism", "Protein Synthesis", and "Muscle Glycogen". That seems pretty scientific to me. He also referenced About.com. I'd be curious to see how you could possibly debunk his claims given his use of well developed academic sources and scientific terminology.0 -
Apparently some sort of bro-science is at work here...Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Alcohol is anti-muscle?? What does that even mean?
But he used the terms "Anabolism", "Protein Synthesis", and "Muscle Glycogen". That seems pretty scientific to me. He also referenced About.com. I'd be curious to see how you could possibly debunk his claims given his use of well developed academic sources and scientific terminology.
Ahh never mind... I didn't see the about.com citation. I am academically defeated!0 -
this kinda went in a totally different direction of my hypothetical question. I asked this because I have an alcoholic friend who is very muscular and works out everyday. He doesn't seem to be affective by alcohols affect on muscle which is why I asked this question0
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my point is he got results even though he drinks heavily. My HYPOTHETICAL question is, if you drank 7/7 days of the week can you still get results. sorry if I was unclear in the original post0
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Yup, because alcohol isn't anti-muscle.0
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Alatariel75 wrote: »Yup, because alcohol isn't anti-muscle.
This.
To pose my own question, I know you need to be in a surplus to build muscle- Does it matter if those extra calories are from alcohol or carbs/protein/fat?0 -
Alatariel75 wrote: »Yup, because alcohol isn't anti-muscle.
This.
To pose my own question, I know you need to be in a surplus to build muscle- Does it matter if those extra calories are from alcohol or carbs/protein/fat?
You don't even have to be in a surplus.0 -
this kinda went in a totally different direction of my hypothetical question. I asked this because I have an alcoholic friend who is very muscular and works out everyday. He doesn't seem to be affective by alcohols affect on muscle which is why I asked this question
Alcohol has no effect on muscle - which is where your main premise breaks down.
For what it's worth it is rare that I go a day without any alcohol. I don't drink to excess but without beer I wouldn't be able to consume enough calories. So there is that. My performance doesn't suffer.0 -
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Yup, because alcohol isn't anti-muscle.
This.
To pose my own question, I know you need to be in a surplus to build muscle- Does it matter if those extra calories are from alcohol or carbs/protein/fat?
You don't even have to be in a surplus.
That is a pretty vague statement and not entirely accurate.
I asked the question yesterday on the Fitness and Exercise board and the unanimous answer was you could gain muscle at maintenance. It's called "recomp". Were they all wrong?0 -
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Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Yup, because alcohol isn't anti-muscle.
This.
To pose my own question, I know you need to be in a surplus to build muscle- Does it matter if those extra calories are from alcohol or carbs/protein/fat?
You don't even have to be in a surplus.
That is a pretty vague statement and not entirely accurate.
I asked the question yesterday on the Fitness and Exercise board and the unanimous answer was you could gain muscle at maintenance. It's called "recomp". Were they all wrong?
Look at how you phrased your statement. Anyone can easily interpret that as you can gain muscle in a deficit. Then read what I wrote and you will see I didn't say you were completely wrong. Congrats on learning what a recomp is. Can you teach me more about recomps?0 -
Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Need2Exerc1se wrote: »Alatariel75 wrote: »Yup, because alcohol isn't anti-muscle.
This.
To pose my own question, I know you need to be in a surplus to build muscle- Does it matter if those extra calories are from alcohol or carbs/protein/fat?
You don't even have to be in a surplus.
That is a pretty vague statement and not entirely accurate.
I asked the question yesterday on the Fitness and Exercise board and the unanimous answer was you could gain muscle at maintenance. It's called "recomp". Were they all wrong?
Look at how you phrased your statement. Anyone can easily interpret that as you can gain muscle in a deficit. Then read what I wrote and you will see I didn't say you were completely wrong. Congrats on learning what a recomp is. Can you teach me more about recomps?
Mine was a pretty simple statement to be "not entirely accurate" and also not "completely wrong"?
What did you want to know about recomp?0
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